Public holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines explained

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

(2016 dates)

• January 1: New Year's Day
• March 14: National Heroes 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, from the UK in 1979.^[4]
  • December 25: Christmas Day December 26: Boxing Day

Notes and References

1. http://www.journeymart.com/tools/world-holidays/st-vincent.aspx List
2. Web site: National Heroes' Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
3. Web site: Emancipation Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
4. Web site: Independence Day in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.