Holiday Guide for Botswana in 2019

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List of National Holidays in Botswana in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Botswana: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday April 19th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday Botswana: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 22nd  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Botswana: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Botswana: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 30th Ascension Botswana: Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven thirty nine days after his crucifixion
	Monday July 1st  Long Weekend!  Sir Seretse Khama Day Botswana: Seretse Khama founded the Botswana Democratic Party in 1962 and became Prime Minister in 1966
	Monday July 15th  Long Weekend!  President's Day Botswana: The current president of Botswana is Mokgweetsi Masisi. He has been president since April 2018
	Tuesday July 16th President's Day Holiday Botswana: The second day of President's Day Holidays is celebrated on the Tuesday after the third Monday in July
	Monday September 30th  Long Weekend!  Botswana Day Botswana: Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain on September 30th 1966
	Tuesday October 1st Botswana Day Holiday Botswana: Second Day of public holidays to mark Botswana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Botswana: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Botswana: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

• If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed as a public holiday
• If 2nd January, 1st October or Boxing Day fall on a Monday, the following Tuesday shall be observed as a public holiday