Public holidays in Anguilla

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Holidays in Anguilla are predominantly religious holidays, with a number of additional national holidays. The most important holiday in the Territory is Separation day, which celebrates the separation of the island from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Where fixed date holidays (such as Christmas Day and Boxing Day) fall on a weekend, the holiday is taken in lieu on the next succeeding working day.[1]

Date Name Remarks
1 January New Year's Day
2 March James Ronald Webster Day established 2010
Good Friday
Easter Monday
1 May Labour Day
Whit Monday
30 May Anguilla Day
Sovereignty Day Monday after 2nd Saturday in June
August Monday First Monday in August (begin of Carnival week)
August Thursday Thursday after first Monday in August
Constitution Day Friday after first Monday in August
19 December National Heroes Day
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

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  1. ^ "National Holidays". gov.ai. Retrieved 31 January 2022.