África do Sul (Cabo Setentrional) : feriados, fechamento de bancos, as férias escolares

Feriado secular : Majuba Day: Celebrates the end of the First Boer War. All set up for a sequel in May in Orania only

Feriado secular : On this day in 1960 the police killed 69 people at Sharpeville who were participating in a protest against the pass laws. Many were shot in the back. The carnage made world headlines. Four days later the government banned black political organizations, many leaders were arrested or went into exile. During the Apartheid era there were human rights abuses by all sides; Human Rights Day is but one step to ensure that the people of South Africa are aware of their human rights and to ensure that such abuses never again occur. [http://africanhistory.about.com]

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Feriado secular : Founder’s Day: A day to commemorate Jan van Riebeeck. Can’t see it catching on outside of Orania. in Orania only

Católica ou Protestante : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

Feriado secular : It was typical in South Africa to take a day off of work after Easter. This day, which is also known as Easter Monday, was renamed as Family Day in 1995. This extra day off for the holiday was meant to give families more quality family time together and to allow them to go on vacations with friends and family.

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Feriado secular : As primeiras eleições livres tiveram lugar em 1994. Sul-africanos de todas as raças foram autorizados a determinar o futuro da sua democracia. Nelson Mandela foi eleito presidente.

Feriado secular : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

Feriado secular : Ascension Day in Orania only

Feriado secular : Bitter Enders’ Day: No, not for the people who stuck with the last few episodes of Game of Thrones. This pays tribute to the end of the Second Boer War in Orania only

Feriado secular : In 1975 protests started in African schools after a directive from the then Bantu Education Department that Afrikaans had to be used on an equal basis with English as a language of instruction in secondary schools. The issue, however, was not so much the Afrikaans as the whole system of Bantu education which was characterised by separate schools and universities, poor facilities, overcrowded classrooms and inadequately trained teachers. On 16 June 1976 more than 20 000 pupils from Soweto began a protest march. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday Previously known as Soweto Day.

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Feriado secular : Comemora a 9 de agosto de 1956 quando mulheres participaram de uma marcha nacional a petição contra leis pass (legislação que exigia pessoas africanas carregar um documento para 'provar' que eles foram autorizados a entrar em uma área de' branca'

Feriado secular : Linguistics Day: Dedicated to the heritage and culture of the Afrikaans language. in Orania only