Public holidays in South Africa
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Holidays in South Africa:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Date !! English name !! Afrikaans name |- | 1 January || New Year's Day || Nuwejaarsdag |- | 21 March || Human Rights Day || Menseregtedag |- | The Friday before Easter Sunday || Good Friday || Goeie Vrydag |- | The day after Easter Sunday || Easter Monday || Paasmaandag |- | 27 April || Freedom Day || Vryheidsdag |- | 1 May || Workers' Day || Werkersdag |- | 16 June || Youth Day || Jeugdag |- | 9 August || National Women's Day || Nasionale VroueDag |- | 24 September || Heritage Day || Erfinisdag |- | 16 December || Day of Reconciliation || Versoeningsdag |- | 25 December || Christmas Day || Kersfees |- | 26 December || Day of Goodwill || Welwillendheidsdag |27 April 1994 ||Original date of Freedom Day||
The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) determines that whenever any public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday.
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