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 Holidays
in South Africa |
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South Africa Holidays 2009
| 1. January |
New Year's Day |
| 21. March |
Human Rights Day
The South Africans honour on this day their still young constitution. |
| March or April |
Good Friday and Easter Monday Friday before and Monday after Easter Sunday |
| 27. April |
Freedom Day
Celebration of the first democratic elections in 1994 |
| 1. May |
Labour Day
International Workers' Day |
| 16. June |
Youth Day
Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising in 1976 against Afrikaans as a school subject, where many youngsters were killed |
| 9. August |
Women's Day
Anniversary of the women's demonstration against the pass laws in 1956
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| 24. September |
Heritage Day
A day to honour the historical heritage, cultural diversity and natural beauty of South Africa |
| 16. December |
Reconciliation Day
Originally the anniversary of the historical battle at the Blood River in 1838 between Boers and Zulus, during the Apartheid celebrated as 'Geloofde Dag' (Day of the Vow). In the new South Africa the day got its new name and a reconcilatory meaning in 1995. |
| 25./26. December |
Christmas
Christmas Day is the 25th of December; Familiy Day is the 26th of December. |
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