The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... For information on the movie, New Years Day, see New Years Day (film). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Easter (also called Pascha) is generally accounted the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed March or April each year to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead (after his death by crucifixion; see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year, almost two... Good Friday is a holy day celebrated by most Christians on the Friday before Easter or Pascha. ... Easter (also called Pascha) is generally accounted the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed March or April each year to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead (after his death by crucifixion; see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year, almost two... Easter Monday is a holiday celebrated the next day after Easter Sunday in some largely Christian cultural traditions. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Freedom Day in South Africa, celebrates freedom and the first elections held after apartheid, when Nelson Mandela was elected as President of South Africa in 1994. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Workers Day is a national public holiday in South Africa and since 1994, is celebrated on 1 May of each year. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the youths of a country. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Although called Heritage Day, September 24 has become know widely as National Braai Day in South Africa. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Day of the Vow public holiday in South Africa, celebrated annually on 16 December, became the Day of Reconciliation after the South African Public holidays act of 1994 was passed. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ...
In apartheid SouthAfrica16 December was known as Day of the Vow, as the Voortrekkers in preparation for the battle took a Vow before God that they would build a church and that they and their descendants would observe the day as a day of thanksgiving should they be granted victory.
South African publicholidays, publicholidays in SouthAfrica, southafricapublicholidays.
South African publicholidays for 2006, South African publicholidays for 2007, South African publicholidays for 2008, South African publicholidays for 2009.
SouthAfrica is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa and has the largest white population on the continent as well as the largest Indian population outside Asia.
SouthAfrica is one of the oldest nation-states in Africa.
SouthAfrica is a middle-income, developed country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region.
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