Events and holidays in South Africa
Events, holidays and other observations for year 2016

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Today or Upcoming Events at South Africa

December
31st
New Year's Eve

December
27th
Day of Goodwill

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List of Upcoming Events at South Africa

Year	Date	Name	Type	Detail
2016	31 Dec	New Year's Eve	Observance	Observance
2016	27 Dec	Day Of Goodwill	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	26 Dec	Christmas Day Observed	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	25 Dec	Christmas Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Observance	Observance
2016	21 Dec	December Solstice	Season	Season
2016	16 Dec	Day Of Reconciliation	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	12 Dec	Prophet's Birthday	Observance	Muslim

List of Current Year Events at South Africa

Year	Date	Name	Type	Detail
2016	01 Jan	New Year's Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	07 Mar	Maha Shivaratri	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	20 Mar	March Equinox	Season	Season
2016	21 Mar	Human Rights Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	23 Mar	Holi	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	25 Mar	Good Friday	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	26 Mar	Holy Saturday	Observance	Observance
2016	27 Mar	Easter Sunday	Observance	Observance
2016	28 Mar	Family Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	27 Apr	Freedom Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	01 May	Workers' Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	02 May	Workers' Day Observed	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	05 May	Isra And Mi'raj	Observance	Muslim
2016	08 May	Mother's Day	Observance	Observance
2016	06 Jun	Ramadan Begins	Observance	Muslim
2016	16 Jun	Youth Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	19 Jun	Father's Day	Observance	Observance
2016	20 Jun	June Solstice	Season	Season
2016	02 Jul	Laylat Al-Qadr (Night Of Destiny)	Observance	Muslim
2016	06 Jul	Eid-al-Fitr	Observance	Muslim
2016	18 Jul	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance	Observance
2016	03 Aug	Municipal Elections	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	03 Aug	Election Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	09 Aug	National Women's Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	18 Aug	Raksha Bandhan	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	25 Aug	Janmashtami	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	05 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	13 Sep	Eid-al-Adha	Observance	Muslim
2016	22 Sep	September Equinox	Season	Season
2016	24 Sep	Heritage Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	01 Oct	Navaratri	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	03 Oct	Muharram/Islamic New Year	Observance	Muslim
2016	11 Oct	Dussehra	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2016	12 Dec	Prophet's Birthday	Observance	Muslim
2016	16 Dec	Day Of Reconciliation	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	21 Dec	December Solstice	Season	Season
2016	24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Observance	Observance
2016	25 Dec	Christmas Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	26 Dec	Christmas Day Observed	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	27 Dec	Day Of Goodwill	Holiday	Public Holiday
2016	31 Dec	New Year's Eve	Observance	Observance

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