Public holidays in Malawi

This is a list of public holidays in Malawi.^[1]

Where the relevant event falls on a non-working day, the holiday is on the next working day.

Holiday	Date	Comments
New Year's Day	1 January
John Chilembwe Day[2]	15 January	Honours the Reverend Chilembwe who led the first nationalist uprising in 1914-1915 protesting against forced labour and African involvement in World War I.[3]
Martyrs' Day	3 March	Honours the political heroes who gave their lives in the struggle against British colonialism.[4]
Good Friday	Friday before Easter
Easter Monday	Monday after Easter
Labour Day	1 May	International Workers' Day
President Kamuzu Banda's Birthday	14 May	Malawi's first president[5]
Eid al-Fitr	1 Shawwal (subject to moon sighting)	End of Ramadan
Eid al-Adha	10 Dhu al-Hijjah (subject to moon sighting)	Feast of Sacrifice
Independence Day	6 July	Marks Malawi's independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.[6]
Mother's Day	15 October	This holiday is celebrated on World Rural Women's Day.[7]
Christmas Day	25 December
Boxing Day	26 December