| 1/1/1971, Fri | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/21/1971, Sun | Human Rights Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/22/1971, Mon | Human Rights Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/4/1971, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/9/1971, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 4/11/1971, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/12/1971, 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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| 4/27/1971, Tue | Freedom Day / National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 5/1/1971, Sat | Worker's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/16/1971, Wed | Youth Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/9/1971, Mon | National Woman's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/24/1971, Fri | Heritage Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 12/16/1971, Thu | Day of Reconciliation |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1971, Fri | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1971, Sat | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1971, Sun | Day of Goodwill |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/27/1971, Mon | Day of Goodwill: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1971, Fri | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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