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Mozambique : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Metical (MZM)
  • Internet domain: .mz - Telephone code: +258 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +2 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday september 25, 2023Armed Forces DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday september 27, 2023Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit & ExhibitionTradeshows
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    Sunday december 24, 2023Optional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday january 9, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Saturday february 3, 2024Heroes DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Armed Forces Day

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    Monday september 25, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Mozambique Gas & Energy Summit & Exhibition

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    Wednesday september 27, 2023
    Tradeshows : Lasts 1 week in Maputo 2023 edition confirmed

    Optional holiday

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    Sunday december 24, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    School holidays

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    School holidays : Official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    https://www.saseducacao.gov.mz/
    Schooling is mandatory till age 12
    50% of children do not attend school
    Teaching language: Portuguese
    schools close on Sunday
    school uniforms may be required

    We carry confirmed dates till Feb 2024

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    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Beginning of school year

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    Tuesday january 9, 2024
    School holidays :

    Heroes Day

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    Saturday february 3, 2024
    Secular holiday : Marks the assassination of Frelimo's leader Eduardo Mondlane in 1969. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February