2021 TANZANIA HOLIDAYS
The next public holiday in Tanzania is
26th April, MondayUnion Day
List of National and Regional Public Holidays of Tanzania in 2021
DAY | DATE | HOLIDAY |
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FridayFri | Jan 01, 2021Jan 01 | New Year's Day |
TuesdayTue | Jan 12, 2021Jan 12 | Zanzibar Revolutionary Day |
FridayFri | Apr 02, 2021Apr 02 | Good Friday |
SundaySun | Apr 04, 2021Apr 04 | Easter Monday |
WednesdayWed | Apr 07, 2021Apr 07 | Karume Day |
MondayMon | Apr 26, 2021Apr 26 | Union Day |
SaturdaySat | May 01, 2021May 01 | labour Day |
ThursdayThu | May 13, 2021May 13 | Eid-al-Fitr |
FridayFri | May 14, 2021May 14 | Eid-al-Fitr Holiday |
WednesdayWed | Jul 07, 2021Jul 07 | Saba Saba |
TuesdayTue | Jul 20, 2021Jul 20 | Eid al-Hajj |
SundaySun | Aug 08, 2021Aug 08 | Nane Nane |
ThursdayThu | Oct 14, 2021Oct 14 | Nyerere Day |
MondayMon | Oct 18, 2021Oct 18 | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday |
ThursdayThu | Dec 09, 2021Dec 09 | Independence Day |
SaturdaySat | Dec 25, 2021Dec 25 | Christmas |
SundaySun | Dec 26, 2021Dec 26 | Boxing Day |
Public Holidays in Tanzania
Union Day
Monday Apr 26, 2021
The upcoming Tanzania holiday Union Day is in 10 days from today.
labour Day
Saturday May 01, 2021
The upcoming Tanzania holiday labour Day is in 15 days from today.
Eid-al-Fitr
Thursday May 13, 2021
The upcoming Tanzania holiday Eid-al-Fitr is in 27 days from today.
2021 Public Holidays Tanzania Service
The above is the list of 2021 public holidays declared in Tanzania which includes federal, regional government holidays and popular observances. We also provide Tanzania holiday calendar for 2021 in Word, Excel, PDF and printable online formats.
The Public Holidays Ordinance (Amended) Act of 1966 provides guidance and recognition of all public holidays observed in the entire East African nation of Tanzania. The Act recognizes a total of seventeen public holidays. Most of these holidays can be classified as religious owing to the fact that they are celebrated by the two dominant faiths in the nation; Christianity and Islam. As such, observance dates may vary depending on the sightings of the moon, and official changes are announced. Sometimes, different interpretations may occur between religious authorities on the assigned day.
The country's constitution also extends powers to the president to declare additional public holidays at their own discretion. This usually happens to mark major national events like inaugurations and the general election day. All employers are expected to follow the directive given. For the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar, similar powers are granted to the President of Zanzibar.
For employees, the law allows them to stay off duty and further states in the Public Holidays Ordinance that if an employee has to work on a public holiday, the employer has to pay the employee twice the employee's basic wage for every hour worked on such day. However, for holidays that fall on Saturdays or Sundays, the law does not compel the employer to cater for any additional pay.
For travelers and people on business engagements, it is prudent to ensure that no major religious or national holiday coincides with their scheduled arrangements as virtually all public and select private establishments are affected by the holidays.