2008 Holidays and Events in Botswana

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2008, Tue	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	1/2/2008, Wed	Public Holiday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/21/2008, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/22/2008, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/23/2008, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	3/24/2008, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/2008, Thu	Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	5/1/2008, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/1/2008, Tue	Sir Seretse Khama Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Honours Sir Seretse Khama, first President of Botswana (d. 1980).
	7/21/2008, Mon	President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	7/22/2008, Tue	Day after President's Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	9/30/2008, Tue	Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday (Botswana Independence Day). Commemorates Botswana's independence from Britain on 30 September 1966.
	10/1/2008, Wed	Day after Botswana Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/25/2008, Thu	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday.
	12/26/2008, Fri	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday.