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Public Holidays in South Africa 2020

31 total holidays21 national holidays

2020 Holiday Calendar — South Africa

DateHolidayDayType
2020-01-01New Year's DayWednesdayNational
2020-02-21Maha ShivaratriFridayNational
2020-03-09HoliMondayNational
2020-03-21Human Rights DaySaturdayNational
2020-03-22Isra and Mi'rajSundayReligious
2020-04-10Good FridayFridayNational
2020-04-11Holy SaturdaySaturdayReligious
2020-04-12Easter SundaySundayReligious
2020-04-13Family DayMondayNational
2020-04-24Ramadan StartFridayReligious
2020-04-27Freedom DayMondayNational
2020-05-01Workers' DayFridayNational
2020-05-19Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)TuesdayReligious
2020-05-25Eid ul FitrMondayReligious
2020-06-16Youth DayTuesdayNational
2020-08-01Eid al-AdhaSaturdayReligious
2020-08-03Raksha BandhanMondayNational
2020-08-09National Women's DaySundayNational
2020-08-10National Women's DayMondayNational
2020-08-11JanmashtamiTuesdayNational
2020-08-21Muharram/Islamic New YearFridayReligious
2020-08-22Ganesh ChaturthiSaturdayNational
2020-09-24Heritage DayThursdayNational
2020-10-17NavaratriSaturdayNational
2020-10-25DussehraSundayNational
2020-10-29Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)ThursdayReligious
2020-11-14Diwali/DeepavaliSaturdayNational
2020-12-16Day of ReconciliationWednesdayNational
2020-12-24Christmas EveThursdayReligious
2020-12-25Christmas DayFridayNational
2020-12-26Day of GoodwillSaturdayNational

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);
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