1997 Holidays and Events in Bahamas

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1997, Wed	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36.
	1/10/1997, Fri	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.
	3/28/1997, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	3/30/1997, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	3/31/1997, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public holiday.
	6/6/1997, 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.
	7/10/1997, Thu	Independence Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36. Commemorates The Bahamas' independence from the United Kingdom on 10 July 1973.
	8/4/1997, 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.
	10/13/1997, Mon	National Heroes' Day
Note A statutory public holiday under Ch. 36.
	12/25/1997, Thu	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public holiday. The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
	12/26/1997, Fri	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public holiday. Boxing Day is also the major Junkanoo parade day in Nassau.