🇱🇸 Lesotho Public Holidays 2026
The official calendar of holidays and observances.
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Official holiday calendar
New Year's Day
First day of the calendar year
Moshoeshoe's Day
Commemoration of King Moshoeshoe I
Good Friday
Christian commemoration of the crucifixion
Easter Monday
Christian celebration following Easter Sunday
Workers' Day
International Workers' Day
Ascension Day
Christian feast celebrating the ascension of Jesus
Africa Day
Celebration of African unity
King's Birthday
Birthday of King Letsie III
Christmas Day
Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus
Boxing Day
Day after Christmas
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