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South Africa National Women’s Day

National Women's Day in South Africa is a public holiday.

National Women’s Day Date: August 9, 2010

South Africa celebrates National Women’s Day as a public holiday.

The National Women’s day is celebrated on August 9 every year. This day is declared as a public holiday and symbolizes women strength and courage. It reminds us of the bold movement that women embarked on August 9, 1956 and their bold fight back in an era of apartheid. They will never be forgotten for their noble deeds. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on 08 Aug 2010 in : August Holidays,South Africa Holidays


Youth Day Commemorated in South Africa

Youth Day is a public holiday celebrated in South Africa.

Youth Day: June 16, 2010

Youth Day is a public holiday celebrated in South Africa.

Youth Day has been celebrated in South Africa on June 16 since 1976 as a reaction to the series of clashes which happened in Soweto of South Africa. After the clashes, unofficial totals of between 200 and 600 dead are given despite the fact that the government claimed as few as only 23 people were killed. The people of South Africa started celebrating Youth Day in memory of all those innocent people who died during the clash.

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Posted on 15 Jun 2010 in : June Holidays,South Africa Holidays


Labour Day; May Day; Workers’ Day; Day of Kazak

May Day is an international holiday worldwide.

May Day Date: May 1, 2010

May Day is celebrated throughout most of the world as a public holiday.

May 1 is considered as the Labour Day by almost all the nations of the world. The workers of the world celebrate this as an annual holiday. This day is the result of a massive labor union movement; this day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers. This day is also known as May Day. Not only these two names, May 1 has many other names like Worker’s day, National Unification Day, Day of Kazak people’s Unity, Eid el-Ommal, etc.

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Posted on 01 May 2010 in : Afghanistan Holidays,Albania Holidays,Algeria Holidays,Andorra Holidays,Angola Holidays,Antigua and Barbuda Holidays,Antilles and Aruba Holidays,Argentina Holidays,Armenia Holidays,Australia Holidays,Austria Holidays,Azerbaijan Holidays,Bahamas Holidays,Bahrain Holidays,Balearic Islands Holidays,Bangladesh Holidays,Barbados Holidays,Belarus Holidays,Belgium Holidays,Belize Holidays,Benin Holidays,Bermuda Holidays,Bhutan Holidays,Bolivia Holidays,Bosnia and Herzegovina Holidays,Botswana Holidays,Brazil Holidays,British Virgin Islands Holidays,Brunei Darussalem Holidays,Bulgaria Holidays,Burkina Faso Holidays,Burundi Holidays,Cambodia Holidays,Cameroon Holidays,Canada Holidays,Cape Verde Holidays,Central African Republic Holidays,Chad Holidays,Chile Holidays,China Holidays,Colombia Holidays,Comoros Holidays,Congo Holidays,Costa Rica Holidays,Cote d'Ivoire Holidays,Croatia Holidays,Cuba Holidays,Cyprus Holidays,Czech Republic Holidays,DR Congo Holidays,Denmark Holidays,Djibouti Holidays,Dominica Holidays,Dominican Republic Holidays,Ecuador Holidays,Egypt Holidays,El Salvador Holidays,Equatorial Guinea Holidays,Eritrea Holidays,Estonia Holidays,Ethiopia Holidays,Fiji Holidays,Finland Holidays,France Holidays,French Guiana Holidays,Gabon Holidays,Gambia Holidays,Georgia Holidays,Germany Holidays,Ghana Holidays,Greece Holidays,Greenland Holidays,Grenada Holidays,Guatemala Holidays,Guinea Bissau Holidays,Guinea Holidays,Guyana Holidays,Haiti Holidays,Honduras Holidays,Hungary Holidays,Iceland Holidays,India Holidays,Indonesia Holidays,Iran Holidays,Iraq Holidays,Ireland Holidays,Israel holidays,Italy Holidays,Jamaica Holidays,Japan Holidays,Jordan Holidays,Kazakhstan Holidays,Kenya Holidays,Kiribati Holidays,Krygyzstan Republic Holidays,Kuwait Holidays,Laos Holidays,Latvia Holidays,Lebanon Holidays,Lesotho Holidays,Liberia Holidays,Libya Holidays,Liechtenstein Holidays,Lithuania Holidays,Luxembourg Holidays,Macau Holidays,Macedonia Holidays,Madagascar Holidays,Malawi Holidays,Malaysia Holidays,Maldives Holidays,Mali Holidays,Malta Holidays,Marshall Islands Holidays,Mauritania Holidays,Mauritius Holidays,May Holidays,Mexico Holidays,Moldova Holidays,Monaco Holidays,Mongolia Holidays,Montenegro Holidays,Morocco Holidays,Mozambique Holidays,Myanmar Holidays,Namibia Holidays,Nauru Holidays,Nepal Holidays,Netherlands Holidays,New Caledonia Holidays,New Zealand Holidays,Nicaragua Holidays,Niger Holidays,Nigeria Holidays,North Korea Holidays,Norway Holidays,Oman Holidays,Pakistan Holidays,Palau Holidays,Palau New Guinea Holidays,Panama Holidays,Paraguay Holidays,Peru Holidays,Philippines Holidays,Poland Holidays,Portugal Holidays,Puerto Rico Holidays,Qatar Holidays,Reunion Islands Holidays,Romania Holidays,Russia Holidays,Rwanda Holidays,Samoa Holidays,San Marino Holidays,Sao Tome Holidays,Saudi Arabia Holidays,Senegal Holidays,Seychelles Holidays,Sierra Leone Holidays,Singapore Holidays,Slovakia Holidays,Slovenia Holidays,Solomon Islands,Somalia Holidays,South Africa Holidays,South Korea Holidays,Spain Holidays,Sri Lanka Holidays,St. Kitts Holidays,St. Lucia Holidays,St. Vincent Holidays,Sudan Holidays,Suriname Holidays,Swaziland Holidays,Sweden Holidays,Switzerland Holidays,Syria Holidays,Tahiti Holidays,Taiwan Holidays,Tajikistan Holidays,Tanzania Holidays,Thailand Holidays,Togo Holidays,Tonga Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays,Tunisia Holidays,Turkey Holidays,Turkmenistan Holidays,Tuvalu Holidays,US Virgin Islands Holidays,Uganda Holidays,Ukraine Holidays,United Arab Emirates Holidays,United Kingdom Holidays,Uruguay Holidays,Uzbekistan Holidays,Vanuatu Holidays,Venezuela Holidays,Vietnam Holidays,Yemen Holidays,Zambia Holidays,Zimbabwe Holidays


Commemorating South Africa’s First Multiracial Election

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South Africa’s Freedom Day: April 27, 2010

Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa.

The people of South Africa commemorate Freedom Day every 27th of April where the first election was held after the apartheid system was abolished in the country. Before this was instituted non-white constituent of South Africa had limited rights, under the apartheid law, to vote for their chosen political candidates.

Apartheid was later abolished following the general election that took place in 1994 instituting the, what was then known, as the first universal adult suffrage in South African nation.

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Posted on 26 Apr 2010 in : April Holidays,South Africa Holidays


South Africa Celebrates Human Rights Day

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Human Rights Day of South Africa: March 21, 2010

Human Rights Day is a public holiday in South Africa.

South Africa observes the celebration of Human Rights Day on this day to remember those who perished in the highly sensational event called Sharpeville Massacre that occurred on March 21, 1960. The massacre, also known as ‘Sharpeville Shootings’ was highly publicized around the globe and it tells graphic stories of blatant killing of South African police towards a band of protesters killing 69 people and wounded less than 200 people on the scene.

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Posted on 20 Mar 2010 in : March Holidays,South Africa Holidays

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