T Minus 109 Today is a public holiday in the UK. I love Bank Holidays – a little treat when we all get a chance to chill. On a morning like this morning when the skies are blue and the outlook is fine, make it even better.
Bank Holiday View
It gives a chance to do family things. Today we are meeting up with my brother and his wife for a day out. It will be good to touch base and obviously with the departure date looming it’s important we keep doing things like this – and fun too! We get lots of a Bank a Holidays close together this time of year, Good Friday, Easter Monday, today (first Monday in May) and the last Monday in a May too (though this is absorbed into Half Term for me. It can be a bit disruptive for teaching my exam groups – this year I teach year 11, 12 and 13 on a Monday – I just hope they’re revising! We will be in Tanzania by the August Bank Holiday – and it got me thinking what are the Public Holidays in Tanzania. I have no idea whether all of these are honoured by the school as there seem to be quite a few which could make teaching interesting. Unlike here in the UK there is no day in lieu of a Saturday or Sunday.
These are the Tanzanian Public Holidays in 2014
The dates here are taken from the Bank of Tanzania website
| 01st Jan | New Year’s Day |
| 12th Jan | Zanzibar Revolution Day |
| 13th Jan | ** Maulid Day |
| 7th Apr | Karume Day |
| 18th Apr | Good Friday |
| 20th Apr | Easter Sunday |
| 21th Apr | Easter Monday |
| 26th Apr | Union Day |
| 1st May | Labour Day |
| 7th July | Saba Saba Day |
| 28th Jul | ** Eid El Fitr |
| 8th Aug | Nane Nane (Farmer’s) Day |
| 04th Oct | ** Eid El Haj |
| 14th Oct | Mwalimu Nyerere Day |
| 9th Dec | Independence Day |
| 25th Dec | Christmas Day |
| 26th Dec | Boxing Day |
** These dates are dependent on the site of the moon
These dates occur within school holidays.
Obviously the dates in 2015 will be slightly different where lunar related. However, I am particularly pleased with the fact that Zanzibar Revolution Day falls on by birthday – so hoping this is celebrated countrywide. 🙂
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Happy Saba Saba Day for 7th May! See you all later 🙂
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I wish we had bank holidays.
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I thought most countries had Public Holidays, independence or National Days etc. Sorry that’s not the case where you are. Have a nice day any way.
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I thought “bank holiday” was a holiday itself. We have 10 national holidays we are off work each year. I just never heard of “Bank Holiday” unless it lumps all holidays under this.
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In the UK a Bank Holiday is the name we give to Public Holidays – we get 8 a year -New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, two in May, August, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (Dec26).
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