Public holidays in Tanzania

This is a list of public holidays in Tanzania

Date	Name	Description
January 1	New Year's Day
January 12	Zanzibar Revolution Anniversary	Anniversary of the 1964 overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar.
varies	Milad-un-Nabi	Birth of Muhammad
varies	Good Friday	Commemoration of the death of Jesus.
varies	Easter	Commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus.
varies	Easter Monday
April 7	Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day	Commemoration of the assassination of Vice President Sheikh Abeid Karume.
April 26	Union Day	Commemoration of the unification of Zanzibar and Tanganyika into the United Republic of Tanzania, in 1964.
May 1	Workers Day
varies	Eid ul-Fitr	The end of Ramadan.
July 7	Saba Saba Day	A day to mark the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair
August 8	Nane Nane Day	Farmers' Day
varies	Idd el Hajj	Eid al-Adha.
October 14	Nyerere Day	Commemoration of the Father of the Nation Julius Kambarage Nyerere.
December 9	Independence Day		December 25	Christmas Day	Commemoration of the birth of Jesus.
December 26	Boxing Day

See also

• List of holidays by country

References

• The Tanzania National Website