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1 JANUARY.

 

  • Year's Day-January 1st, a public holiday

  • 12th January, Zanzibar Revolution Anniversary, a public holiday to celebrate when the Sultan of Zanzibar was overthrown

3 MARCH.

 

  • Maulid Day/Mawlid Day-late march, a regious public holiday

  • Good Friday/Easter Monday-late March/early April, religious holiday.

4 APRIL.

 

  • 17th April, Karume Day 

  • Union Day - April 26th, the anniversary of this day in 1964, when Tanganyika and Zanzibar officially became one part of the United Republic of Tanzania

5 MAY.

 

  • Workers Day-1st May a public holiday

7 JULY.

 

  • Saba Saba Day, a public holiday held on the 7th of July to celebrate the founding of the Tanganyika African National Union in 1954

8 AUGUST.

 

  • Farmer's Day (Nane Nane), held on 8th of August. A major trade fair for farmers.

12 DECEMBER.

  • Independence Day, a public holiday held on 9th of December to celebrating the country's independence from Great Britain in 1961

  • Christmas, a public holiday on 25th and 26th of December

10 OCTOBER.

 

  • Nyerere Day, a public holiday held on 14th October honouring the country's first president

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