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Easter
Zambia

Easter 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Zambia

Easter is a major holiday period in Zambia, with three public holidays provided to give Zambians time for church and family activities. The three public holidays are on Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday.

YearDateDayHoliday
202429 MarFriGood Friday
30 MarSatEaster Saturday
1 AprMonEaster Monday
202518 AprFriGood Friday
19 AprSatEaster Saturday
21 AprMonEaster Monday
20263 AprFriGood Friday
4 AprSatEaster Saturday
6 AprMonEaster Monday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

In Zambia, 95 percent of the population is Christian, 75 percent being Protestant and 20 percent being Roman Catholic. So it’s not surprising that Easter Day and all Holy Week is a time of major festivity.

The festivities are largely centred at church services and in the home, though there are some public events here and there. Easter is certainly far less commercialised here than in the West.

The celebrations open on Palm Sunday, the final Sunday of Lent. People carry palm fronds, which they take to symbolise “peace and victory,” and re-enact the Triumphal Entry of Christ into Jerusalem. There is much singing and dancing during Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday, and in between.

The Easter Sunday service and the family meal following are the “main events”. The focus is on remembering the true meaning of Christ’s Resurrection from the dead and on spending time with family and loved ones in simple but jubilant get-togethers.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20237 AprFriGood Friday
8 AprSatEaster Saturday
10 AprMonEaster Monday
202215 AprFriGood Friday
16 AprSatEaster Saturday
18 AprMonEaster Monday
20212 AprFriGood Friday
3 AprSatEaster Saturday
5 AprMonEaster Monday
202010 AprFriGood Friday
11 AprSatEaster Saturday
13 AprMonEaster Monday
201919 AprFriGood Friday
20 AprSatEaster Saturday
22 AprMonEaster Monday
201830 MarFriGood Friday
31 MarSatEaster Saturday
2 AprMonEaster Monday
201714 AprFriGood Friday
15 AprSatEaster Saturday
17 AprMonEaster Monday