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A list of holidays in South Africa:[1]
The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994)[2] determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday.[1]
[edit] Once-off holidays
1999-12-31 and 2000-01-02 were declared public holidays to accommodate the Y2K changeover, and 2000-01-03 was automatically a public holiday because the previous holiday was a Sunday.[3]
2008-05-02 was declared a public holiday when Human Rights Day and Good Friday fell on the same day on 2008-03-21.[4]
[edit] Historical public holidays
South Africa's present calendar of public holidays was introduced in 1994. During the period between Union in 1910, and the establishment of the present republic in 1994, the following were the official public holidays:
| Date |
English Name |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day (1910-present) |
| The Friday before Easter Sunday |
Good Friday (1910-present) |
| The Monday following Easter Sunday |
Easter Monday (1910-1979), Family Day (1980-present) |
| April 6 |
Van Riebeeck's Day (1952-1974), Founder's Day (1980-1994) |
| 1st Friday in May |
Workers' Day (1987-1989) |
| May 1 |
Workers' Day (1990-present) |
| 40th day after Easter |
Ascension Day (1910-1993) |
| May 24 |
Empire Day (1910-1951) |
| May 31 |
Union Day (1910-1960), Republic Day (1961-1993) |
| 2nd Monday in July |
Queen's Birthday (1952-1960) |
| July 10 |
Family Day (1961-1974) |
| 1st Monday in August |
King's Birthday (1910-1951) |
| 1st Monday in September |
Settlers' Day (1952-1979) |
| October 10 |
Kruger Day (1952-1993) |
| December 16 |
Dingaan's Day (1910-1951), Day of the Covenant (1952-1979), Day of the Vow (1979-1993) |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day (1910-present) |
| December 26 |
Boxing Day (1910-1979), Day of Goodwill (1980-present) |
[edit] References
