Public holidays in Cape Verde

This is a list of holidays in Cape Verde.

Public holidays

Date	Holiday	Local Name[1]	Description
January 1	New Year's Day	Ano Novo
January 13	Democracy Day	Dia da Democracia	Celebrates first democratic elections, 1991[2]
January 20	Heroes' Day	Dia da Heróis Nacional	Anniversary of the death of Amilcar Cabral.[3]
May 1	Labour Day	Dia do Trabalhador
June 1	Youth Day	Dia Mundial da Criança
July 5	Independence Day	Dia da Independência Nacional	From Portugal, 1975
August 15	Assumption Day	Dia da Assunção
November 1	All Saints' Day	Dia de Todos os Santos
December 25	Christmas Day	Natal