Regional/Cultural Day
Dia da Mulher Mocambicana
The anniversary of the 1971 assassination of Josina Machel, the wife of Samora Machel and the founder of the Women's Detachment of FRELIMO. Josina Machel was a revolutionary who fought for women's rights, and she is the most important female figure in Mozambican history. The day is observed with ceremonies, and the reminder that the Mozambican women fought alongside the men in the independence struggle. The Josina Machel Day is a national holiday, and the women of Mozambique wear the capulana with the portrait of Josina Machel.
