⌂ Calendars of different countries → Angola Holiday Calendar for AngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a west-coast country of south-central Africa. There are quite a few Angola holidays and festivals. It is the seventh-largest country in Africa. African roots are evident in music and dance, and is moulding the way in which Portuguese is spoken. Angolans love to party and celebrations revolve around art, music and religion. Help us National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2024-2025 yearMarch 2024Tuesday 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day or Father's Day (in Andorra, Angola, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Honduras, and Bolivia) April 2024Thursday 4 April - Peace Day in Angola (The date commemorates the end of the nearly 30-year-long Angolan Civil War) May 2024August 2024September 2024Tuesday 17 September - Heroes' Day in Angola (is also the birthday of Antonio Neto, Angola’s premier “founding father”) October 2024November 2024Monday 11 November - Angola Independence Day (celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975) December 2024Wednesday 18 December - National Festival of Angolan Culture (It serves as a point of promotion of cohesion, unity and diversity of the Angolan culture) January 2025February 2025Tuesday 4 February - Day of the Armed Struggle or Liberation Movement Day in Angola (to commemorate the day in 1961 when Angolan MPLA (People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola) forces assaulted a prison house in Luanda and freed independence leaders who were incarcerated there) March 2025Tuesday 4 March - Carnival in Angola (The main day of Carnival season is a public holiday in Angola, falling on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday) Some angolan traditionsAngolan culture reflects centuries of Portuguese rule, in the predominance of the Portuguese language and of the Catholic Church. About three-quarters of Angola’s population is Christian, half being Roman Catholic and a quarter being Protestant. The diverse ethnic communities – the Ovimbundu, Ambundu, Bakongo, Chokwe, Mbunda and other peoples – to varying degrees maintain their own cultural traits, traditions and languages, but in the cities, where slightly more than half of the population now lives, a mixed culture has been emerging since colonial times. Traditional Angolan religions believe in a close connection with the spirit of dead ancestors. They believe that ancestors play a part in the lives of the living. Therefore, the spirits of dead ancestors remain prominent members of the community. The only two truly religious holidays on the official state holidays calendar in Angola are Christmas and Good Friday. But there is also a big Carnival season 40 days before Easter as people prepare for Lent. The date of the holiday changes each year, such that the date of Easter Sunday can be anytime between 22 March and 25 April. The biggest Christmas celebrations are in Luanda and other major cities, but people celebrate Christmas countrywide. Although many people when asked may say they are Angolan, most of them will really have their primary sense of identity and loyalty to a tribe. National Poison Prevention WeekAs the leading cause of accidental injury death in the United States, poisonings can harm people of all ages and from all walks of life. More th..→
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