Public holidays in Mozambique

This is a list of holidays in Mozambique
Date English Name Description
January 1 New Year's Day[1]
February 3 Heroes' Day Honors the soldiers who fought for independence in 1975
Assassination of Eduardo Mondlane[2]
April 7 Women's Day
May 1 Workers' Day
June 25 Independence Day From Portugal, 1975[3]
September 7 Victory Day Lusaka Peace Agreement Day, 1974.[4]
September 25 Armed Forces Day Also Revolution Day, marks the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) launched its first offensive against the Portuguese colonial rulers in 1964.[5]
October 4 Day of Peace and Reconciliation Marks the end of the Mozambican Civil War in 1992.[6]
December 25 Family Day
This is a list of City-specific holidays in Mozambique [7]
Date City
February 5 Matola
March 21 Tete
July 17 Chimoio
August 12 Inhambane
August 20 Beira, Mozambique
August 21 Quelimane
August 22 Nampula
August 23 Lichinga
October 7 Xai-Xai
October 18 Pemba
November 10 Maputo

References
  1. "Holidays and observances in Mozambique in 2020". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. "Heroes' Day in Mozambique". Holidays Around the World. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. "Independence Day in Mozambique in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. "Victory Day in Mozambique in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. "Armed Forces Day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mozambique". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. "Peace and National Reconciliation Day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mozambique". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. "Public Holidays". Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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