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  "country": "Zambia",
  "code": "ZM",
  "scope": "national",
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    6
  ],
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    "Sunday"
  ],
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  "year": 2026,
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    2026,
    2027
  ],
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    "name": "National Prayer Day",
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    "observed": true,
    "days_until": 0
  },
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      "date": "2026-10-19",
      "name": "National Prayer Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "observed": true,
      "days_until": 0
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-24",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "days_until": 5
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "days_until": 67
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-01-01",
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "days_until": 74
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-08",
      "name": "International Women's Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "days_until": 140
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-12",
      "name": "Youth Day",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "days_until": 144
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-26",
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "days_until": 158
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-27",
      "name": "Holy Saturday",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "days_until": 159
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-28",
      "name": "Easter Sunday",
      "weekday": "Sunday",
      "days_until": 160
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-29",
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "days_until": 161
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-04-28",
      "name": "Kenneth Kaunda Day",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "days_until": 191
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-01",
      "name": "Labour Day",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "days_until": 194
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-25",
      "name": "Africa Freedom Day",
      "weekday": "Tuesday",
      "days_until": 218
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-07-05",
      "name": "Heroes' Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "days_until": 259
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-07-06",
      "name": "Unity Day",
      "weekday": "Tuesday",
      "days_until": 260
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-08-02",
      "name": "Farmers' Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "days_until": 287
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-18",
      "name": "National Prayer Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "days_until": 364
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-24",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "weekday": "Sunday",
      "days_until": 370
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-25",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "observed": true,
      "days_until": 371
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-12-25",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "weekday": "Saturday",
      "days_until": 432
    }
  ],
  "remaining_this_year": {
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    "holidays_on_weekdays": 2,
    "working_days": 52,
    "calendar_days": 74
  },
  "next_long_weekend": {
    "start": "2026-10-17",
    "end": "2026-10-19",
    "days": 3,
    "holidays": [
      "National Prayer Day"
    ]
  },
  "next_bridge_day": {
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    "break_start": "2027-05-22",
    "break_end": "2027-05-25",
    "days": 4,
    "holidays": [
      "Africa Freedom Day"
    ]
  },
  "note": "Counted from the generated date, which is the build date; the file is rebuilt at least weekly. For a live countdown read the holidays of https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/zm.json against today's date, or open the HTML page, which does it in the browser.",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "OpenWorkdays, generated from python-holidays",
  "dataset": "holidays 0.106",
  "url": "https://openworkdays.com/zambia/next-public-holiday/"
}