;South Africa-(Suid-Afrika)
;Grondwetlike parlementêre republiek (Constitutional parliamentary republic)
;Official languages: Afrikaans, English, Southern Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
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;Time zone: SAST (UTC+2)

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LANGUAGE=UTF8
IMAGE=Holiday_SouthAfrica.gif
COMMENT=Updated/opgedateer 11 maarch/11 Maart 2019 \nEnglish/Afrikaans \nIntern. & Worlddays >International Days-english (hyperlink: button Edit list)
;International days (English) >http://users.telenet.be/wdew/files.htm

TYP=Holy
;The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday.

Es-2Dy>1909      =Good Friday/Goeie Vrydag      ;Note=public holiday since 1910
Es+1Dy>1909<1995 =Easter Monday/Paasmaandag     ;Note=1910>1994, 1995 >Family day/Familiedag
Es+1Dy>1994      =#1994th Family day/Familiedag ;Note=since 1995, before since 1910 named Easter Monday {e}

01.1.*Lux>1909  =New Year's Day/Nuwejaarsdag     ;Note=public holiday since 1910
;11.1.2010, The Eastern Cape secretary to South Africa's ruling ANC party, Oscar Mabunyane, has confirmed that the issue of declaring a January 8, ANC birthday public holiday, would be raised during the party's national general council meeting in September
21.3.*Lux>1993  =#1993th Human Rights Day/Menseregtedag ;Note=1st 1994 {d}
27.4.*Lux>1994  =#1994th Freedom Day/Vryheidsdag ;Note=1st 1995, 1994 1st democratic elections {d}
01.5.*Lux>1989  =#1986th Workers Day/Werkersdag  ;Note=1987>1989 1st Monday May
16.6.*Lux>1994  =#1994th Youth Day/Jeugdag       ;Note=1st 1995, previously Soweto Day {d}
09.8.*Lux>1993  =#1993th National Women's Day/Nasionale Vrouedag ;Note=Aug. 9, 1956 women participating in a national march petitioned against pass laws, 1st 1994 {d}
24.9.*Lux>1994  =#1994th Heritage Day/Erfenisdag ;Note=1st 1995 {d}
16.12.*Lux>1993 =#1993th Day of Reconciliation/Versoeningsdag ;Note=1st 1994, voorheen Geloftedag/Dingaansdag {d}
25.12.*Lux =Christmas Day/Kersdag                ;Note=public holiday since 1910
25.12.*Lux+1Dy*Lux>1979 =#1979th Day of Goodwil/Welwillendheidsdag ;Note=1st 1980, 1910>1979 Boxing Day {d-12-26}

;one-off
31.12.>1998<2000 =Once-off holiday ;Note=1999, to accommodate the Y2K changeover
03.1.>1999<2001  =Once-off holiday ;Note=2000, compensated Sunday Jan. 2, to accommodate the Y2K changeover
02.5.>2007<2009  =Once-off holiday ;Note=2008, Human Rights Day & Good Friday coincided on 21 March 2008
18.5.>2010<2012  =Public Holiday throughout the republic (local government elections) ;Note=2011
27.12.>2010<2012 =Once-off holiday ;Note=2011
07.5.>2013<2015  =Public Holiday (National Elections) ;Note=2014
03.8.>2015<2017  =Public Holiday throughout the republic (South African Local Government Elections) ;Note=2016
08.5.>2018<2020  =Public Holiday (National Elections) ;Note=2019

;Historical public holidays/Historiese openbare vakansiedae
Es+1Dy>1909<1995 =Easter Monday/Paasmaandag   ;Note=1910>1994, 1995 >Family day
Es+6Th<1994      =Ascension Day/Hemelvaartdag ;Note=>1993

06.4.>1952<1975  =#1952th Van Riebeeck Day/Van Riebeeckdag  ;Note=1953>1974
06.4.>1974<1995  =#1974th Founder’s Day/stigtingsdag        ;Note=1975>1994
01.5.+1Mo>1986<1990 =#1986th Workers Day/Werkersdag ;Note=1987>1989, 1990 >May 1
24.5.>1909<1952  =#1909th Empire Day/Ryk Dag                ;Note=1910>1951
31.5.>1909<1961  =#1909th Union Day/uniedag                 ;Note=1910>1960
31.5.>1960<1995  =#1960th Republic Day/Republiekdag         ;Note=1961>1994
10.7.>1960<1975  =#1960th Family Day/Familiedag             ;Note=1961>1974
01.8.+1Mo>1909<1952 =#1909th King's Birthday/King se verjaarsdag ;Note=1910>1951
01.9.+1Mo>1951<1980 =#1951th Settlers' Day/Setlaars 'Dag    ;Note=1952>1979
10.10.>1951<1994 =#1951th Krugerday/Heldedag-Krugerdag      ;Note=1952>1993
16.12.>1909<1952 =#1909th Dingaan's Day/Dingaansdag         ;Note=1838 Zulus attacked the Voortrekkers, 1910>1951, 1952 >Day of the Covenant/Convenantdag
16.12.>1951<1979 =#1951th Day of the Covenant/Convenantdag  ;Note=1952>1978, 1979 >Day of the Vow/Geloftedag
16.12.>1978<1994 =#1978th Day of the Vow/Geloftedag         ;Note=1979>1993, 1994 >Day of Reconciliation/Versoeningsdag
25.12.*Lux+1Dy*Lux>1909<1980 =Boxing Day/Tweede kersdag ;Note=1910>1979, 1980 >Day of Goodwil



TYP=Normal

;daylight saving time (DST) is not observed

Es-7We =Ash Wednesday/Aswoensdag
Es-7Dy =Palm Sunday/Palmsondag
Es     =Easter/Paasfees
Es+6Th>1993 =Ascension Day/Hemelvaartdag ;Note=till 1993 public holiday

02.1.      =Cape Town/Kaapstad, Kaapse Klopse (2nd new year/Tweede Nuwe jaar)* ;Note=minstrel festival, Coon Carnival {d}
14.2.      =Valentine's Day/Valentynsdag
21.2.>2011 =#2011th Armed Forces Day/Gewapende Magte-dag* ;Note=1st 2012 {d}
21.3.      =Beginning of Autumn/Begin van die herfs
27.4.>2004 =#2004th UnFreedom Day/Nie-Vryheidsdag* ;Note=1st 2005 {d}
01.5.+2Su  =Mother's Day/Moedersdag
;31.5.-1Th  =Take a Girl Child to Work Day in South Africa
01.6.+3Su  =Father's Day/Vadersdag
16.6.<1995 =Soweto Day/Sowetodag                     ;Note=1995 >Youth Day/Jeugdag (public holiday)
21.6.      =Beginning of Winter/Begin van die winter
18.7.>2008 =Nelson Mandela Day/Nelson Mandeladag     ;Note=1st 2009, not an official public holiday
23.9.      =Beginning of Spring/Begin van die lente
24.9.<1995 =KwaZulu-Natal, Shaka Day/Shakadag ;Note=1995 >Heritage Day/Erfenisdag {d}
24.9.>2004 =#2004th National Braai Day/Nasionale Braaidag
11.11.     =Poppy Day/Papawerdag*                    ;Note=1918 end of World War I {d}
30.11.>1996 =Regina Mundi Day/dag ;Note=1st 1997, established by Nelson Mandela {d} ;English=Queen of the World Day
11.12.     =Statute of Westminster Day/Statuut van Westminster Dag* ;Note=1931 Royal Assent Statute of Westminster {d}
22.12.     =Beginning of Summer/Begin van die somer

;17.3.      =St. Patrick Day/Sint Patrickdag ;Note=Ireland
;04.7.      =Independence Day/Onafhanklikheidsdag ;Note=USA
;01.10.+1Su  =Grandparents' Day
;31.10.     =Halloween                       ;Note=USA
01.11.+1Sa  =Children's Day/Kinderdag        ;Note=1st Saturday November {m}
;05.11.     =Guy Fawkes Day/Guy Fawkes nag   ;Note=UK
;01.11.+4Th =Thanksgiving                    ;Note=USA



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;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_South_Africa
;http://www.info.gov.za/aboutsa/holidays.htm
;http://www.info.gov.za/acts/1994/a36-94.pdf