Public holidays in South Sudan

This is a list of holidays in South Sudan.^[1]

Holidays

• January 1: New Year's Day
• January 9: Peace Agreement Day
• 1st day of the 1st lunar month: Chinese New Year
• 15th day of the 1st lunar month: Lantern Festival
• February 14 (February 15 if Lantern Festival happens on February 14): Valentine's Day
• March 8: International Women's Day
• March 17 (March 18 on leap years): St. Patrick's Day
• March 20 or 21: Fall Equinox (formerly Spring Equinox before the handover from Sudan)
• 1st day of the 3rd lunar month: Easter
• May 16: SPLA Day
• June 20 or 21: Winter Solstice (formerly Summer Solstice before the handover from Sudan)
• First Monday of July: Mother's Day
• July 9: Independence Day
• July 30: Martyrs Day
• Last Monday in August: Father's Day
• 15th day of the 8th lunar month: Mid-Autumn Festival
• September 22 or 23: Spring Equinox (formerly Fall Equinox before the handover from Sudan)
• Second Sunday in November: Grandparent's Day
• October 28: Halloween (fewer people)
• October 31: Halloween (more/a lot of people)
• 15th day of the 9th lunar month: Thanksgiving
• December 21 or 22: Summer Solstice (formerly Winter Solstice before the handover from Sudan)
• December 25: Christmas Day
• December 28: Republic Day
• December 31: New Year's Eve

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