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Holidays and Observances in South Africa in 2021

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Jan 1	Friday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
Mar 11	Thursday	Isra and Mi'raj	Muslim
Mar 20	Saturday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 21	Sunday	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
Mar 22	Monday	Human Rights Day observed	Public Holiday
Apr 2	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
Apr 3	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance
Apr 4	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Apr 5	Monday	Family Day	Public Holiday
Apr 27	Tuesday	Freedom Day	Public Holiday
May 1	Saturday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
May 8	Saturday	Laylatul Qadr (Night of Power)	Muslim
May 9	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
May 13	Thursday	Eid ul Fitr	Muslim
May 13	Thursday	Ascension Day	Observance
May 23	Sunday	Pentecost	Observance
Jun 16	Wednesday	Youth Day	Public Holiday
Jun 20	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Jun 21	Monday	June Solstice	Season
Jul 18	Sunday	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance
Jul 20	Tuesday	Eid ul Adha	Muslim
Aug 9	Monday	National Women's Day	Public Holiday
Aug 10	Tuesday	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Muslim
Sep 22	Wednesday	September Equinox	Season
Sep 24	Friday	Heritage Day	Public Holiday
Oct 19	Tuesday	Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Muslim
Nov 1	Monday	All Saints' Day	Observance
Dec 16	Thursday	Day of Reconciliation	Public Holiday
Dec 21	Tuesday	December Solstice	Season
Dec 24	Friday	Christmas Eve	Observance
Dec 25	Saturday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
Dec 26	Sunday	Day of Goodwill	Public Holiday
Dec 27	Monday	Day of Goodwill observed	Public Holiday
Dec 31	Friday	New Year's Eve	Observance

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