Public holidays in Jamaica
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Public holidays
- New Year's Day, 1 January (public holiday)[1]
- Ash Wednesday, Between 4 February and 10 March (public holiday)[1]
- Good Friday, Friday of Holy Week, late March or early April(public holiday)[1]
- Easter Monday, Monday after Easter(public holiday)[1]
- Labour Day, 23 May (public holiday) People participate in community improvement projects.[2]
- Emancipation Day, 1 August (public holiday). Honors the 311,000 enslaved freed in 1840.[3]
- Independence Day, 6 August (public holiday). Independence from the British Empire in 1962.[4]
- National Heroes' Day, Third Monday in October (public holiday). Honors Alexander Bustamante, Nanny of the Maroons, and five other heroes.[5]
- Christmas Day, 25 December (religious and public holiday)[1]
- Boxing Day, 26 December (public holiday)[6]