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Public Holidays

• New Year’s Day – 1st of January
• Human Rights Day – 21st of March
• Good Friday – Varies each year, typically between late March - late April
• Family Day – Day after Easter Sunday
• Freedom Day – 27th of April
• Workers’ Day – 1st of May
• Youth Day – 16th of June
• National Women’s Day – 9th of August
• Heritage Day – 24th of September
• Day of Reconciliation – 16th of December
• Christmas Day – 25th of December
• Day of Goodwill – 26th of December
• New Year’s Eve – 31st of December

Observances

• Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) – 2nd of January [Cape Town]
• Armed Forces Day – 21st of February
• Mother's Day – 2nd Sunday of May
• Father's Day – 3rd Sunday of June
• Nelson Mandela Day – 18th of July
• New Year’s Eve – 31st of December

Religious Dates of Significance

Christian

• Holy Saturday – Varies each year
• Easter Sunday – Varies each year
• Christmas Eve – 24th of December

Muslim

Islamic dates of significance are observed on varying days each year, depending on the Islamic lunar calendar.

• Islamic New Year (Muharram)
• The Prophet’s Birthday (Mawlid al-Nabi)
• Ascension to Heaven (Isra and Mi'raj)
• Holy Month of Ramadan
• Night of Power (Laylatul Qadr)
• End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
• Feast of Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)

Hindu

Hindu dates of significance vary each year depending on the lunisolar calendar.

• Holi – March
• Mahashivaratri – March
• Raksha Bandhan – August
• Krishna Janmashtami – August or September
• Ganesh Chaturthi – August or September
• Navaratri – September or October
• Dussehra – September or October
• Diwali – October or November