| 1/2/1949, Sun | Public Holiday |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 1/3/1949, Mon | New Year's Day: Actual Observance Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 4/15/1949, Fri | Good Friday |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 4/16/1949, Sat | Holy Saturday |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 4/17/1949, Sun | Easter |
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- A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
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| 4/18/1949, Mon | Easter Monday |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 5/2/1949, Mon | Labour Day: Actual Observance Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 5/26/1949, Thu | Ascension Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 7/1/1949, Fri | Sir Seretse Khama Day |
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- A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
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| 7/18/1949, Mon | President's Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 7/19/1949, Tue | Day after President's Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 9/30/1949, Fri | Botswana Day |
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- A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
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| 10/1/1949, Sat | Day after Botswana Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 12/25/1949, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Note
- A statutory public holiday.
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| 12/26/1949, Mon | Christmas Day: Additional Observance Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 12/26/1949, Mon | Boxing Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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| 12/27/1949, Tue | Boxing Day: Additional Observance Day |
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- A statutory public holiday.
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