| 1/1/1997, Wed | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/21/1997, Fri | Human Rights Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/23/1997, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/28/1997, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/30/1997, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/31/1997, 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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| 4/27/1997, Sun | Freedom Day / National Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/28/1997, Mon | Freedom Day / National Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/1/1997, Thu | Worker's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/16/1997, Mon | Youth Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/9/1997, Sat | National Woman's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/24/1997, Wed | Heritage Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/16/1997, Tue | Day of Reconciliation |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1997, Wed | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1997, Thu | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1997, Fri | Day of Goodwill |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1997, Wed | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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