UCT Holidays
UCT Holidays,
Holidays
Public holidays in 2018
Date | Holiday |
Monday, January 1 | New Year’s Day |
Wednesday, March 21 | Human Rights Day |
Friday, March 30 | Good Friday |
Monday, April 2 | Family Day |
Friday, April 27 | Freedom Day |
Tuesday, May 1 | Workers Day |
Saturday, June 16 | Youth Day |
Thursday, August 9 | National Women’s Day |
Monday, September 24 | Heritage Day |
Sunday, December 16 | Day of Reconciliation |
Monday, December 17 | Public Holiday |
Tuesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
Wednesday, December 26 | Day of Goodwill |
Jewish Holidays
Date | Holiday |
1 March | Purim |
31 March | Start of Pesach |
07 April | End of Pesach |
20 May | Start of Shavuot |
21 May | End of Shavuot |
10 September | Rosh Hashana (New Year day 1) |
11 September | Rosh Hashana (New Year day 2) |
19 September | Yom Kippur |
24 -25 September | Sukkot |
26 – 30 September | Sukkot |
03 December | First day of Channukah |
10 December | Last day of Channukah |
Islamic Holidays
Date | Holiday |
16 May | Fasting month of Ramadan (Fasting begins) |
15 June | Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) |
22 August | Eid-al Adha |
Hindu Holidays
Date | Holiday |
14 January | Makar Sankranti |
14 February | Maha Shivaratri |
25 March | Ramayana week begins |
02 September | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
07 November | Deepavali |