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Holidays Around the WorldAll Countries • All Holidays • Major Religions • Multi-CulturalCaribbean Islands HolidaysGrenada celebrates Thanksgiving Day
Grenada Thanksgiving Day: October 25Grenada Celebrates Thanksgiving Day as a National Holiday In Grenada, Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the 1983 Caribbean and American military intervention in Grenada. A joint military force arrived in Grenada on Oct 25th to restore stability to the country following the deaths of then Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and some of his colleagues. Trinidad and Tobago celebrates Republic Day
Trinidad and Tobago Republic Day: September 24Republic Day is a public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic on August 1, 1976. The event is celebrated as a public holiday on September 24 because this is the date when the first Parliament met under the new Republican Constitution. The date was removed from the official calendar of holidays from 1999 to 2001 to make way for the Spiritual Baptist (Shouter) Liberation Day which is celebrated on March 30. The Republic Day holiday was reinstated in 2002. Dominican Republic Honors Mercedes Day
Dominican Republic Mercedes Day: September 24Mercedes Day is a Public Holiday in Dominican Republic. Domican Republic celebrates the Mercedes Day in honor of Our Lady of Mercy, Patroness of Dominican Republic. The catholic holiday is celebrated with very religiously throught Dominican Republic and is a public holiday on 24th of September every year. St. Kitts and Nevis are celebrating Independence Day
St. Kitts and Nevis Independence Day: September 19St. Kitts and Nevis celebrates Independence Day as a public holiday. Every year on the 19th of September, the small country of St. Kitts and Nevis celebrate Independence Day to commemorate the day it gained its freedom from the British. British Virgin Islands Celebrates Territory Day
Territory Day Date: September 1Territory Day is a public holiday in the British Virgin Islands. In British Virgin Islands, Territory Day is observed on September 1st of every year. This holiday was decreed into 1956 when the federation of the Leeward Islands was abolished. The British Virgin Islands consists of the islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with over fifty other smaller islands and cays. Until 1978, this holiday was called “Colony Day”. This day is a public holiday of British Virgin Islands. « Previous Page — Next Page » |
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