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Public holidays in the Bahamas

Public holidays in the Bahamas

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The holidays in The Bahamas include the following:[1]

In the Bahamas, holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday are typically celebrated on the following Monday. Events that fall on a Tuesday typically are celebrated on the previous Monday. Holidays that fall on Wednesdays or Thursdays (with the exception of Independence Day, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day) are celebrated the following Friday.[1]

Public holidays

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Variable dates

  • 2021
    • Easter – April 4[18]
    • Whit Monday – May 24 [19]
    • Labour Day – June 4
    • August Monday – August 2
    • National Heroes' Day – October 11
  • 2022
    • Easter – April 17[18]
    • Labour Day – June 3
    • Whit Monday – June 6 [19]
    • August Monday – August 1
    • National Heroes' Day – October 10
  • 2023
    • Easter – April 9[18]
    • Whit Monday – May 29 [19]
    • Labour Day – June 2
    • August Monday – August 7
    • National Heroes' Day – October 9
  • 2024
    • Easter – March 31[18]
    • Whit Monday – May 20 [19]
    • Labour Day – June 7
    • August Monday – August 5
    • National Heroes' Day – October 14
  • 2025
    • Easter – April 20[18]
    • Labour Day – June 6
    • Whit Monday – June 9[19]
    • August Monday – August 4
    • National Heroes' Day – October 13
  • 2026
    • Easter – April 5[18]
    • Labour Day – June 5
    • Whit Monday –
    • August Monday – August 3
    • National Heroes' Day – October 12
  • 2027
    • Easter – March 28 [18]
    • Labour Day – June 4
    • Whit Monday –
    • August Monday – August 2
    • National Heroes' Day – October 11
  • 2028
    • Easter – April 16[18]
    • Labour Day – June 2
    • Whit Monday –
    • August Monday – August 7
    • National Heroes' Day – October 9
  • 2029
    • Easter – April 1[18]
    • Labour Day – June 1
    • Whit Monday –
    • August Monday – August 6
    • National Heroes' Day – October 8

References

  1. [1]
    "Our Holidays". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    Wheatley, Nick. "Guide to Junkanoo: How the Bahamas Celebrates Christmas & New Years". Wandering Wheatleys. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    McLeod, Sheri-kae. "A Guide to Celebrating Christmas in the Bahamas". Culture Trip. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    Sebastian Campbell, Rev. Canon S. (January 16, 2014). "Majority Rule, Let's Celebrate". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Commemorate Majority Rule Day in The Bahamas With Air Unlimited!". Air Unlimited. January 10, 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Good Friday Holiday". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Easter Monday Holiday". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Whit Monday Holiday". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Randal Fawkes Labour Day Holiday". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Randol Fawkes Labour Day Parade Photos". The Bahamas Weekly. June 9, 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  11. [11]
    "1973: Bahamas' sun sets on British Empire". British Broadcasting Corporation. July 9, 1973. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Bahamian Independence Day". Chiff. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Emancipation Day/August Monday Holiday". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  14. [14]
    "Blacks Celebrate Freedom Whites Celebrate Enlightenment – Emancipation Day 1937". Bahamianology. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  15. [15]
    Longley, Ginelle (October 6, 2018). "38 national heroes to be awarded". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  16. [16]
    "National Heroes Day Holiday". The Bahamas. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  17. [17]
    "Bahamas Junkanoo Festival: Your Guide To Attending Boxing Day & New Year's Day Parades (2019-2020)". Tru Bahamian Food Tours. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  18. [18]
    Methodology, US Census Bureau-Center for Statistical Research and. "Dates of Easter from 1600 to 2099 - X-13ARIMA-SEATS Seasonal Adjustment Program - US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  19. [19]
    "Whit Monday in The Bahamas". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.


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