Events and holidays in South Africa
Events, holidays and other observations for year 2023

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Today or Upcoming Events at South Africa

December
31st
New Year's Eve

December
26th
Day of Goodwill

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List of Upcoming Events at South Africa

Year	Date	Name	Type	Detail
2023	31 Dec	New Year's Eve	Observance	Observance
2023	26 Dec	Day Of Goodwill	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	25 Dec	Christmas Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Observance	Observance, Christian
2023	22 Dec	December Solstice	Season	Season
2023	16 Dec	Day Of Reconciliation	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	12 Nov	Diwali/Deepavali	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	23 Oct	Dussehra	Holiday	Hindu Holiday

List of Current Year Events at South Africa

Year	Date	Name	Type	Detail
2023	01 Jan	New Year's Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	02 Jan	Day Off For New Year's Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	02 Jan	Tweede Nuwe Jaar	Observance	Observance
2023	18 Feb	Isra And Mi'raj	Observance	Muslim
2023	18 Feb	Maha Shivaratri	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	07 Mar	Holi	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	20 Mar	March Equinox	Season	Season
2023	21 Mar	Human Rights Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	07 Apr	Good Friday	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	08 Apr	Holy Saturday	Observance	Observance, Christian
2023	09 Apr	Easter Sunday	Observance	Observance, Christian
2023	10 Apr	Family Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	17 Apr	Laylatul Qadr (Night Of Power) (Tentative Date)	Observance	Muslim
2023	22 Apr	Eid Ul Fitr (Tentative Date)	Observance	Muslim
2023	27 Apr	Freedom Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	01 May	Workers' Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	14 May	Mother's Day	Observance	Observance
2023	16 Jun	Youth Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	18 Jun	Father's Day	Observance	Observance
2023	21 Jun	June Solstice	Season	Season
2023	29 Jun	Eid Al-Adha (Tentative Date)	Observance	Muslim
2023	18 Jul	Nelson Mandela Day	Observance	Observance
2023	19 Jul	Muharram/Islamic New Year (Tentative Date)	Observance	Muslim
2023	09 Aug	National Women's Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	30 Aug	Raksha Bandhan	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	07 Sep	Janmashtami	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	18 Sep	Ganesh Chaturthi	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	23 Sep	September Equinox	Season	Season
2023	24 Sep	Heritage Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	25 Sep	Day Off For Heritage Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	27 Sep	Milad Un Nabi (Mawlid) (Tentative Date)	Observance	Muslim
2023	15 Oct	Navaratri	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	23 Oct	Dussehra	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	12 Nov	Diwali/Deepavali	Holiday	Hindu Holiday
2023	16 Dec	Day Of Reconciliation	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	22 Dec	December Solstice	Season	Season
2023	24 Dec	Christmas Eve	Observance	Observance, Christian
2023	25 Dec	Christmas Day	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	26 Dec	Day Of Goodwill	Holiday	Public Holiday
2023	31 Dec	New Year's Eve	Observance	Observance

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