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Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2026-04-28","name":"Kenneth Kaunda Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National, remembrance","about":"28 April is the birthday of Kenneth Kaunda (born 1924), the first president of Zambia.","at_work":"Fine to mention with respect. A day off.","what_to_say":"Honouring Kenneth Kaunda today.","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-05-01","name":"Labour Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic","about":"International Workers' Day, on 1 May, honours workers and the labour movement. The date was chosen to commemorate the 1886 general strike in the United States that culminated in the Haymarket affair, and the day was adopted in support of a \"great international demonstration\" for the eight-hour day.","at_work":"Fine to mention the day off. 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A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Unity Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day","note":"Together with Heroes' Day on the Monday it makes a two-day break."}},{"date":"2026-08-03","name":"Farmers' Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National, civic","about":"The first Monday in August is Farmers' Day, a public holiday in Zambia.","at_work":"Welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Farmers' Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-08-13","name":"General Election Day","day_off":true},{"date":"2026-10-24","name":"Independence Day","day_off":true,"kind":"National","about":"Marks 24 October 1964, when Zambia became independent from the United Kingdom.","at_work":"Very welcome to mention. A day off.","what_to_say":"Happy Independence Day!","usual":{"days":"1 day"}},{"date":"2026-12-25","name":"Christmas Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian) and cultural","about":"Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on 25 December. 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