Eswatini : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Thursday June 23, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Tuesday June 28, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday July 22, 2022 | King-Father's Birthday | Secular holiday | |
Friday August 19, 2022 | Winter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday August 26, 2022 | International Trade Fair | Tradeshows | |
Sunday August 28, 2022 | Reed Dance ceremony (Umhlanga) | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday September 6, 2022 | Somhlolo Day | Secular holiday | |
Wednesday September 7, 2022 | Winter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Monday December 12, 2022 | Incwala (Kingship Ceremony) | Secular holiday | |
Thursday December 22, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | Boxing Day | Secular holiday | |
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday June 23, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Tuesday June 28, 2022
School holidays :
King-Father's Birthday
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Friday July 22, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebrates the late King Sobhuza's birthday Not a public holiday when falling on Saturday and Sunday
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday August 19, 2022
School holidays :
International Trade Fair
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Friday August 26, 2022
Tradeshows : Lasts 3 days -
http://sitf.co.sz/ in Manzini
Reed Dance ceremony (Umhlanga)
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Sunday August 28, 2022
Secular holiday : The spectacular event which takes place at Ludzidzinini in the valley of Ezulwini, about 30 kilometres from the capital, Mbabane, attracts the participation of over 9,000 maidens (girls and young women below the age of 22) from across the Kingdom and even beyond its borders, in beaded mini skirts, short enough to cover only the buttocks, and a top exposing either one or both breasts. date to be confirmed
Somhlolo Day
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Tuesday September 6, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebrates the country's independence in 1968
Winter holiday (end)
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Wednesday September 7, 2022
School holidays :
Incwala (Kingship Ceremony)
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Monday December 12, 2022
Secular holiday : The Incwala or first fruit ceremony is the most sacred of all the Swazi ceremonies in which the King plays a dominant part. date is usually set just a few days prior to celebration date to be confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday December 22, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Secular holiday :