Wants to know the official public holidays in Namibia? Or what exactly are school holiday dates in Namibia?
A public holiday in Namibia is a holiday generally established by Namibian law makers and is typically a non working day during the year.
The public holidays in Namibia are generally days to celebrate an occasion, such as the anniversary of a historical event (eg: Independence day), or can be a religious celebration such as Christmas.
A comprehensive list of public holidays in Namibia with short description of respective holidays including Namibian festivals are listed on this website.
National Holidays in Namibia |
Festivals in Namibia |
Namibian Public Holidays
Namibian National Holidays
The Namibian National Day is a designated date on the 21 March (1990) to celebrate the Independence Day of Namibia.
Often this public holiday in Namibia is not called as National Day. In spite of this, the banks, schools in addition to other public buildings will be closed.
The 1st of January is celebrated as The New Year in Namibia to mark the beginning of a new calendar year.
May Day is another countrywide holiday in Namibia which is observed to commemorate the successes of the labour movement.
Festivities In Namibia
Christmas Day is a public holiday in the majority of the nations around the world and observed on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus.
The Orthodox Christian and Western-Roman Catholic patronal feast day or 'name day' are celebrated in each place's patron saint's day, in accordance with the Calendar of saints.
The most important holidays for Muslims in Namibia are Eid ul-Fitr. This is celebrated straight after the end of Ramadan and Eid al-Adha which is celebrated at the conclusion of the Hajj.
Diwali (Festival of Light) is among the biggest holidays observed by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs who reside in Namibia.
Jews who live in Namibia celebrate many festivals: the Passover (Spring Feasts of Pesach) and Shavuot,
the Rosh Hashanah (beginning of the Year), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Sukkot (Tabernacles), and Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day of Assembly).