What comes into your mind when you hear of a public holiday?
To some, there is that feeling of excitement knowing that a public holiday means no work.
The South Africa public holidays are quite a number.
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SA holidays are a mix of internationally recognized holidays and national holidays only celebrated in South Africa.
You now know that the same date next year the same holiday will be celebrated.
Keep scrolling on to this article and be on the know.
Public holidays in South Africa and their significance
1.
New Years Day
From the list of public holidays South Africa, this is the first holiday.
The new years day is celebrated in a lot of countries around the world.
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All countries which use the Georgian calendar celebrate this holiday on the 1st day of January every single year.
A flurry of activities has traditionally marked this holiday, I mean, you are ushering in another year.
Fireworks are a common occurrence during this holiday.
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2.
Human Rights Day
This is one of the South Africa holidays with historical significance.
On the 21st of March 1960, the popular Sharpsville anti-apartheid demonstrations were held.
The United Nations declared the day as The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
However, in some countries like South Africa, the day is classified as a national holiday.
It is usually celebrated on the Friday before Easter.
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In 2019, the holiday will fall on April 19th.
Family Day
What is widely known as Easter Monday is celebrated as Family Day in South Africa.
It is one of the most important holidays in the Christian calendar.
Faithful people around the globe usually mark this holiday, and it comes after the Easter Sunday.
In this year, 2018, the holiday fell on the 2nd of April.
In 2019, the holiday will be celebrated on the 22nd of April.
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4.
Let us go into the history books for a while.
The public holidays South Africa calendar in 2018 saw that the holiday is celebrated on a Friday.
The holiday is meant to show the country’s working population appreciation for their role in developing the country.
This is one of the public holidays that the South Africa government gives importance to.
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6.
On that particular day, the students protested in the streets for a couple of weeks.
The protests saw the death of over 700 people, most of them were young.
National Womens Day
South Africa is a country that values its women.
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8.
Heritage Day
South Africa is a country full of people with heritage.
The citizens remember the cultural heritage of the different cultural communities that make up the southern African population.
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Christmas Day
Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on this day.
The holiday falls on a Tuesday in 2018.
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If the day falls on a weekend, it is pushed to the following Monday.
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