| 1/1/1878, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/21/1878, Thu | Human Rights Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/14/1878, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/19/1878, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/21/1878, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/22/1878, Mon | Easter Monday (Family Day) |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Called Family Day not Easter Monday in S.A.
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| 4/27/1878, Sat | Freedom Day / National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 5/1/1878, Wed | Worker's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 6/16/1878, Sun | Youth Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 6/17/1878, Mon | Youth Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 8/9/1878, Fri | National Woman's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 9/24/1878, Tue | Heritage Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/16/1878, Mon | Day of Reconciliation |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/24/1878, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1878, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1878, Thu | Day of Goodwill |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/31/1878, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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