Public holidays in Namibia

{{Short description|None}}

:The following table provides an overview of public holidays in Namibia. These are stipulated in the Public Holidays Act of 1990 (Act 26 of 1990) of the Namibian National Assembly. When a public holiday fall on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as a public holiday. In addition, the president of Namibia may declare additional public holidays to be observed in specific years.Nationoal Assembly - [https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/85759/96202/F804948149/NAM85759.pdf Promulgation of Public Holidays Act of 1990 (Act 26 of 1990) of the National Assembly]. Retrieved 01/11/2023{{Cite web |title=National Holidays {{!}} Namibia |url=https://www.un.int/namibia/namibia/national-holidays |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.un.int}}

class="wikitable"

! Date

! English Name

!Comment

1 January

|New Year's Day

21 March

|Independence Day

variable

|Good Friday

|2 days before Easter Sunday

variable

|Easter Monday

|1 day after Easter Sunday

1 May

|Workers' Day

4 May

|Cassinga Day

variable

|Ascension Day

|39 days after Easter Sunday

25 May

|Africa Day

28 May

|Genocide Remembrance Day

26 August

|Heroes' Day

10 December

|Human Rights Day

25 December

|Christmas Day

26 December

|Family Day

References

{{reflist}}

{{Africa in topic|Public holidays in}}

Category:Society of Namibia

Category:Culture of Namibia

Namibia

{{Namibia-stub}}