Zambia Independence Day
Zambia Independence Day is held on October 24. Celebrates the independence of Zambia from United Kingdom in 1964. This event in the third decade of the month October is annual. 
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Every year, the 24th of October is celebrated all around Zambia. At the capital, Lusaka, the celebrations occupy the streets with parades, music and dancing for 2 days on a row. Visit Lusaka during this national holiday and experience the city at full throttle!
The Independence Day in Zambia is celebrated to commemorate the day that freedom was achieved from British Rule. The public holiday is celebrated throughout the country with street parades and merriment. Throughout the month of October, the Zambian colors of red, green, black and orange are seen either displayed in business and homes or are created in a fabric are sewn into amazing Chitenge design.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Levy Mwanawasa Day in Zambia on September 3 (in honor of the first President of the country);
Zambia Youth Day on March 12
Easter in Western Christianity on April 20 (Første påskedag in Norway);
Children's Day in Zambia on April 24
Mother’s Day on May 12 (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe);
Africa Day on May 25 (African Union);
Zambia Heroes' Day on July 1 (celebrated on the first Monday in July)
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