Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe

! Date

! English Name

! Local Name

!Comments

|January 1

|New Year's Day

|Ano Novo

|February 3

|Martyrs' Day

|Dia dos Mártires

|Commemorates the Batepa Massacre of 1953.{{cite web |title=Martyrs Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sao-tome-and-principe/sao-tome-and-principe-martyrs-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}

|May 1

|Labour Day

|Dia do trabalhador

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|July 12

|Independence Day

|Dia da Independência

|Independence from Portugal in 1975.{{cite web |title=Independence Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sao-tome-and-principe/sao-tome-and-principe-independence-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}

|September 6

|Armed Forces Day

|Dia das Forças Armadas

|The main activity that marks Armed Forces Day is the swearing-in act of new recruits to the army.{{cite web |title=Armed Forces Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sao-tome-and-principe/sao-tome-and-principe-armed-forces-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}

|September 30

|Agricultural Reform Day

|Dia da Reforma Agrária

|Marks the nationalization of the swiddens (slash-and-burn agricultural land) in 1975.{{cite web |title=Agricultural Reform Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sao-tome-and-principe/sao-tome-and-principe-agricultural-reform-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}

|December 21

|São Tomé Day

|Dia de São Tomé

|Commemorates the arrival of the first Europeans to the island of São Tomé in 1471.{{cite web |title=São Tomé Day in São Tomé and Príncipe in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/sao-tome-and-principe/sao-tome-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=January 4, 2021 |language=en}}

|December 25

|Christmas Day

|Natal

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