Public holidays in Tanzania are in accordance with the Public Holidays Act,
amended among others in December 1964, August 1966, July 2022, and are observed throughout the nation.
Background
The
President of Tanzania
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania () is the head of state and head of government of Tanzania.
Samia Suluhu Hassan, sworn in on 19 March 2021, is the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. She succeeded John ...
may declare additional holidays at his or her discretion, as stated in article 3 of the Public Holidays Act,
for example, during the general election day. A recent example of this was on 4 November 2015 where President Kikwete announced a national holiday for the next day to celebrate Magufuli winning the presidential election.
Karume day, Saba saba day and Nyerere day do not appear in the Public Holidays Act,
and are declared by the President. This happens however traditionally every year.
General list
See also
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List of holidays by country
Below are lists of public holidays by countries.
Current countries
* Public holidays in Afghanistan
* Public holidays in Albania
* Public holidays in Algeria
* Public holidays in Andorra
* Public holidays in Angola
* Public holidays in Antigua ...
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Saba Saba Day
Saba Saba Day on 7 July celebrates the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair held annually on this date in the Saba Saba grounds near Kurasini in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The name refers to a Swahili language, Swahili term which means seven se ...
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Nane Nane Day
Nane Nane Day on 8 August celebrates to recognize the important contribution of farmers to the national Tanzanian economy. Nane Nane means "eight eight" in Swahili, the national language of Tanzania (and of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two cou ...
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Nyerere Day
References
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...