1926 Holidays and Events in Bahamas

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1926, Fri	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36.
	1/11/1926, Mon	Majority Rule Day: Actual Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday added by 2013/2014 amendment to Ch. 36. Commemorates the 10 January 1967 general election that brought the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to power under Sir Lynden Pindling — the first Black majority government in The Bahamas.
	4/2/1926, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/4/1926, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/5/1926, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	6/4/1926, Fri	Randol Fawkes Labour Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36. Renamed in 2013 in honour of Sir Randol Fawkes who established Labour Day in The Bahamas in 1961.
	7/10/1926, Sat	Independence Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36. Commemorates The Bahamas' independence from the United Kingdom on 10 July 1973.
	8/2/1926, Mon	Emancipation Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36. Commemorates the 1 August 1834 Slavery Abolition Act which took effect throughout the British Empire.
	10/11/1926, Mon	National Heroes' Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36.
	12/27/1926, Mon	Christmas Day: Actual Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday. The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
	12/27/1926, Mon	Boxing Day: Actual Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Boxing Day is also the major Junkanoo parade day in Nassau.