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'''Angola''' has fifteen public holidays over the year. |
'''[[Angola]]''' has fifteen public holidays over the year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Holidays and observances in Angola in 2020 |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/angola/ |website=www.timeanddate.com |accessdate=August 23, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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| Date | English Name | Angolan Name | Remarks |
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| January 1 | New Year's Day | Dia de Ano Novo | |
| February 4 | Day of the Beginning the Armed Struggle | Dia do Início da Luta Armada | Celebrates the beginning in 1961 of Angolan War of Independence |
| Thursday to Tuesday before Lent February or March |
Carnival | Carnaval | |
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Dia Internacional da Mulher | |
| March 23 | Day of Southern Africa Liberation | Dia da Libertação da África Austral | Celebrates the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale |
| Friday of Holy Week March or April |
Good Friday | Boa sexta-feira | Crucifixion of Jesus |
| April 4 | Day of Peace and Reconciliation | Dia da Paz e Reconciliação | End of the Angolan Civil War |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Dia do Trabalho | |
| September 17 | National Heroes Day | Dia Nacional dos Heróis | Birthday of Agostinho Neto, first president[2] |
| November 2 | All Souls Day | Dia de Todas as Almas | |
| November 11 | Independence Day | Dia da Independência | From Portugal, 1975 |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Dia de Natal | Birth of Jesus |
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