Public holidays in Mozambique explained

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
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holidays and observances in Mozambique in 2020 . www.timeanddate.com . August 23, 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Heroes' Day in Mozambique . Holidays Around the World . August 23, 2020 . January 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200123011555/http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/heroes-day-mozambique/#:~:text=Heroes%E2%80%99%20Day%20is%20a%20public%20holiday%20in%20Mozambique.,of%20Mozambican%20independence%20movement%20political%20party%2C%20Eduardo%20Mondlane. . dead .
3. Web site: Independence Day in Mozambique in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
4. Web site: Victory Day in Mozambique in 2020 . Office Holidays . August 23, 2020 . en.
5. Web site: Armed Forces Day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mozambique . PublicHolidays.africa . August 23, 2020.
6. Web site: Peace and National Reconciliation Day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mozambique . PublicHolidays.africa . August 23, 2020.
7. http://www.mozambicanhotels.com/tourist-information "Public Holidays".