Public holidays in Rwanda

Template:Short description This is a list of public holidays in Rwanda. Rwanda observes fourteen<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> regular public holidays, which reflects the civic, historical and religious landscape.

Additionally, the week following Genocide Memorial Day on 7 April is designated an official week of mourning.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The last Saturday of each month is umuganda, a national day of community service, during which most normal services remain closed until midday.<ref>* Template:Cite news</ref>

Public holidays

Date	English name	Comments
1-2 January	New Year's Day
1 February	National Heroes' Day	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Friday before Easter	Good Friday
Monday after Easter	Easter Monday
7 April	Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day	Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day public holiday memorializes victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1 May	Labour Day	Labour Day
1 July	Independence Day	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4 July	Liberation Day	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
First Friday in August	Umuganura Day	A Thanksgiving festival to mark the start of the harvest.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
15 August	Assumption Day
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day
1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>