Public holidays in South Africa

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public holiday public holiday system

Public holidays in South Africa are nationally recognized days off that commemorate the country’s historical events, cultural diversity, and social achievements.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Public Holidays Act of South Africa 3
Public Holidays Act, 1994 1
Public holidays in South Africa canonical 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ
public holiday system ⓘ
adjustmentRule substitute weekday may be declared if holiday falls on Sunday ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Home Affairs of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Department of Home Affairs

Government of South Africa ⓘ
appliesTo entire territory of South Africa ⓘ
calendarBasis Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ
commemorates 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings ⓘ
Sharpeville massacre ⓘ
Soweto Uprising ⓘ
surface form: Soweto uprising of 1976

first democratic elections in South Africa ⓘ
workers’ rights movement ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
date 1 January ⓘ
1 May ⓘ
16 December ⓘ
16 June ⓘ
21 March ⓘ
24 September ⓘ
25 December ⓘ
26 December ⓘ
27 April ⓘ
9 August ⓘ
economicImpact affects business trading hours ⓘ
educationImpact schools closed on national public holidays ⓘ
feature Christian religious observances ⓘ
post-apartheid democratic milestones ⓘ
secular commemorations ⓘ
governedBy Constitution of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

Public holidays in South Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Public Holidays Act, 1994
historicalContext reformed after end of apartheid ⓘ
includesHoliday Christmas ⓘ
surface form: Christmas Day

Day of Goodwill ⓘ
Day of Reconciliation ⓘ
Family Day ⓘ
Freedom Day (South Africa) ⓘ
surface form: Freedom Day

Good Friday ⓘ
Heritage Day ⓘ
Human Rights Day ⓘ
National Women’s Day ⓘ
New Year’s Day ⓘ
International Workers’ Day ⓘ
surface form: Workers’ Day

Youth Day ⓘ
languagePolicy recognized in all 11 official languages ⓘ
legalStatus statutory holidays ⓘ
occurs Monday after Easter Sunday ⓘ
purpose celebrate South African cultural heritage ⓘ
celebrate cultural diversity ⓘ
commemorate historical events ⓘ
promote national unity and reconciliation ⓘ
recognize social achievements ⓘ
rightGranted paid day off for most employees ⓘ
workRule premium pay may apply for work on public holidays ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heritage Day → partOf → Public holidays in South Africa ⓘ
Heritage Day → legalBasis → Public holidays in South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Public Holidays Act of South Africa
Youth Day → legalBasis → Public holidays in South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Public Holidays Act of South Africa
Public holidays in South Africa → governedBy → Public holidays in South Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Public Holidays Act, 1994
Freedom Day (South Africa) → governingLegislation → Public holidays in South Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Public Holidays Act of South Africa