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Germany vs South Africa Public Holidays 2026
Germany and South Africa share 6 public holidays in 2026, including New Year's Day. Germany has 3 days off the other doesn’t, and South Africa has 7 days off. Days where both are off shade darkest below.
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- Thu Jan 1New Year's Day
- Fri Apr 3Good Friday
- Mon Apr 6Easter Monday · Family Day
- Fri May 1Labour Day · Workers' Day
- Fri Dec 25Christmas Day
- Sat Dec 26Boxing Day · Day of Goodwill
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- Thu 1🇩🇪New Year's Day
- Thu 1🇿🇦New Year's Day
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- Thu 12🇩🇪Women's Carnival Dayobservance
- Sat 14🇩🇪Valentine's Dayobservance
- Mon 16🇩🇪Shrove Mondayobservance
- Tue 17🇩🇪Shrove Tuesdayobservance
- Wed 18🇩🇪Ash Wednesdayobservance
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- Sat 21🇿🇦Human Rights Day
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- Thu 2🇩🇪Maundy Thursdayobservance
- Fri 3🇩🇪Good Friday
- Fri 3🇿🇦Good Friday
- Sun 5🇩🇪Easter Sundayobservance
- Sun 5🇿🇦Easter Sundayobservance
- Mon 6🇩🇪Easter Monday
- Mon 6🇿🇦Family Day
- Mon 27🇿🇦Freedom Day
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- Fri 1🇩🇪Labour Day
- Fri 1🇿🇦Workers' Day
- Sun 10🇩🇪Mother's Dayobservance
- Sun 10🇿🇦Mother's Dayobservance
- Thu 14🇩🇪Ascension Day
- Sun 24🇩🇪Pentecostobservance
- Mon 25🇩🇪Whit Monday
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- Tue 16🇿🇦Youth Day
- Sun 21🇿🇦Father's Dayobservance
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- Sat 18🇿🇦Nelson Mandela Dayobservance
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- Sun 9🇿🇦National Women's Day
- Mon 10🇿🇦Public Holiday
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- Thu 24🇿🇦Heritage Day
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- Sat 3🇩🇪National Holiday
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- Sun 1🇩🇪All Saints' Dayobservance
- Mon 2🇩🇪All Souls' Dayobservance
- Wed 11🇩🇪Saint Martinobservance
- Sun 15🇩🇪Memorial Dayobservance
- Wed 18🇩🇪Day of Prayer and Repentanceobservance
- Sun 22🇩🇪Totensonntagobservance
- Sun 29🇩🇪1. Adventobservance
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- Sun 6🇩🇪2. Adventobservance
- Sun 13🇩🇪3. Adventobservance
- Wed 16🇿🇦Day of Reconciliation
- Sun 20🇩🇪4. Adventobservance
- Fri 25🇩🇪Christmas Day
- Fri 25🇿🇦Christmas Day
- Sat 26🇩🇪Boxing Day
- Sat 26🇿🇦Day of Goodwill
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