Family Day, noun phrase
The name of a public holiday.
1. obsolete. The second Monday in July. Also attributive.
- Note:
- Formerly known as the Queen’s Birthday, this holiday was re-named in 1961 after the establishment of the Republic of South Africa. It was abolished altogether as a holiday in 1973.
1961 Act 68 in Stat. of Rep. of S. Afr. 1046The First Schedule to the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the words ‘Union Day’ of the words ‘Republic Day’ and for the words ‘Queen’s Birthday’ of the words ‘Family Day’.
1973 Govt Gaz. Vol.95 No.3892, 2The first Schedule to the Public Holidays Act, 1952, is hereby amended — (a) by the deletion of..the words ‘Family Day (second Monday in July)’.
2. After 1980: a name given to Easter Monday.
1980 Govt Gaz. Vol.180 No.7060, 3The First Schedule to the principal Act is hereby amended -..(b) by the substitution for the words ‘Easter Monday’ of the words ‘Family Day (the Monday after Easter Sunday)’.
1988 E. Prov. Herald 31 Mar. 1The paper will be published on both public holidays next week — Family Day on Monday and Founders’ Day on Wednesday.
The name of a public holiday.
The second Monday in July. Also attributive.
a name given to Easter Monday.
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