Public Holidays in South Africa 2021
33 total holidays23 national holidays
2021 Holiday Calendar — South Africa
| Date | Holiday | Day | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | New Year's Day | Friday | National |
| 2021-03-11 | Isra and Mi'raj | Thursday | Religious |
| 2021-03-11 | Maha Shivaratri | Thursday | National |
| 2021-03-21 | Human Rights Day | Sunday | National |
| 2021-03-22 | Human Rights Day | Monday | National |
| 2021-03-29 | Holi | Monday | National |
| 2021-04-02 | Good Friday | Friday | National |
| 2021-04-03 | Holy Saturday | Saturday | Religious |
| 2021-04-04 | Easter Sunday | Sunday | Religious |
| 2021-04-05 | Family Day | Monday | National |
| 2021-04-14 | Ramadan Start | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2021-04-27 | Freedom Day | Tuesday | National |
| 2021-05-01 | Workers' Day | Saturday | National |
| 2021-05-09 | Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power) | Sunday | Religious |
| 2021-05-14 | Eid ul Fitr | Friday | Religious |
| 2021-06-16 | Youth Day | Wednesday | National |
| 2021-07-21 | Eid al-Adha | Wednesday | Religious |
| 2021-08-09 | National Women's Day | Monday | National |
| 2021-08-10 | Muharram/Islamic New Year | Tuesday | Religious |
| 2021-08-22 | Raksha Bandhan | Sunday | National |
| 2021-08-30 | Janmashtami | Monday | National |
| 2021-09-10 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Friday | National |
| 2021-09-24 | Heritage Day | Friday | National |
| 2021-10-07 | Navaratri | Thursday | National |
| 2021-10-15 | Dussehra | Friday | National |
| 2021-10-19 | Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) | Tuesday | Religious |
| 2021-11-01 | Local Government Elections | Monday | National |
| 2021-11-04 | Diwali/Deepavali | Thursday | National |
| 2021-12-16 | Day of Reconciliation | Thursday | National |
| 2021-12-24 | Christmas Eve | Friday | Religious |
| 2021-12-25 | Christmas Day | Saturday | National |
| 2021-12-26 | Day of Goodwill | Sunday | National |
| 2021-12-27 | Day of Goodwill | Monday | National |
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cURL
curl -X GET \ "https://api.holidays.rest/v1/holidays?country=ZA&year=2021" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
JavaScript
const res = await fetch(
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{ headers: { Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } }
);
const holidays = await res.json();