Public and religious holidays\/holydays recognised by the University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/td>\n	Name of holiday\/holyday<\/strong><\/td>\n	University status<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 1 January<\/td>\n	New Year’s Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday 21 March<\/td>\n	Human Rights Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday 22 March<\/td>\n	Public Holiday<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday 27 March<\/td>\n	Passover (Pesach) day 1**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday 28 March<\/td>\n	Passover (Pesach) day 2**<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 2 April<\/td>\n	Good Friday<\/p>\n Passover (Pesach) day 7**<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday 3 April<\/td>\n	Passover (Pesach) day 8**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday 5 April<\/td>\n	Family Day<\/td>\n	\u00a0University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 14 April<\/td>\n	1st<\/sup>\u00a0Ramadaan (Commencement of Fasting) *<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 27 April<\/td>\n	Freedom Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday 1 May<\/td>\n	Workers\u2019 Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 14 May<\/td>\n	Eid-ul-Fitr (Termination of Fasting) *<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday 17 May<\/td>\n	Shavuoth day 1**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 18 May<\/td>\n	Shavuoth day 2**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 16 June<\/td>\n	Youth Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 21 July<\/td>\n	Eid-ul-Adha (Day of Sacrifice) *<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday 9 August<\/td>\n	National Women’s Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 6 September<\/td>\n	Rosh Hashanah day 1**<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 7 September<\/td>\n	Rosh Hashanah day 2**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 15 September<\/td>\n	Yom Kippur **<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 20 September<\/td>\n	Sukkot (day 1) **<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 21 September<\/td>\n	Sukkot (day 2) **<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 24 September<\/td>\n	Heritage Day<\/td>\n	\u00a0University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday 27 September<\/td>\n	Sh\u2019mini Atzeret**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 28 September<\/td>\n	Simchat Torah**<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 3 November<\/td>\n	Narak Chaturdashi (Diwali-South)<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 4 November<\/td>\n	Luxmi Pooja (Diwali-North)<\/td>\n	<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 16 December<\/td>\n	Day of Reconciliation<\/td>\n	\u00a0University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday 25 December<\/td>\n	Christmas Day<\/td>\n	University closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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