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Public holidays in Andorra. Public holidays in Angola. Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda. Public holidays in Argentina. Public holidays in Armenia. Public holidays in Australia. Public holidays in Christmas Island. Public holidays in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Public holidays in Norfolk Island.
27 December 2016 was declared a holiday by president Jacob Zuma following a request by the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA). [23] The request by FEDUSA was motivated by the fact this year, workers in the country will only have 11 public holidays instead of 12 due to fact that 25 December (Christmas Day) falls on a Sunday.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal has the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week. But in 2023 India has 365 holidays which 17 Gazetted holidays and more than 340 restricted holidays.
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
Saint Stephen's Day or Second Day of Christmas (26 December) – Holiday observed in many European countries. Boxing Day (26 December or 27 December) – Holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on the first non-Sunday after Christmas. New Year's Eve (31 December) – Night before New Year's Day.
January and February. 2 January – 2022 Parliament of South Africa fire: A major fire breaks out at the parliamentary complex in Cape Town. 4 January – The first part of the final three-part report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture was published. 10 January – 2022 Eastern Cape floods: Flooding in Eastern Cape leaves ...
South Africa. Christmas in South Africa is a public holiday celebrated on December 25. Many European traditions are maintained despite the distance from Europe. Christmas trees are set up in homes and children are given presents in their stockings. Traditional 'fir' Christmas trees are popular.
March 22 – Independence Day, Public holidays in Namibia. March 23 – Southern African Liberation Day, Public holidays in Angola. April 19 – King Mswati III′s Birthday, Public holidays in Eswatini. April 27 – Freedom Day (South Africa), Public holidays in South Africa. May 4 – Cassinga Day, Namibia. May 25 – Africa Day.