Public holidays in Zambia

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There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Zambia, a country in Southern Africa.

If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday.

On the Easter weekend, all four days are declared public holidays.

Public holidays

January 1 - New Year's Day
March 8 - International Women's Day ¹
March 12 - Youth Day ²
April 28 - Kenneth Kaunda's Birthday ³
May 1 - Labour Day ⁴
May 25 - African Freedom Day ⁵
First Monday in July - Heroes' Day ⁶
Tuesday after Heroes' Day - Unity Day⁷
First Monday in August - Farmers' Day ⁸
October 18 - National Day of Prayer ⁹
October 24 - Independence Day ¹⁰
December 25 - Christmas Day ¹¹

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References

"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"KK'S BIRTHDAY NOW A PUBLIC HOLIDAY ~". 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-08-01. https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/kks-birthday-now-a-public-holiday/ ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩
"National Holidays in Zambia in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved Apr 26, 2020. https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/zambia/2020 ↩