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  2. Public holidays in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Day of Reconciliation - Wikipedia

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    The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa held annually on 16 December. The holiday came into effect in 1995 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity for the country. [1] Recognising the need for racial harmony, the government chose the date for its significance to both ...

  4. Freedom Day (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27 April. [1] It commemorates the first post- apartheid elections held on that day in 1994 and the day on which the new constitution was introduced. The elections were the first national elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group, [2] was allowed to vote.

  5. Day of the Vow - Wikipedia

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    A reenactment of the 1838 vow in the 1938 film, They Built a Nation The Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag) is a religious public holiday in South Africa.It is an important day for Afrikaners, originating from the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838, before which about 400 Voortrekkers made a promise to God that if he rescued them out of the hands of the approximately 20,000 Zulu ...

  6. Heritage Day (South Africa) - Wikipedia

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    Heritage Day ( Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.

  7. National Women's Day - Wikipedia

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    National Women's Day (Zulu: Usuku Lwabesifazane, Afrikaans: Nasionale Vrouedag) is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws that required South Africans defined as "black" under The Population Registration Act to carry an ...

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