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This is a list of [[public holidays]] in '''[[Cayman Islands]]'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/cighome/publicholidays|title=Public Holidays|website=gov.ky}}</ref>
This is a list of [[public holidays]] in '''[[Cayman Islands]]'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/cighome/publicholidays|title=Public Holidays|website=gov.ky}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Holidays and Observances{{!}} Cayman Islands Government |url=https://www.gov.ky/calendar/public-holidays |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=www.gov.ky}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Holidays 2022 — Cayman Islands Government |url=https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/public-holidays-2022 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=www.gov.ky}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Public Holidays for 2021 — Cayman Islands Government |url=https://www.gov.ky/news/press-release-details/public-holidays-for-2021 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=www.gov.ky}}</ref>


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! Date !! Name in English !! Remarks
! Date !! Name in English !! Remarks
|-
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| 1 January || [[New Year's Day]] ||
| 1 January || [[New Year's Day]] || will be moved to the next Monday, if on a weekend
|-
|-
| Fourth Monday in January || [[Heroes' Day#Cayman Islands|National Heroes Day]] || A day to remember two National Heroes granted by government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/cighome/cayman/thepeople/heroes|title=National Heroes|website=www.gov.ky}}</ref>
| Fourth Monday in January || [[Heroes' Day#Cayman Islands|National Heroes Day]] || A day to remember two National Heroes granted by government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/cighome/cayman/thepeople/heroes|title=National Heroes|website=www.gov.ky}}</ref>
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| movable holiday || [[Good Friday]] ||
| movable holiday || [[Good Friday]] ||
|-
|-
| movable holiday || [[Easter|Easter Monday]] ||
| movable holiday || [[Easter Monday]] ||
|-
|-
| First Monday in May || [[Emancipation Day]]||replaced [[Discovery Day]] starting in 2024. Discovery Day was on the third Monday in May<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://www.gov.ky/ |url=https://www.gov.ky/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Cayman Islands Government |language=en}}</ref>
| Third Monday in May || [[Discovery Day]] ||
|-
|-
| Third Monday in May || [[Discovery Day]]||replaced [[Emancipation Day]] starting in 2024. Emancipation Day was on the first Monday in May<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://www.gov.ky/ |url=https://www.gov.ky/ |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Cayman Islands Government |language=en}}</ref>
| 19 June || [[King's Official Birthday#Other countries and territories|King's Birthday]] ||
|-
|-
| movable holiday || [[King's Official Birthday#Other countries and territories|King's Birthday]] ||The Monday following the Saturday appointed in the United Kingdom as the official birthday of the reigning sovereign
| 2 July || [[Politics of the Cayman Islands|Constitution Day]] ||
|-
|-
| 25 December || [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] ||
| First Monday in July || [[Politics of the Cayman Islands|Constitution Day]] ||
|-
|-
| 26 December || [[Boxing Day]] ||
|Second Monday in November || [[Remembrance Day]] ||
|-
| 25 December || [[Christmas|Christmas Day]]|| will be moved to the next Monday, if on a weekend
|-
| 26 December || [[Boxing Day]] || will be moved to the next weekday after Christmas Day
|}
|}
Additionally the General elections at least since 2009 have also been a public holiday.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov.ky Archives |url=https://archives.gov.ky/Archive/view_press_release/5419/2017-public-holidays-updated |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=archives.gov.ky}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov.ky Archives |url=https://archives.gov.ky/Archive/view_press_release/4494/public-holidays-in-2013 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=archives.gov.ky}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov.ky Archives |url=https://archives.gov.ky/Archive/view_press_release/2663/public-holidays-2009 |access-date=2023-08-19 |website=archives.gov.ky}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Lists of public holidays by country|Cayman Islands]]
[[Category:Public holidays by dependent territory|Cayman Islands]]
[[Category:Lists of public holidays|Cayman Islands]]
[[Category:Public holidays in the Caribbean|Cayman Islands]]
[[Category:Public holidays in the Caribbean|Cayman Islands]]


Latest revision as of 20:26, 8 March 2024

This is a list of public holidays in Cayman Islands.[1][2][3][4]

Date Name in English Remarks
1 January New Year's Day will be moved to the next Monday, if on a weekend
Fourth Monday in January National Heroes Day A day to remember two National Heroes granted by government.[5]
movable holiday Ash Wednesday
movable holiday Good Friday
movable holiday Easter Monday
First Monday in May Emancipation Day replaced Discovery Day starting in 2024. Discovery Day was on the third Monday in May[6]
Third Monday in May Discovery Day replaced Emancipation Day starting in 2024. Emancipation Day was on the first Monday in May[7]
movable holiday King's Birthday The Monday following the Saturday appointed in the United Kingdom as the official birthday of the reigning sovereign
First Monday in July Constitution Day
Second Monday in November Remembrance Day
25 December Christmas Day will be moved to the next Monday, if on a weekend
26 December Boxing Day will be moved to the next weekday after Christmas Day

Additionally the General elections at least since 2009 have also been a public holiday.[4][8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Public Holidays". gov.ky.
  2. ^ "Public Holidays and Observances| Cayman Islands Government". www.gov.ky. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. ^ "Public Holidays 2022 — Cayman Islands Government". www.gov.ky. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. ^ a b "Public Holidays for 2021 — Cayman Islands Government". www.gov.ky. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  5. ^ "National Heroes". www.gov.ky.
  6. ^ "https://www.gov.ky/". Cayman Islands Government. Retrieved 2024-02-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. ^ "https://www.gov.ky/". Cayman Islands Government. Retrieved 2024-02-01. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Gov.ky Archives". archives.gov.ky. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  9. ^ "Gov.ky Archives". archives.gov.ky. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  10. ^ "Gov.ky Archives". archives.gov.ky. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
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