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🇿🇦 Day of Reconciliation in South Africa
Promotes reconciliation and national unity
Date in South Africa
December 16
Instituted1995
A public holiday in South Africa promoting national unity and reconciliation.
Historically significant to both Afrikaners (Battle of Blood River) and the ANC (formation of armed wing)
How Day of Reconciliation is observed in South Africa
Historical significance
Originally celebrated by Afrikaners, it became a national holiday in 1994 to foster reconciliation post-apartheid.
Public life in South Africa
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
Types of celebration
National
Formerly known as
Day of the VowDay of the CovenantDingaan's Day