1971 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1971, Fri	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/1971, Sat	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/9/1971, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/10/1971, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/11/1971, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/12/1971, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/1971, Sat	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/20/1971, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/1971, Thu	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/19/1971, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/20/1971, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/1971, Thu	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/1971, Fri	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/1971, Sat	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/1971, Sun	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/27/1971, Mon	Boxing Day: Additional Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday.