Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2017

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Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2017

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Sunday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Jan 2	Monday	Day off for New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Jan 2	Monday	Tweede Nuwe Jaar	Observance
Feb 21	Tuesday	Armed Forces Day	Observance
Feb 24	Friday	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu Holiday
Mar 12	Sunday	Holi	Hindu Holiday
Mar 20	Monday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 21	Tuesday	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
Apr 14	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
Apr 15	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance, Christian
Apr 16	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance, Christian
Apr 17	Monday	Family Day	Public Holiday
Apr 24	Monday	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
Apr 27	Thursday	Freedom Day	Public Holiday
May 1	Monday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
May 14	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 27	Saturday	Ramadan Start	Muslim
Jun 16	Friday	Youth Day	Public Holiday
Jun 18	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Jun 21	Wednesday	Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)	Muslim
Jun 21	Wednesday	June Solstice	Season
Jun 26	Monday	Eid ul Fitr	Muslim
Jul 18	Tuesday	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance
Aug 7	Monday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holiday
Aug 9	Wednesday	National Women's Day	Public Holiday
Aug 14	Monday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
Aug 25	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holiday
Sep 2	Saturday	Eid al-Adha	Muslim
Sep 20	Wednesday	Navaratri	Hindu Holiday
Sep 22	Friday	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Muslim
Sep 22	Friday	September Equinox	Season
Sep 24	Sunday	Heritage Day	Public Holiday
Sep 25	Monday	Day off for Heritage Day	Public Holiday
Sep 30	Saturday	Dussehra	Hindu Holiday
Oct 19	Thursday	Diwali/Deepavali	Hindu Holiday
Dec 1	Friday	Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Muslim
Dec 16	Saturday	Day of Reconciliation	Public Holiday
Dec 21	Thursday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 24	Sunday	Christmas Eve	Observance, Christian
Dec 25	Monday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 26	Tuesday	Day of Goodwill	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Sunday	New Year's Eve	Observance

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