Arrival of Indentured Labourers
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Monday may 13, 2024
Secular holiday : “Girmitiyas” is the name given to the Indians who left India in the middle and late 19th Century to serve as labourers in the British colonies, where the majority eventually settled. GIRMIT is a corrupt form of the English word “Agreement”. Labour emigrating under the Agreement or Girmit was a “Girmitiya”. from 2023
Ratu Sukuna Day
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Friday may 31, 2024
Secular holiday : Ratu Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vanayaliyali Sukuna KCMG KBE (22 April 1888 – 30 May 1958) was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is regarded as the forerunner of the post-independence leadership of Fiji. He did more than anybody to lay the groundwork for self-government by fostering the development of modern institutions in Fiji, and although he died a dozen years before independence from the United Kingdom was achieved in 1970, his vision set the course that Fiji was to follow in the years to come.
Ratu is an Austronesian title used by male Fijians of chiefly rank. from 2023 [Wikipedia]
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Fiji Day
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Thursday october 10, 2024
Secular holiday : Independence granted by the UK in 1970
Deepavali/Dipabali
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Friday november 1, 2024
Hinduism :