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Public holidays in Kiribati

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The following are public holidays in Kiribati. Dates refer to 2002.[1]

Date Name Comments
1 January New Year's Day
8 March International Women's Day
moveable Good Friday
moveable Easter Monday
7 April National Health Day
1 May Labour Day
10 July Gospel Day
11 July National Culture and Senior Citizens Day
12 July National Day Kiribati gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 12, 1979. This is the main holiday of a three-day holiday break flanked by Gospel Day and National Culture and Senior Citizens Day. The specific dates of these holidays depend on what day of the week July 12 falls on.[2]
First Friday in August Youth Day
5 October Education Day
10 December Human Rights and Peace Day
25 December Christmas Day
26 December Boxing Day

References

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  1. ^ PDF of the Public Holidays Act of 2002
  2. ^ "Kiribati National Day in Kiribati in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved February 7, 2021.