| 1/1/1949, Sat | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/21/1949, Mon | Human Rights Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/10/1949, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/15/1949, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/17/1949, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/18/1949, 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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| 4/27/1949, Wed | Freedom Day / National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 5/1/1949, Sun | Worker's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 5/2/1949, Mon | Worker's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/16/1949, Thu | Youth Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 8/9/1949, Tue | National Woman's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/24/1949, Sat | Heritage Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/16/1949, Fri | Day of Reconciliation |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/24/1949, Sat | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1949, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1949, Mon | Day of Goodwill |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/31/1949, Sat | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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