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The Day of Reconciliation is a public holiday in South Africa held annually on 16 December. The holiday came into effect in 1995 after the end of apartheid , with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity for the country. [ 1 ]
December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991. [54] National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
16 December Day of Reconciliation: 1995 Honors both the Black and White soldiers who died in the Battle of Blood River in 1838. [3] 25 December Christmas Day: 1910 26 December Day of Goodwill: 1910 Formerly Boxing Day.
Here is a full list of all December holidays and observances in 2022 besides Christmas. You'll find national, federal and religious dates for your calendar.
Initially called Dingane's Day or Dingaan's Day (Afrikaans: Dingaansdag), 16 December was made an annual national holiday in 1910, before being renamed Day of the Vow in 1982. In 1994, after the end of Apartheid , it was officially replaced by the Day of Reconciliation , an annual holiday also on 16 December.
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The statue was unveiled on the Day of Reconciliation (16 December) 2013, bringing the official mourning period of ten days to a close, after Mandela died on 5 December. [ 1 ] Description
Forecasters at the National Retail Federation predict that holiday retail sales in November and December of this year will grow between 2.5% and 3.5%, setting a record between $979.5 billion and ...