Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe

This is a list of holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Public holidays

Date	English Name	Local Name	Comments
January 1	New Year's Day	Ano Novo
January 4	Day of King Amador	Dia do Rei Amador	Public holiday since 2005
February 3	Martyrs' Day	Dia dos Mártires	Commemorates the Batepá massacre of 1953.^[1]
May 1	Labour Day	Dia do trabalhador
July 12	Independence Day	Dia da Independência	Independence from Portugal in 1975.^[2]
September 6	Armed Forces Day	Dia das Forças Armadas	The main activity that marks Armed Forces Day is the swearing-in act of new recruits to the army.^[3]
September 30	Agricultural Reform Day	Dia da Reforma Agrária	Marks the nationalization of the swiddens (slash-and-burn agricultural land) in 1975.^[4]
December 21	São Tomé Day	Dia de São Tomé	Commemorates the arrival of the first Europeans to the island of São Tomé in 1471.^[5]
December 25	Christmas Day	Natal

References

^ "Martyrs Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Independence Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Armed Forces Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "Agricultural Reform Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "São Tomé Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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[1] "Martyrs Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[2] "Independence Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[3] "Armed Forces Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[4] "Agricultural Reform Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[5] "São Tomé Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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