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Public & Bank Holidays
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The
big national holidays are dictated by the Roman Catholic calendar,
but other celebrations include the wonderfully titled Baron Bliss Day,
which honors a philanthropic British nobleman who fell in love with
Belize and, upon his death, willed the bulk of his fortune in trust to
its people.
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Belize National Day commemorates the
Battle of St George's Caye
celebrations continue until Independence Day. The Spanish, who
claimed sovereignty over the whole of Central America,
repeatedly tried to gain control by force over Belize, but were
unsuccessful. Spain's last effort occurred on 10 September, 1798, when
the people of Belize decisively defeated a Spanish fleet at the Battle
of St. George's Caye. The anniversary of the battle is now a national
holiday in Belize.
More festivities occur on
Day of the Americas and Garifuna Settlement Day. The latter
commemorates the arrival of the Garifuna (or Garinagu, also called
Black Caribs) in dugout canoes from Honduras in 1832.
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IT IS NOTIFIED for general information
that the following is a revised
list of Public & Bank Holidays during the year 2009
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1.
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January
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Thursday
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New
Year’s Day
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9.
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March
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Monday
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Baron Bliss Day
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10.
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April
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Friday
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Good
Friday
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11.
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April
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Saturday
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Holy Saturday
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12.
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April
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Monday
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Easter
Monday
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1.
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May
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Friday
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Labour Day
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25.
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May
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Monday
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Sovereign’s
Day
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(in lieu of Sunday, 24th May
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10.
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September
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Thursday
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National Day
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21.
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September
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Monday
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Independence
Day
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12.
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October
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Monday
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Pan American
Day
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19.
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November
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Thursday
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Garifuna
Settlement Day
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25.
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December
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Friday
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Christmas Day
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28.
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December
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Monday
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Boxing
Day
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Being declared as a public and bank
holiday under section 9 of the Holidays Act in lieu of Saturday 26th
December, 2009
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The List of the
Public & Bank Holidays during the year 2010, will follow in
December 2009. |
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