National Women's Day in South Africa - 2023
09 Aug 2023, Wednesday
National Women's Day is a public holiday in South Africa
How many days ago was National Women's Day 2023? [Countup]
How many months ago was National Women's Day 2023?
8 Months, 7 Days
How many weeks ago was National Women's Day 2023?
35 Weeks, 6 Days
How many days ago was National Women's Day 2023?
251 Days
How many hours ago was National Women's Day 2023?
6,024 Hours
How many minutes ago was National Women's Day 2023?
361,440 Minutes
When was National Women's Day in South Africa 2023?
09 August 2023, Wednesday
About: National Women's Day
National Women's Day is a South African public holiday celebrated annually on 9 August. The day commemorates the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country's pass laws that required South Africans defined as "black" under The Population Registration Act to carry an internal passport, known as a passbook, that served to maintain population segregation, control urbanisation, and manage migrant labour during the apartheid era. The first National Women's Day was celebrated on 9 August 1995. In 2006, a reenactment of the march was staged for its 50th anniversary, with many of the 1956 march veterans.
| Observed by | South Africa |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 August |
| date | 9 August |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 9 August 1995 |
| Wikidata description | public holiday in South Africa |
| Wikidata id | Q1856490 |
| Wikidata label | National Women's Day |
| Wikidata aliases | Array |
National Women's Day (2023) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 09 Aug, Wednesday | National Women's Day | National holiday |