National Holidays

Question 1

What holiday is on the 21st March.

Answer 1

Human Rights Day.

Question 2

Why do we celebrate Human Rights Day?

Answer 2

Respects the Sharpville Incident. Where people were killed when protesting against the Pass Laws.

Question 3

What holiday is on the 1st May?

Answer 3

Workers Day.

Question 4

What date is Freedom Day on?

Answer 4

27th April. Celebration of the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994.

Question 5

What date is Youth Day?

Answer 5

16th June. Commemorates a protest which resulted in a wave of protests across the country known as the Soweto uprising of 1976.

Question 6

What is on the 9th August?

Answer 6

Women Day. When women marched to the Union Building.

Question 7

When is Heritage Day?

Answer 7

24th September. South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions.

Question 8

What do we celebrate on the 16th December?

Answer 8

Day of Reconciliation. Celebrates reconciliation and national unity for the country.