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Trinidad and Tobago celebrates Republic Day

Republic Day is a National Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Republic Day: September 24

Republic 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.

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Posted on 23 Sep 2011 in : September Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays


Trinidad & Tobago celebrates Independence Day

Independence Day in Trinidad & Tobago is a public holiday.

Trinidad & Tobago Independence Day Date: August 31

Independence Day is a public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago were one of those countries in the British colony who became a part of the post war, decolonization process. They got their independence on 31st August 1962. Once a British Colony, it is very much a part of Commonwealth now. It was the 31st August when the Union Jack was lowered to declare Trinidad and Tobago an independent nation. The whole week was rejoiced with a lot of celebration and events. This day goes down in the history of Trinidad and Tobago as a very important day.

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Posted on 30 Aug 2011 in : August Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays


Trinidad & Tobago Emancipation Day

Emancipation Day in Trinidad & Tobago is a public holiday.

Trinidad & Tobago Emancipation Day Date: August 3

Trinidad & Tobago celebrates Emancipation Day as a public holiday.

Emancipation Day is celebrated in many nations in the Americas. The dates do vary from country to country. This is because of the difference in the date on which they accepted or implemented the emancipation policy and abolished slavery. Thus, emancipation day is the day on which slavery was banned and all the slaves got freedom, which was like unbelievable truth for them. The slavery practice was one of the long practices in Americas, where mostly Africans were slaved, for different work purposes. The emancipation day is celebrated on August 1 every year in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Posted on 02 Aug 2011 in : August Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays


Trinidad and Tobago Commemorates Labor Day

Labor Day is a public holiday celebrated in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Youth Day: June 19

Labor Day is a public holiday celebrated in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Labor Day in Trinidad and Tobago is celebrated on June 19. It marks the beginning of an uprising of laborers in Fyzabad in 1937. It is also generally recognized as the beginning of the modern trade union movement.

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Posted on 18 Jun 2011 in : June Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays


Celebration of Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago

flag of Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago Indian Arrival Day: May 30

Trinidad & Tobago Indian Arrival Day is a public holiday in Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad and Tobago celebrates the arrival in May 1845 of the first indentured (contracted) Indian workers (from India) aboard of ship Fatel Razack to Trinidad.

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Posted on 29 May 2011 in : May Holidays,Trinidad and Tobago Holidays

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