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Public Holidays in Barbados
Barbados public holidays also generally called the Barbados National Bank holidays are observed throughout the year and include the world celebration days like Christmas as well as holidays specific for the Barbados, i.e., Independence Day. If the date of a Barbados public holiday falls on a Sunday, it is generally moved to the following day. Below is a list of the other Barbados Public holidays in 2018 along with their dates and key information.
Detailed Info About Barbados Public Holidays in 2018
- January 1- New Year’s Day is the first of the Barbados Public holidays of the year 2018 and is the most celebrated public holiday.
- January 22- Errol Barrow Day is observed as the Birthday of the former Prime Minister of Barbados.
- March 30- Good Friday is Barbados Public holiday celebrated as the Friday before Easter Sunday.
- April 2- Easter Monday
- April 28- National Heroes Day celebrates 10 key people in the history of Barbados.
- May 1- May Day
- May 21- Whit Monday also known as the Pentecost Monday which is a Christian holiday celebrated a day after Pentecost, also known as Whit Sunday or Whitsunday, which memorializes the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is a moveable Barbados public holiday because it is determined by the date of Easter which is variable.
- August 1- Emancipation Day is a Barbados public holiday which is celebrated as the day on which slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which came into effect on 1st August of the following 1834.
- August 6- Kadooment Day marks the culmination of the Crop Over Festival Season and is the official finale celebration of the season, usually held on the first Monday of August. The word Kadooment is a Bajan term meaning a big occasion filled with fun and merriment. This is enjoyed by the locals and tourists to the extent of being voted as the best carnivals in the Caribbean.
- November 30- Independence Day marks independence from the United Kingdom in 1966.
- December 25- Christmas Day
- December 26- Boxing Day
Although the above information has been recently updated the dates of the Barbados Public holidays can be modified as official changes are announced. Therefore, it is advised to check back regularly for updates.