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Barbados Holidays

Independence Day Festively Celebrated in Barbados

Independence Day is a national holiday in Barbados.

Independence Day: November 30

Independence Day is a national holiday in Barbados.

November 30 is celebrated in Barbados as Independence Day, and it is a national holiday. In 1966, Barbados achieved independence from the British, who had controlled Barbados as a colony since 1627.

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Posted on 29 Nov 2011 in : Barbados Holidays,November Holidays

Barbados Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day in the Barbados is a public holiday.

Barbados Emancipation Day: August 3

Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Barbados.

In Barbados, emancipation day is celebrated every year on August 4. This event marks the abolition of the inhuman tradition of slavery. A slave named Bussa led the slave revolt of the island. He is still regarded as a national hero. In honor of him, a statue of him stands on the Emancipation Roundabout in Hagget Hall, St Michael. This day is celebrated all over the island, particularly at the Bussa roundabout. On this spot a grand function is organized every year to commemorate the abolition of slavery. The celebrations include parades, educational displays, speeches and performances.

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Posted on 02 Aug 2011 in : August Holidays,Barbados Holidays

Barbados Kadooment Day

Kadooment Day in the Barbados is a public holiday.

Barbados Kadooment Day: August 2

Kadooment Day is a public holiday in Barbados.

Kadooment Day is a crop over day and the people of Barbados celebrate this day with great vigor and joy. It is a day when the people or the Bajans (as they are more properly known), undertake a total cut of their grown crop. Thus, this day, as according to their culture, is of importance and should be celebrated on a massive scale. Thus, the people of Barbados have a cultural as well as emotional attachment to the celebration of the Kadooment Day. Furthermore, the people celebrate this day with sheer enthusiasm and madness. They dance in the streets and sing their traditional folk songs.

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Posted on 01 Aug 2011 in : August Holidays,Barbados Holidays

Whit Monday Celebrated by Christians Around the Globe

Whit Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world.

Whit Monday: May 24

Whit Monday is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world.

Whit Monday, popularly known as the Monday of the Holy Spirit or Pentecost Monday, is a day celebrated by Christians around the world directly after the day of Pentecost. The holiday is considered moveable as its date is determined by the date of Easter in both the Eastern and Western forms of Christianity.

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Posted on 23 May 2011 in : Andorra Holidays,Antigua and Barbuda Holidays,Bahamas Holidays,Barbados Holidays,Belgium Holidays,Benin Holidays,Central African Republic Holidays,Christian Calendar,Cote d'Ivoire Holidays,Denmark Holidays,Dominica Holidays,France Holidays,Gabon Holidays,Germany Holidays,Grenada Holidays,Hungary Holidays,Iceland Holidays,Liechtenstein Holidays,Luxembourg Holidays,Madagascar Holidays,May Holidays,Monaco Holidays,Netherlands Holidays,Norway Holidays,Reunion Islands Holidays,Rwanda Holidays,Senegal Holidays,Solomon Islands,Sweden Holidays,Switzerland Holidays,Togo Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays

Labour Day; May Day; Workers’ Day; Day of Kazak

May Day is an international holiday worldwide.

May Day Date: May 1

May Day is celebrated throughout most of the world as a public holiday.

May 1 is considered as the Labour Day by almost all the nations of the world. The workers of the world celebrate this as an annual holiday. This day is the result of a massive labor union movement; this day celebrates the social and economic achievements of workers. This day is also known as May Day. Not only these two names, May 1 has many other names like Worker’s day, National Unification Day, Day of Kazak people’s Unity, Eid el-Ommal, etc.

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