Public holidays in Grenada explained

This is a list of holidays in Grenada.^{[1] [2]}

• January 1: New Year's Day
• February 7: Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1974.
• (variable): Good Friday
• (variable) Easter Monday
• May 1: Labour Day
• (variable): Whit Monday
• (variable): Feast of Corpus Christi^[3]
• first Monday of August: Emancipation Day, marks the end of slavery in the British Empire in 1834.^[4]
• August 11: Carnival
• October 19: National Heroes Day, commemorating the 1983 killing of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, several of his cabinet colleagues and civilians at Fort Rupert, also called Fort George.^[5]
• October 25: Thanksgiving Day, celebrates the United States invasion of Grenada in 1983.^[6]
• December 25: Christmas Day
• December 26: Boxing Day

Notes and References

1. http://www.journeymart.com/tools/world-holidays/grenada.aspx List
2. Government of Grenada: Public holidays and events
3. Web site: Corpus Christi in Grenada in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021.
4. Web site: Emancipation Day in Grenada in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
5. Web site: Government to make 19 October a public holiday from 2023 . October 1, 2023.
6. Web site: Thanksgiving in Grenada in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.