Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2018

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Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2018

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Jan 2	Tuesday	Tweede Nuwe Jaar	Observance
Feb 13	Tuesday	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu Holiday
Feb 21	Wednesday	Armed Forces Day	Observance
Mar 2	Friday	Holi	Hindu Holiday
Mar 20	Tuesday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 21	Wednesday	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
Mar 30	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
Mar 31	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance, Christian
Apr 1	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance, Christian
Apr 2	Monday	Family Day	Public Holiday
Apr 13	Friday	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
Apr 27	Friday	Freedom Day	Public Holiday
May 1	Tuesday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
May 13	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 16	Wednesday	Ramadan Start	Muslim
Jun 10	Sunday	Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)	Muslim
Jun 15	Friday	Eid ul Fitr	Muslim
Jun 16	Saturday	Youth Day	Public Holiday
Jun 17	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Jun 21	Thursday	June Solstice	Season
Jul 18	Wednesday	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance
Aug 9	Thursday	National Women's Day	Public Holiday
Aug 22	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha	Muslim
Aug 26	Sunday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holiday
Sep 2	Sunday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
Sep 11	Tuesday	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Muslim
Sep 12	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holiday
Sep 23	Sunday	September Equinox	Season
Sep 24	Monday	Heritage Day	Public Holiday
Oct 9	Tuesday	Navaratri	Hindu Holiday
Oct 18	Thursday	Dussehra	Hindu Holiday
Nov 6	Tuesday	Diwali/Deepavali	Hindu Holiday
Nov 20	Tuesday	Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Muslim
Dec 16	Sunday	Day of Reconciliation	Public Holiday
Dec 17	Monday	Day off for Day of Reconciliation	Public Holiday
Dec 22	Saturday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 24	Monday	Christmas Eve	Observance, Christian
Dec 25	Tuesday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 26	Wednesday	Day of Goodwill	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Monday	New Year's Eve	Observance

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