1979 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1979, Mon	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/1979, Tue	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/13/1979, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/14/1979, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/15/1979, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/16/1979, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/1979, Tue	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/24/1979, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/1979, Sun	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/16/1979, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/17/1979, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/1979, Sun	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/1979, Mon	Botswana Day: Additional Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/1979, Mon	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	10/2/1979, Tue	Day after Botswana Day: Additional Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/1979, Tue	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/1979, Wed	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.

1/1/1979, Mon

New Year's Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

1/2/1979, Tue

Public Holiday

Note: A statutory public holiday.

4/13/1979, Fri

Good Friday

Note: A statutory public holiday.

4/14/1979, Sat

Holy Saturday

Note: A statutory public holiday.

4/15/1979, Sun

Easter

Note: A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.

4/16/1979, Mon

Easter Monday

Note: A statutory public holiday.

5/1/1979, Tue

Labour Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

5/24/1979, Thu

Ascension Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

7/1/1979, Sun

Sir Seretse Khama Day

Note: A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).

7/16/1979, Mon

President's Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

7/17/1979, Tue

Day after President's Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

9/30/1979, Sun

Botswana Day

Note: A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.

10/1/1979, Mon

Botswana Day: Additional Observance Day

Note: A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.

10/1/1979, Mon

Day after Botswana Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

10/2/1979, Tue

Day after Botswana Day: Additional Observance Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

12/25/1979, Tue

Christmas Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.

12/26/1979, Wed

Boxing Day

Note: A statutory public holiday.