| 1/1/1953, Thu | New Year's Day |
- Religion
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- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/21/1953, Sat | Human Rights Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/29/1953, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/3/1953, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/5/1953, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/6/1953, 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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| 4/27/1953, Mon | Freedom Day / National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 5/1/1953, Fri | Worker's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 6/16/1953, Tue | Youth Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 8/9/1953, Sun | National Woman's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 8/10/1953, Mon | National Woman's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 9/24/1953, Thu | Heritage Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/16/1953, Wed | Day of Reconciliation |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/24/1953, Thu | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/25/1953, Fri | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/26/1953, Sat | Day of Goodwill |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/31/1953, Thu | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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