Public Holidays in South Sudan

Public Holidays South Sudan

There are 14 public holidays in South Sudan. 3 of the most important days are South Sudan observes SPLA (Sudan People’s Liberation Army) Day on 16 May to commemorate the beginning of the formation of the SPLA on that date in 1983. This began a civil war in Sudan that lasted around 20 years. Independence Day on 9 July, the day in 2011 when it separated from Sudan to become an independent nation. This was the result of a two-decades-long civil war between north and south in which many thousands of people perished. And on 30 July is Martyrs’ Day in South Sudan, a day set aside to remember those who gave their lives to liberate the country from oppression imposed on them from the north. It commemorates the sacrifice of those who rebelled against Sudan’s Sharia Law and forced conversion policy and won the freedom of their homeland after decades of bloody struggle. Other public holidays are:

New Year's Day 1 January

Good Friday Varies Yearly

Holy Saturday Varies Yearly

Easter Sunday Varies Yearly

Easter Monday Varies Yearly

Labour Day 1 May

Sudan People's Liberation Army Day 16 May

Independence Day 9 July

Martyrs' Day 30 July

Eid-al-Fitr Varies Yearly

Eid-al-Adha Varies Yearly

Christmas Eve 24 December