2008 Public Holidays, Holy Days & School Terms
| School terms |
First term |
Second term |
Third term |
Fourth term |
|
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Northern Cape |
16 Jan – 20 Mar |
14 Apr – 27 Jun |
14 Jul – 26 Sep |
6 Oct – 5 Dec |
|
Free State
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
Limpopo
North West |
9 Jan – 20 Mar |
14 Apr – 20 Jun |
14 Jul – 26 Sep |
6 Oct – 5 Dec |
| Christian Holy Days |
2007 |
|
| Good Friday |
21 March |
| Easter Sunday |
23 March |
| Ascension Day |
1 May |
| Pentacostal celebration |
11 May |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
| Hindu Holy Days |
2007 |
| Makarsankranti |
14 January |
| Thai Pongai |
15 January |
| Thai Poosam Kavady |
22 January |
| Vasant Panchami |
11 February |
| Maha Shivaratri |
6 March |
| Holika Dahan |
21 March |
| Panguni Uthiram |
21 March |
Hindi/Telugu New Year
Ramayan week begins |
6 April |
| Sri Ram Navmi |
27 March |
| Tamil New Year |
13 April |
| Sri Hanuman Jayanti |
14 April |
Chitra Paruvam
Hanuman Javanti |
20 April |
| Vaikasi Visagam |
19 May |
| Nirjala Ekadasi |
14 June |
| Guru Purnima |
18 July |
| Naag Panchami |
6 August |
| Varalaksmi Vratham |
15 August |
| Raksha Bandhan |
16 August |
| Gita Week begins |
17 August |
| Krishna Astami |
24 September |
| Maha Ganesh Chaturti |
3 September |
| Pithar Paksh |
16 Sept – 29 Sept |
| Mahalaya Paksham |
16 Sept – 29 Sept |
| Purattasi |
16 Sept – 14 Oct |
| Navaratri starts |
30 September |
| Sri Saraswathi Pooja |
6 October |
| Sri Durga Pooja |
8 October |
| Vijay Dashmi |
9 October |
| Dhan Triayodasi |
26 October |
| Naraka Chaturdashi |
20 October |
| Deepavali/Luxmi Pooja) |
28 October |
Gujurati New Year
Annakuta Govardhan Pooja |
29 October |
| Skanda Sashti |
3 November |
| Prabodhani Ekadasi |
9 November |
| Kartik Purnima |
13 November |
| Gita Jayanthi |
9 December |
| Karthigai Dheepam |
10 December |
|
| Public Holidays |
2008 |
|
| New Year's Day |
1 January |
Tue |
| Human Rights Day |
21 March |
Fri |
| Good Friday |
21 Marchl |
Fri |
| Family Day |
24 March |
Mon |
| Freedom Day |
27 April |
Sun |
| Public Holiday |
28 April |
Mon |
| Worker's Day |
1 May |
Thu |
| Youth Day |
16 June |
Mon |
| National Women's Day |
9 August |
Sat |
| Heritage Day |
24 September |
Wed |
| Day of Reconciliation |
16 December |
Tue |
| Christmas Day |
25 December |
Thu |
| Day of Goodwill |
26 December |
Fri |
| If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday is observed as a holiday. |
| Jewish Holy Days |
Jewish year 5768 |
| Tu-B'Shvat |
22 January |
| Ta'anit Esther |
20 March |
| Purim |
21 March |
| Pesach |
20 – 27 Apr |
| Lag B'Omer |
23 May |
| Shavuot |
9/10 June |
| Shiva Asar B'Tammuz |
20 July |
| Tisha B'Av |
10 August |
| Jewish year 5769 |
| Rosh Hashana |
30 Sept/1 Oct |
| Tzom Gedalya |
2 October |
| Yom Kippur |
9 October |
| Sukkot-Hoshana Rabba |
14 – 20 Oct |
| Shmini-Atzeret |
21 October |
| Simchat Torah |
22 October |
| Chanuka |
22 – 29 Dec |
| Assarah B'Tevet starts |
6 Jan 09 |
| Islamic Holy Days |
Muslim year 1428 |
| Muharram (Islamic New Year) |
10 January |
| Day of Aashurah |
19 January |
| Birth of Prophet |
21 Marchl |
| Laylatul Méraaj |
30 July |
| Laylatul Bara'ah |
16 August |
| Start of Ramadan |
1 September |
| Eid-ul-Fitr |
1 October |
| Eid-ul-Adha |
8 December |
| 1st Muharram (Islamic New Year) |
29 December |
| All dates are subject to the sighting of the moon. |
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