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Farmers' Day – August 8Idd El Fitr or Eid al-Fitr – (Different dates each year)Islamic holiday: End of RamadanMwalimu Nyerere Day – October 14National holiday in honor of the first president of Tanzania after gaining independence. Thisholiday includes the climax of the Uhuru Torch Race. The Uhuru Torch symbolizes freedom andlight. It was first lit in 1961 on top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The race is held each year startingfrom different places in the country.Indepedence Day (Republic Day) – December 9Idd-El-Hadji or Eid al-Adha – (Different days each year)Islamic holiday: Feast of SacrificeChristmas Day – December 25Boxing Day – December 26Source: http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2009/tanzania.htmSource: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/historyf.htmlSource: http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2008/03/20/110746.htmlSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba_Saba_DaySource: http://www.qppstudio.net/public-holidays-news/tanzania_001276.htmSource: http://www.tanzania.go.tz/profile.htmlSource: http://africanlanguages.com/swahili/Government: Since the mid-1990s, Tanzania has been a multiparty democracy.The current capital of Tanzania is Dodoma—officially, but not completely. Plans were made in1973 to move the capital from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam to the more centrally located cityof Dodoma, but it was not until 1996 that the move was made official. However, despite the factthat the National Assembly meets in Dodoma, many government ministries are still based in Dares Salaam.The islands of Zanzibar are an autonomous part of Tanzania. Zanzibar has its own executive,legislative, and judicial systems. Zanzibar governs itself on issues that do not affect the countryas a whole.Tanzania is organized into 26 regions: 21 on the mainland, 3 on Zanzibar (Unguja) island, and 2on Pemba Island.In order to provide for more local authority, the Tanzanian government created district councils,also referred to as "local government authorities." There are 114 councils operating in 99districts. Of those 114 councils, 92 are rural, and 22 are urban. The urban units are furtherclassified as city, municipal, and town councils.Executive Branch