1984 Holidays and Events in Bahamas

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/2/1984, Mon	New Year's Day: Actual Observance Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36.
	1/10/1984, Tue	Majority Rule 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.
	4/20/1984, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	4/22/1984, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	4/23/1984, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	6/1/1984, 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.
	7/10/1984, Tue	Independence Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36. Commemorates The Bahamas' independence from the United Kingdom on 10 July 1973.
	8/6/1984, 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.
	10/8/1984, Mon	National Heroes' Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36.
	12/25/1984, Tue	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday. The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
	12/26/1984, Wed	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Boxing Day is also the major Junkanoo parade day in Nassau.