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Public holidays in Tanzania are in accordance with the Public Holidays Act,[1][2] amended among others in December 1964,[3] August 1966,[4] July 2022,[5] and are observed throughout the nation.
Background
[edit]The President of Tanzania may declare additional holidays at his or her discretion, as stated in article 3 of the Public Holidays Act,[1][2] for example, during the general election day. A recent example of this was on 4 November 2015 where President Kikwete announced a national holiday for the next day to celebrate Magufuli winning the presidential election.[6]
Karume day, Saba saba day and Nyerere day do not appear in the Public Holidays Act,[1][2] and are declared by the President. This happens however traditionally every year.[7][8][9][10]
General list
[edit]| Date | English name (Names from the Public Holiday Act are in bold, if available) | Swahili name[11][12] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Mwaka mpya | |
| 12 January | Revolution Day Zanzibar Revolution Day | Sikukuu ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar | Zanzibar Revolution. End of the Sultanate of Zanzibar |
| 7 April | Karume Day | Siku ya Karume | Assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume |
| Friday before Easter | Good Friday | Ijumaa Kuu | Crucifixion of Jesus |
| Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | Jumatatu ya Pasaka | The resurrection of Christ |
| 26 April | Union Day | Sikukuu ya Muungano | The unification of Tanganyika and the People's Republic of Zanzibar in 1964 |
| 1 May | International Worker’s Day | Sikukuu ya Wafanyakazi | |
| 7 July | Saba Saba Day Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair Day Industry’s Day[13] | Saba Saba | Climax of the annual Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair |
| 8 August | Peasant’s Day Nane Nane Day | Nane Nane | |
| 14 October | Nyerere Day | Siku ya Nyerere | Death anniversary of Julius Nyerere, the father of the nation |
| 9 December | Independence and Republic Day | Sikukuu ya Uhuru na Jamhuri | End of British rule in 1961 |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Krismasi | Commemoration of the birth of Jesus |
| 26 December | Boxing Day | Siku ya kufungua Zawadi | |
| 12 Rabi' al-awwal * | Maulidi Day | Maulidi | Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday |
| 1 Shawwal and 2 Shawwal * | Id-ul-Fitr | Idd el Fitri | End of the holy month of Ramadan. Breaking of the Fast. 2 days. |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijja * | Id-el-Haj | Idd el Haji | Feast of Sacrifice |
| * denotes subject to the sighting of the moon | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Public Holidays Act (Chapter 35)" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ a b c Public Holidays Act. 2002-07-31. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "An act to amend the Public Holidays Ordinance" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "An act to amend the Public Holidays Ordinance" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Laws Revision (Rectification of Printing Errors) (Public Holidays Act [Cap. 35 R.E 2002]) Notice, 2022. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania - Tovuti Rasmi ya Rais". ikulu.go.tz. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- ^ "Public Holidays 2023" (PDF). Bank of Tanzania. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Public Holidays". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN TANZANIA - 2025" (PDF). Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Tanzania Public & Private Holidays in 2025 (Full List)". edarabia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Sikukuu za Kitaifa Tanzania 2024 - HABARI FORUM". 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "PMO | Matukio ya Kitaifa". www.pmo.go.tz. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
- ^ "Saba Saba Day in Tanzania in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
