Public holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

This is a list of holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]

(2016 dates)

  • January 1: New Year Day
  • March 14: National Hero′s Day, honors Chief Joseph Chatoyer on the anniversary of his death in 1795.[2]
  • Good Friday (varies each year)
  • Easter Monday (varies each year)
  • May 1: Labour Day
  • Whit Monday (varies each year)
  • First Monday in July: Carnival Monday
  • Day after Carnival Monday: Carnival Tuesday
  • August 1: Emancipation Day, commemorates the liberation of slaves, 1834.[3]
  • October 27: Independence Day, (independence from the UK in 1979).[4]
  • December 25: Christmas Day
  • December 26: Boxing Day

References
  1. List
  2. "National Heroes' Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. "Emancipation Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. "Independence Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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