🇷🇼 Rwanda 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
National Heroes' Day
Honors those who fought in the Ugandan Bush War
Good Friday
Christian commemoration of the crucifixion
Easter Monday
Christian celebration following Easter Sunday
Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day
Day of remembrance for the 1994 Genocide
Labour Day
International Workers' Day
Eid al-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice
Liberation Day
National liberation celebration
Umuganura Day
National Harvest Day
Assumption Day
Christian feast celebrating the assumption of Mary
Christmas Day
Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus
Boxing Day
Day after Christmas
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