Holiday Guide for Zimbabwe in 2020

Zimbabwe information

Population: 14.86m
Capital: Harare
Calling Code: (263)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Zambian kwacha
Language: English

List of National Holidays in Zimbabwe in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Zimbabwe: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday February 21st Long Weekend! National Youth Day Zimbabwe: Marks the birthday of Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe since 1987
	Friday April 10th Long Weekend! Good Friday Zimbabwe: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Saturday April 11th Easter Saturday Zimbabwe: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
	Sunday April 12th Easter Sunday Zimbabwe: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Zimbabwe: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Saturday April 18th Independence Day Zimbabwe: On April 18th, Zimbabwe Independence Day marks independence from the United Kingdom in 1980.
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Worker's Day Zimbabwe: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 25th Long Weekend! Africa Day Zimbabwe: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
	Monday August 10th Long Weekend! Heroes' Day Zimbabwe: Honours those who gave their lives in Zimbabwe's struggle for independence
	Tuesday August 11th Defence Forces Day Zimbabwe: A day to honour Zimbabwe's armed forces and the role they play in defending the nation.
	Tuesday December 22nd Unity Day Zimbabwe: National Unity Day is a public holiday in Zimbabwe on December 22nd. It commemorates the merger of two political parties, Zanu PF and PF Zapu in December 1987.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Zimbabwe: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Saturday December 26th Boxing Day Zimbabwe: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.