National Holidays in Namibia in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Namibia
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Public Holiday
- A public holiday in honour of founding president Sam Nujoma.
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: Public Holiday
- A public holiday in honour of founding president Sam Nujoma.
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: Independence Day
- The holiday celebrates Namibia's independence from South Africa on March 21st 1990.
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Day
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Worker's Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Cassinga Day
- Commemorates the Cassinga Massacre that took place during the Namibian War of Independence on May 4th 1978
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: Cassinga Day (in lieu)
- Commemorates the Cassinga Massacre that took place during the Namibian War of Independence on May 4th 1978
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: Africa Day
- Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
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: Public Holiday (in lieu)
- Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
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: Genocide Memorial Day
- A public holiday to commemorate the Herero and Namaqua Genocide, that took place between 1904-1907.
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: Ascension Day
- This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
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: Heroes Day
- Commemorates the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966
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: Public Holiday
- A national holiday to enable Namibians to take to the polls for the regional council and local authority elections.
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: International Human Rights Day
- Marks the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Day of Goodwill
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
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