Public holidays in Grenada
This is a list of holidays in Grenada.[1][2]
- January 1: New Year's Day
- February 7: Independence Day, from the U.K. in 1974.
- (variable): Good Friday
- (variable) Easter Monday
- May 1: Labour Day
- May 1: Indian Arrival Day
- (variable): Whit Monday
- (variable): Feast of Corpus Christi[3]
- first Monday of August: Emancipation Day, marks the end of slavery in the British Empire in 1834.[4]
- August 11: Carnival
- October 25: Thanksgiving Day, celebrates the United States invasion of Grenada in 1983.[5]
- December 25: Christmas Day
- December 26: Boxing Day
References
- List
- Government of Grenada: Public holidays and events Archived 2012-06-03 at WebCite
- "Corpus Christi in Grenada in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- "Emancipation Day in Grenada in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- "Thanksgiving in Grenada in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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