Holidays and observances in South Africa in 2019

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Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2019

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Tuesday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Mar 4	Monday	Maha Shivaratri	Hindu Holiday
Mar 20	Wednesday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 21	Thursday	Holi	Hindu Holiday
Mar 21	Thursday	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
Apr 3	Wednesday	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
Apr 19	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
Apr 20	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance
Apr 21	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 22	Monday	Family Day	Public Holiday
Apr 27	Saturday	Freedom Day	Public Holiday
May 1	Wednesday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
May 8	Wednesday	Election Day	Public Holiday
May 12	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 30	Thursday	Ascension Day	Observance
May 31	Friday	Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)	Muslim
Jun 5	Wednesday	Eid ul Fitr	Muslim
Jun 9	Sunday	Pentecost	Observance
Jun 16	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Jun 16	Sunday	Youth Day	Public Holiday
Jun 17	Monday	Youth Day observed	Public Holiday
Jun 21	Friday	June Solstice	Season
Jul 18	Thursday	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance
Aug 9	Friday	National Women's Day	Public Holiday
Aug 12	Monday	Eid ul Adha	Muslim
Aug 15	Thursday	Raksha Bandhan	Hindu Holiday
Aug 23	Friday	Janmashtami	Hindu Holiday
Sep 1	Sunday	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Muslim
Sep 2	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Hindu Holiday
Sep 23	Monday	September Equinox	Season
Sep 24	Tuesday	Heritage Day	Public Holiday
Sep 29	Sunday	Navaratri	Hindu Holiday
Oct 7	Monday	Dussehra	Hindu Holiday
Nov 1	Friday	All Saints' Day	Observance
Nov 10	Sunday	Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Muslim
Dec 16	Monday	Day of Reconciliation	Public Holiday
Dec 22	Sunday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 24	Tuesday	Christmas Eve	Observance
Dec 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 26	Thursday	Day of Goodwill	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Tuesday	New Year's Eve	Observance

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