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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan New Year's Day 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 23 Feb Republic Day (Mashramani) 17 Mar Phagwah (Holi) 18 Apr Good Friday 21 Apr Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 5 May Indian Arrival Day 26 May Independence Day 7 Jul CARICOM Day 28 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 1 Aug Emancipation Day 4 Oct Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 24 Oct Diwali (Festival of Lights) 25 Dec Christmas Day 2015 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 23 Feb Republic Day (Mashramani) 5 Mar Phagwah (Holi) 3 Apr Good Friday 6 Apr Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 5 May Indian Arrival Day 26 May Independence Day 6 Jul CARICOM Day 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 1 Aug Emancipation Day 23 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 11 Nov Diwali (Festival of Lights) 25 Dec Christmas Day (a) Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given below are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last up to several days, depending on the region. (b) Hindu festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is not possible to forecast the date of their occurrence exactly. |
