Public holidays in Eswatini

This is a list of holidays in Eswatini.^[1] If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it may be celebrated on the following Monday.

Date	Name	Comments
1 January	New Year's Day^[2]
Friday before Easter March or April	Good Friday
Monday after Easter March or April	Easter Monday
19 April	King's Birthday	His Majesty Mswati III was born on 19 April 1968 in Manzini.
25 April	National Flag Day
1 May	Labour Day
40 days after Easter Thursday in May or June	Ascension Day
22 July	King Father's Birthday	Sobhuza II was Ngwenyama from 1899 to 1982.
6 September	Independence Day	Named for Ngwane IV, Somhlolo, who reigned from 1815 to 1836 and created a kingdom comparable to the Zulu, the Maroti, or the Pedi.
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day
Last week of December to first week of January	Incwala Day	This is the most important event in Eswatini culture. Its main purpose is to celebrate kingship.^[3]

References

1. List
2. "Eswatini Public Holidays 2021". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
3. "Incwala Festival | The Kingdom of Eswatini". The Kingdom of Eswatini. Retrieved January 26, 2021.