Holidays in Namibia
This is an overview of the national holidays in Namibia .
These are set out in the "Public Holidays Act 26" of 1990 and the "Public Holidays Amendment Act 16, 2004". Among other things, it also stipulates that if a public holiday falls on a Sunday , the following Monday is a public holiday. In addition, additional public holidays can be set for one year by the President. So far, this has been the case with every parliamentary and presidential election .
September 28th has a special position. This " Day of the Namibian Child " was announced by public notice, but is not a public holiday. In 2004, Human Rights Day was renamed “Namibian Women's Day and International Human Rights Day”.
May 28 (as of May 2017), in memory of the closure of all concentration camps in German South West Africa in 1908, is to be a national holiday as the "Genocide Day". Such an unofficial holiday was celebrated for the first time on May 30, 2017. In February 2020, the introduction as a public holiday was decided in principle.
Fixed holidays
| date | designation |
|---|---|
| January 1st |
New Year's Day New Years Day |
| March 21st |
Independence Day Independence Day |
| 1st of May |
Labor Day Workers' Day |
| May 4th |
Cassinga Day Cassinga Day |
| 25. May |
Africa Day Africa Day |
| May 28, 1 |
Genocide Remembrance Genocide Remembrance Day |
| 26th of August |
Heroes' Heroe's Day |
| 10th of December | Day of the Namibian women and international Human Rights Day Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day |
| 25 December |
Christmas Christmas |
| December 26th |
Family Day Family Day |
1 Submitted to the National Assembly for final decision (as of 2020).
Moving Holidays
| designation | description |
|---|---|
|
Good Friday Good Friday |
Christian holiday |
|
Easter Monday Easter Monday |
Christian holiday |
|
Ascension Ascension Day |
Christian holiday |
| designation | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | from | to | Distance (days) |
Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Friday | April 19 | 04/10 | 04/02 | April 15 | 04/07 | 29.03. | April 18 | 04/03 | 26.03. | 04/14 | 30.03. | March 20 | 04/23 | −2 | Fr. |
| Easter Monday | 04/22 | April 13th | 05.04. | April 18 | 04/10 | 04/01 | 04/21 | 06.04. | 29.03. | 04/17 | 04/02 | 23.03. | 04/26 | +1 | Mon |
| Ascension of Christ | 05/30 | 05/21 | 13.05. | May 26th | May 18 | 09.05. | 05/29 | 14.05. | 06.05. | 25.05. | 05/10 | 04/30 | 03.06. | +39 | do |