1947 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1947, Wed	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/1947, Thu	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/4/1947, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/5/1947, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/6/1947, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/7/1947, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/1947, Thu	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/15/1947, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/1947, Tue	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/21/1947, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/22/1947, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/1947, Tue	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/1947, Wed	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/1947, Thu	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/1947, Fri	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.