National Holidays in Angola in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Angola
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Liberation Day
- Marks the start of the Angolan War of Independence in 1961
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: Carnival Tuesday
- The streets erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.
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: Women's Day
- The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
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: Peace Day
- The Day of Peace and Reconciliation commemorates the end of the Angolan Civil War on this day in 2002.
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Sunday
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: National Heroes' Day
- Marks the birthday of the national hero Agostinho Netowho was born on this day in 1922.
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: All Souls' Day
- Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.
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: Independence Day
- Marked by Angolans on November 11th each year to commemorate the country's freedom from Portuguese colonial rule that happened on the same date in 1975.
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: Christmas Day and Family Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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