Culture and traditions.

An estimated 70% of the country's citizens identify themselves as Christians. Anglicans, Methodists, and the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa make up the majority of Christians. There are also congregations of Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Seventh-day Adventists, Baptists, the Dutch Reformed Church, Mennonites, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other Christian sects.

According to the 2001 census, the country has around 5,000 Muslims, 3,000 Hindus and 700 Baha'is, all mainly from South Asia. Approximately 20% of citizens espouse no religion. Religious services are well attended in both rural and urban areas.

Besides referring to the language of the dominant people groups in Botswana, Setswana is the adjective used to describe the rich cultural traditions of the Batswana-whether construed as members of the Tswana ethnic groups or of all citizens of Botswana. The Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith has written a number of popular novels  about Botswana that entertain as well as inform the reader about the culture and customs of Botswana.

Date	English name	Local name
1 January	New Year's Day	Ngwaga o mosha'"Gole dzwa in kalanga"
2 January	Public Holiday
varies[42]	Good Friday	Labotlhano yo o molemo'
	Easter Monday
varies[43]	Ascension Day	Tlhatlogo
1 July	Sir Seretse Khama Day
19 July	President's Day	tsatsi la ga tautona
20 July	Public Holiday
30 September	Independence Day	Boipuso
25 December	Christmas	Keresemose"khisimose in kalanga"
26 December/27 December	Boxing Day
The first Monday after Christmas is also a Public Holiday.