Holidays and observances in South Africa in 2020

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Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.

Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2020

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Wednesday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Feb 21	Friday	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu Holiday
Mar 9	Monday	Holi	Hindu Holiday
Mar 20	Friday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 21	Saturday	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
Mar 22	Sunday	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
Apr 10	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
Apr 11	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance
Apr 12	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 13	Monday	Family Day	Public Holiday
Apr 27	Monday	Freedom Day	Public Holiday
May 1	Friday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
May 10	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 19	Tuesday	Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)	Muslim
May 21	Thursday	Ascension Day	Observance
May 25	Monday	Eid ul Fitr	Muslim
May 31	Sunday	Pentecost	Observance
Jun 16	Tuesday	Youth Day	Public Holiday
Jun 20	Saturday	June Solstice	Season
Jun 21	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Jul 18	Saturday	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance
Aug 1	Saturday	Eid ul Adha	Muslim
Aug 3	Monday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holiday
Aug 9	Sunday	National Women's Day	Public Holiday
Aug 10	Monday	National Women's Day observed	Public Holiday
Aug 11	Tuesday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
Aug 21	Friday	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Muslim
Aug 22	Saturday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holiday
Sep 22	Tuesday	September Equinox	Season
Sep 24	Thursday	Heritage Day	Public Holiday
Oct 17	Saturday	Navaratri	Hindu Holiday
Oct 25	Sunday	Dussehra	Hindu Holiday
Oct 29	Thursday	Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Muslim
Nov 1	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Observance
Dec 16	Wednesday	Day of Reconciliation	Public Holiday
Dec 21	Monday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 24	Thursday	Christmas Eve	Observance
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 26	Saturday	Day of Goodwill	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance