National Holidays in Namibia in 2019
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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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: 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 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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: Africa Day
- Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
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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 both Presidential and National Assembly 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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: Family Day
- 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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