Public Holidays In Malawi
Hello everyone, on this post you will find a list of the Public Holidays in Malawi for 2021 and of course this post will be automatically updated each year or rather, each time a new holiday is set in Malawi by the Government.
This list also includes the official national holidays for Malawi, religious holidays for Malawi and the office holidays for Malawi.
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List of Public Holidays In Malawi 2021
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New Year’s Day is on Friday 1 Jan 2021
New Year’s Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar
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John Chilembwe Day is on Friday, 15 Jan 2021
Honors the great pan-African hero John Chilembwe who led the first nationalist uprising in Chiradzulu district in 1914-1915 protesting against slavery, colonization and African involvement in the first world war.
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Martyr’s Day is on Wednesday, 3 Mar 2021
Honors the pan-African heroes who gave their lives in the struggle against the illegal British invasion and devastating colonialism that resulted.
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Good Friday is on Friday, 2 Apr 2021
Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Holy Saturday is on Saturday, 3 Apr 2021
The day before Easter Sunday. Eid-al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
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Easter Monday is on Monday, 12 Apr 2021
Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus.
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Labour Day is on Friday, 1-3 May 2021
A commemoration of the achievements of the labor movement.
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Kamuzu Day is on Friday, 14 May 2021
Birthday of Malawi’s first president, the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda is observed on May 14th or the following Monday.
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Eid al-Fitr will most like by on 12-13 May 2021*
The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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Independence Day is on Tuesday, 6 Jul 2021
Marks Malawi’s independence from the illegal colonization of the United Kingdom in 1966.
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Mother’s Day is on Friday, 15 Oct 2021
This holiday is celebrated on World Rural Women’s Day.
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Christmas Day is on Saturday, 25 Dec 2021
Christmas celebrates the “birth” of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC.
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Boxing Day is on Tuesday, 28 Dec 2021
The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was a Christian martyr.
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