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Holidays, Holy days and School terms for 2015
Public Holidays |
2015 |
Day |
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New Year's Day
Human Rights Day
Good Friday
Family Day
Freedom Day
Worker's Day
Youth Day
National Women's Day
Public Holiday
Heritage Day
Day of Reconciliation
Christmas Day
Day of Goodwill
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01 January
21 March
03 April
06 April
27 April
01 May
16 June
09 August
10 August
24 September
16 December
25 December
26 December |
Thu
Sat
Fri
Mon
Mon
Fri
Tue
Sun
Mon
Thu
Wed
Fri
Sat |
If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday is observed as a holiday.
School terms |
First term |
Second term |
Third term |
Fourth term |
| |
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Northern Cape |
21 Jan – 01 Apr |
13 Apr – 26 Jun |
20 Jul – 02 Oct |
12 Oct – 09 Dec |
| |
Free State
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
North West |
14 Jan – 25 Mar |
13 Apr – 26 Jun |
20 Jul – 02 Oct |
12 Oct – 09 Dec |
Christian Holy Days |
2015 |
| |
Ash Wednesday
Palm Sunday
Holy Week (Commence)
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Ascension Day
Pentecost
Whit Monday
All Saints' Day
Christ the King
Advent Sunday (Commence)
Christmas Day |
18 February
29 March
30 March
3 April
5 April
14 May
24 May
25 May
1 November
22 November
29 November
25 December |
Jewish Holy Days |
2015 |
| |
Tu-B'Shvat
Ta'Anit Esther (Fast of Esther)
Purim
Pesach (1st day)
Pesach(2nd day)
Pesach(7th day)
Pesach(8th day)
Yom Hazikaron
Yom Ha'atzmaut
Lag B'Omer
Yom Yerushalaymim
Shavuot (1st day)
Shavuot (2nd day)
Fast of Tammuz (17th Tammuz)
Tish B'Av(Fast of the 10th of Av)
Rosh Hashanah (1st Day)
Rosh Hashanah (2nd day)
Fast of Gadalya
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Succot (1st day)
Succot (2nd day)
HoShana Rabba
Shmini Atzeret
Shimchat Torah
Channukah (1st day)
Channukah (8th day)
Fast of 10th of Tevet |
04 February
04 March
05 March
04 April
05 April
10 April
11 April
22 April
23 April
07 May
17 May
24 May
25 May
05 June
26 July
14 September
15 September
16 September
23 September
28 September
29 September
04 October
05 October
06 October
07 December
14 December
22 December |
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Islamic Holy Days |
Year 2015 |
| |
Milad-Un Nabi Muhammad
Laylatul Meeraji
Ramadan
Lailat ul-Qadr
Eid-Ul-Fitr
Eid-Ul-Adha
1st Muharram
10th Muharram |
03 January
15 May
18 June
13 July
17 July
23 September
14 October
23 November |
All dates are subject to the sighting of the moon.
Hindu Festivals |
2015 |
| |
Makar Sakranti
Maha Shivaratri
Ramayana Week (begins)
Ramanavami
Krishna Janmashthami
Pitr-paksha
Navaratri
Deepavali / Diwali |
14 January
17 February
21 March
28 March
05 September
28 September
13 October
11 November
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