Holiday Guide for Botswana in 2019

Botswana 2019

Botswana
2019

Botswana information

Population: 2.35m
Capital: Gaborone
Calling Code: (267)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Botswana pula
Language: English

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: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	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 Dumo Boko. He has been president since November 2024.
	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

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