Public holidays in Eswatini
This is a list of holidays in Eswatini.[1] If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it may be celebrated on the following Monday.
Date | Name | Comments |
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1 January | New Year's Day[2] | |
Friday before Easter March or April | Good Friday | |
Monday after Easter March or April | Easter Monday | |
19 April | King's Birthday | His Majesty Mswati III was born on 19 April 1968 in Manzini. |
25 April | National Flag Day | |
1 May | Labour Day | |
40 days after Easter Thursday in May or June | Ascension Day | |
22 July | King Father's Birthday | Sobhuza II was Ngwenyama from 1899 to 1982. |
6 September | Independence Day | Named for Ngwane IV, Somhlolo, who reigned from 1815 to 1836 and created a kingdom comparable to the Zulu, the Maroti, or the Pedi. |
25 December | Christmas Day | |
26 December | Boxing Day | |
Last week of December to first week of January | Incwala Day | This is the most important event in Eswatini culture. Its main purpose is to celebrate kingship.[3] |
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