1940 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1940, Mon	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/1940, Tue	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/22/1940, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/23/1940, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/24/1940, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	3/25/1940, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/1940, Wed	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/2/1940, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/1940, Mon	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/15/1940, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/16/1940, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/1940, Mon	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/1940, Tue	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/1940, Wed	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/1940, Thu	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.