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==Background==
==Background==
The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966 listed twelve public holidays in its schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/2234/Public%20Holidays%20Ordinance%20-%201966%20Amendment.pdf |title=The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966 |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher=Parliament of Tanzania |accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref> At present, Tanzania has a total 17 public holidays, comprising of eight [[religious holiday]]s, three [[National Day|national holidays]], two commemorating the death anniversaries of the inaugural leaders of its constituent states and the remaining four of other national importance.
The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966 lists twelve public holidays in its schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/docs/2234/Public%20Holidays%20Ordinance%20-%201966%20Amendment.pdf |title=The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966 |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website= |publisher=Parliament of Tanzania |accessdate=11 December 2014}}</ref> At present, Tanzania has a total 17 public holidays, comprising of eight [[religious holiday]]s, three [[National Day|national holidays]], two commemorating the death anniversaries of the inaugural leaders of its constituent states and the remaining four of other national importance.


==List==
==List==

Revision as of 17:01, 11 December 2014

Public holidays in Tanzania are the public holidays observed in Tanzania.[1][2]

Background

The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966 lists twelve public holidays in its schedule.[3] At present, Tanzania has a total 17 public holidays, comprising of 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.

List

Revolution Day military parade
Date Name Notes
1 January New Year's Day
12 January Zanzibar Revolution Day Marking the end of the Sultanate of Zanzibar
13 January* Mawlid Day Observance of the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad
7 April Karume Day Commemoration of the assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume
18 April Good Friday Commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus
21 April Easter Monday
26 April Union Day The unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba in 1964
1 May Labour Day
7 July Saba Saba Day Founding of TANU in 1954 and the climax of the annual Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair
28–29 July* Eid ul-Fitr Marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan (2 days)
8 August Nane Nane Day Farmers' Day
4 October* 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
25 December Christmas Day Commemoration of the birth of Jesus
26 December Boxing Day
Total
17 days

* denotes subject to the sighting of the moon

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tanzania Public Holidays 2014" (PDF). DSE. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Official Public Holidays in Tanzania in 2014". Bank of Tanzania. 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act, 1966" (PDF). Parliament of Tanzania. Retrieved 11 December 2014.