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The [[President of Tanzania]] may declare additional holidays at his or her discretion, for example, during the general election day. The [[President of Zanzibar]] may do the same within the semi-autonomous islands of [[Zanzibar]].<ref>{{cite news | date=13 January 2014 | title=JK: It's public holiday to celebrate Z'bar Revolution | url=http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=63665 | newspaper=The Guardian | access-date=12 December 2014 }}</ref> A recent example of this was on 4 November 2015 where President Kikwete announced a national holiday for the next day to celebrate Magufuli winning the presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Tovuti Rasmi ya Rais|url = http://ikulu.go.tz/index.php/media/press_details/1971|website = ikulu.go.tz|access-date = 2015-11-04}}</ref>
The [[President of Tanzania]] may declare additional holidays at his or her discretion, for example, during the general election day. The [[President of Zanzibar]] may do the same within the semi-autonomous islands of [[Zanzibar]].<ref>{{cite news | date=13 January 2014 | title=JK: It's public holiday to celebrate Z'bar Revolution | url=http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=63665 | newspaper=The Guardian | access-date=12 December 2014 }}</ref> A recent example of this was on 4 November 2015 where President Kikwete announced a national holiday for the next day to celebrate Magufuli winning the presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Tovuti Rasmi ya Rais|url = http://ikulu.go.tz/index.php/media/press_details/1971|website = ikulu.go.tz|access-date = 2015-11-04}}</ref>


==General list<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bot.go.tz/webdocs/Other/2023%20public%20holidays.pdf |title=Public Holidays 2023 |publisher=Bank of Tanzania |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foreign.go.tz/tanzania/category/public-holidays |title=Public Holidays |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation |access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>==
==General list==
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| Religious holiday
| Religious holiday
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| National holiday
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! width=100px|Date !! width=180px|Name !! Notes
! width=100px|Date !! Name
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|1 January
|1 January
|[[New Year's Day]]
|'''[[New Year's Day]]'''
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|-
|-
|12 January
|12 January
|[[Zanzibar Revolution]] Day (Zanzibar Revolutionary Day)
|style="background:#FF9"|'''[[Zanzibar Revolution]] Day'''<br/>Zanzibar Revolutionary Day<br/><br/>''(End of the [[Sultanate of Zanzibar]])''
|End of the [[Sultanate of Zanzibar]]
|-
|-
|7 April
|7 April
|Karume Day (Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day)
|'''Karume Day'''<br/>Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day<br/><br/>''(Assassination of Zanzibari President [[Abeid Karume]])''
|Assassination of Zanzibari President [[Abeid Karume]]
|-
|-
|Friday of [[Holy Week]]<br>March or April
|Friday before [[Easter]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Good Friday]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Good Friday]]'''
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|-
|-
⚫
|Monday after [[Easter]]
|Sunday of [[Holy Week]]<br>March or April
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Easter Sunday|Easter]] (Easter Sunday)
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Easter Monday]]'''
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|-
⚫
|Monday after [[Easter]]<br>March or April
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Easter Monday]]
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|-
|-
|26 April
|26 April
⚫
|style="background:#FF9"|'''Union Day'''<br/><br/>''(The unification of [[Tanganyika (1961–1964)|Tanganyika]] and the [[People's Republic of Zanzibar]] in 1964)''
|Union Day
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|The unification of [[Tanganyika (1961–1964)|Tanganyika]] and the [[People's Republic of Zanzibar]] in 1964
|-
|-
|1 May
|1 May
|[[Labour Day]] (International Worker’s Day)
|'''[[Labour Day]]'''<br/>International Worker’s Day
|
|-
|-
|7 July
|7 July
|[[Saba Saba Day]] ([[Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair]] Day)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saba Saba Day in Tanzania in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/tanzania/saba-saba-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=August 23, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|'''[[Saba Saba Day]]'''<br/>[[Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair]] Day<br/>Industry’s Day<ref>{{cite web |title=Saba Saba Day in Tanzania in 2021 |url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/tanzania/saba-saba-day |website=Office Holidays |access-date=August 23, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
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|-
|-
|8 August
|8 August
|[[Nane Nane Day]] (Farmer’s Day, Wakulima ya Nane Nane, Peasant‘s Day)
|'''[[Nane Nane Day]]'''<br/>Farmer’s Day<br/>Wakulima ya Nane Nane<br/>Peasant’s Day
|
|-
|-
|14 October
|14 October
|Nyerere Day (Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day)
|'''Nyerere Day'''<br/>Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day<br/><br/>''(Death anniversary of [[Julius Nyerere]], the father of the nation)''
|Death anniversary of [[Julius Nyerere]], the father of the nation
|-
|-
|9 December
|9 December
⚫
|style="background:#FF9"|'''[[Independence Day]]'''<br/>(End of [[Tanganyika Territory|British rule]] in 1961)
|Independence Day (Republic Day)
⚫
|End of [[Tanganyika Territory|British rule]] in 1961
|-
|-
|25 December
|25 December
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Christmas Day]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Christmas Day]]'''
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|-
|-
|26 December
|26 December
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Boxing Day]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Boxing Day]]'''
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|-
⚫
|10 [[Dhu al-Hijja]]
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|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Eid al-Adha]] (Eid al-Hajj, Feast of the Sacrifice)
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|-
|-
|12 [[Rabi' al-awwal]]
|12 [[Rabi' al-awwal]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Maulid|Maulid Day]] (Prophet Muhammad's Birthday, Birth of the Prophet, Eid-Milad Nnabi)
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Maulid]]'''<br/>Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
|
|-
|-
|1 [[Shawwal]]
|1 [[Shawwal]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Eid al-Fitr]] (Breaking the Fast)
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Eid al-Fitr]]'''<br/>End of Ramadan
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|-
⚫
|10 [[Dhu al-Hijja]]
⚫
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|'''[[Eid al-Adha]]'''<br/>Feast of Sacrifice
|-
|-
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | '''Total:''' {{center|'''{{font color|red|17 days}}'''}}
|{{center|'''{{font color|red|17 days}}'''}}
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|Nyerere Day
|Nyerere Day
|Commemoration of the death anniversary of [[Julius Nyerere]], the father of the nation
|Commemoration of the death anniversary of [[Julius Nyerere]], the father of the nation
|-
|1 [[Muharram]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Islamic New Year]]
|of the birth anniversary of [[Islamic New Year]] Zanzibar
|-
|-
|12 [[Rabi' al-awwal]]
|12 [[Rabi' al-awwal]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Maulid|Maulid Day]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Maulid]]
|Observance of the birth anniversary of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]
|Observance of the birth anniversary of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]
|-
|-
|9 December
|9 December
|style="background:#FF9"|Independence Day
|style="background:#FF9"|[[Independence Day]]
|Celebrating the end of [[Tanganyika Territory|British rule]] in 1961
|Celebrating the end of [[Tanganyika Territory|British rule]] in 1961
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|-
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|12 September*
|12 September*
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Eid al-Adha]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Eid al-Adha]]
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|15 October*
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Islamic New Year]]
|of the birth anniversary of [[Islamic New Year]] Zanzibar
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|-
|14 October
|14 October
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|-
|9 December
|9 December
|style="background:#FF9"|Independence Day
|style="background:#FF9"|[[Independence Day]]
|Celebrating the end of [[Tanganyika Territory|British rule]] in 1961
|Celebrating the end of [[Tanganyika Territory|British rule]] in 1961
|-
|-
|24 December*
|24 December*
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Maulid|Maulid Day]]
|bgcolor="#98FB98"|[[Maulid]]
|Observance of the birth anniversary of [[Muhammad]]
|Observance of the birth anniversary of [[Muhammad]]
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Public holidays in Tanzania are in accordance with the Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act,[1] 1966 and are observed throughout the nation.

Background

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The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966 lists twelve public holidays in its schedule. At present, Tanzania has a total of seventeen public holidays:[2] eight religious holidays, three national holidays, two commemorating the death anniversaries of the inaugural leaders of its constituent states and the remaining four of other national importance.

The President of Tanzania may declare additional holidays at his or her discretion, for example, during the general election day. The President of Zanzibar may do the same within the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar.[3] A recent example of this was on 4 November 2015 where President Kikwete announced a national holiday for the next day to celebrate Magufuli winning the presidential election.[4]

General list[5][6]

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Key
Religious holiday
National holiday
Date Name
1 January New Year's Day
12 January Zanzibar Revolution Day
Zanzibar Revolutionary Day

(End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar)
7 April Karume Day
Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day

(Assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume)
Friday before Easter Good Friday
Monday after Easter Easter Monday
26 April Union Day

(The unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964)
1 May Labour Day
International Worker’s Day
7 July Saba Saba Day
Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair Day
Industry’s Day[7]
8 August Nane Nane Day
Farmer’s Day
Wakulima ya Nane Nane
Peasant’s Day
14 October Nyerere Day
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Day

(Death anniversary of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation)
9 December Independence Day
(End of British rule in 1961)
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day
12 Rabi' al-awwal Maulid
Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
1 Shawwal Eid al-Fitr
End of Ramadan
10 Dhu al-Hijja Eid al-Adha
Feast of Sacrifice
Total:
17 days

List for 2020

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Key National holiday
Religious holiday
A banner with Maulid greetings in Kisutu, Dar es Salaam.
Revolution Day military parade at Amaan Stadium in Unguja, Zanzibar.
Date Name Notes
1 January New Year's Day
12 January Zanzibar Revolution Day Marking the end of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
7 April Karume Day Commemoration of the assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume
Friday of Holy Week
March or April 		Good Friday Commemorating the Crucifixion of Jesus
Monday after Easter
March or April 		Easter Monday Day compensating for the Sunday commemoration of the resurrection of Christ
26 April Union Day The unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964
1 May Labour Day
1 Shawwal Eid al-Fitr Marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan
Breaking of the Fast
7 July Saba Saba Day[8] Climax of the annual Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair
8 August Nane Nane Day Farmers' Day
14 October Nyerere Day Commemoration of the death anniversary of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation
12 Rabi' al-awwal Maulid Observance of the birth anniversary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
9 December Independence Day Celebrating the end of British rule in 1961
25 December Christmas Day Commemoration of the birth of Jesus
26 December Boxing Day

List for 2016

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Key National holiday
Religious holiday
Date Name Notes
1 January New Year's Day
12 January Zanzibar Revolution Day Marking the end of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
25 March Good Friday Commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus
28 March Easter Monday Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus
7 April Karume Day Commemoration of the assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume
26 April Union Day The unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964
1 May Labour Day
7 July Saba Saba Day Climax of the annual Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair
6 July* Eid al-Fitr Marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan (2 days)
8 August Nane Nane Day Farmers' Day
12 September* Eid al-Adha
14 October Nyerere Day Commemoration of the death anniversary of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation
9 December Independence Day Celebrating the end of British rule in 1961
24 December* Maulid Observance of the birth anniversary of Muhammad
25 December Christmas Day Commemoration of the birth of Jesus
26 December Boxing Day

* denotes subject to the sighting of the moon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966" (PDF). Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ^ "PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN TANZANIA 2017". Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania Washington D.C. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ^ "JK: It's public holiday to celebrate Z'bar Revolution". The Guardian. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Tovuti Rasmi ya Rais". ikulu.go.tz. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  5. ^ "Public Holidays 2023" (PDF). Bank of Tanzania. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Public Holidays". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Saba Saba Day in Tanzania in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Saba Saba Day in Tanzania in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
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