Antigua & Barbuda : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday June 3, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday June 6, 2022 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
Tuesday June 7, 2022 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Sunday June 19, 2022 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
Thursday June 23, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday August 1, 2022 | Carnival | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday August 2, 2022 | Carnival | Secular holiday | |
Thursday September 1, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday October 7, 2022 | Merchant Holiday | Events, celebrations... | |
Saturday October 22, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Tuesday November 1, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Wednesday November 2, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday December 9, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday December 9, 2022 | National Heroes Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | Boxing Day | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday December 27, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 3, 2022
School holidays :
Whit Monday
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Monday June 6, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday June 7, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday June 23, 2022
School holidays :
Carnival
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Monday August 1, 2022
Secular holiday : The first day of carnival is called J'ouvert
Carnival
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Tuesday August 2, 2022
Secular holiday : The last day of carnival is called Last Lap http://www.antiguacarnival.com/
Summer holiday (end)
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Thursday September 1, 2022
School holidays :
Merchant Holiday
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Friday October 7, 2022
Culture :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Saturday October 22, 2022
School holidays :
Independence Day
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Tuesday November 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1981
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 9, 2022
School holidays :
National Heroes Day
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Friday December 9, 2022
Secular holiday : Day to commemorate the life of the late V.C Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda and its other national heroes. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Boxing Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers. Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas in the UK.
Christmas Day
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.