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 15th if Lantern Festival happens on February 14th): Valentine's Day

• March 8: International Women's Day

• March 17 (March 18th 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

References

1. List