1959 Holidays and Events in Belize

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1959, Thu	New Year's Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.
	1/15/1959, Thu	George Price Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates the birth of PM George Price (15 January 1919 – 19 September 2011), founding father of Belizean independence. We are assuming the rule which says that if the date falls on a Sunday, the observance is moved to the following Monday, but this can be overridden by governmental proclamation.
	3/9/1959, Mon	National Heroes and Benefactors Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday (Baron Bliss death anniversary; formerly "Baron Bliss Day," renamed to National Heroes and Benefactors Day). We are assuming the rule which says that if the date falls on a Sunday, the observance is moved to the following Monday, but this can be overridden by governmental proclamation.
	3/27/1959, Fri	Good Friday
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.
	3/28/1959, Sat	Holy Saturday
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.
	3/29/1959, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
	3/30/1959, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.
	5/1/1959, Fri	Labour Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.
	8/1/1959, Sat	Emancipation Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates the 1 August 1834 Slavery Abolition Act which took effect throughout the British Empire.
	9/10/1959, Thu	Saint George's Caye Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates the 10 September 1798 Battle of St. George's Caye where a small Baymen force defeated a Spanish invasion fleet.
	9/21/1959, Mon	Independence Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates Belize's independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981.
	10/12/1959, Mon	Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday, renamed from Columbus Day by Act No. 15 of 2021.
	11/19/1959, Thu	Garifuna Settlement Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates the 1832 arrival of Garifuna people to Belize (particularly Dangriga in the Stann Creek District).
	12/25/1959, Fri	Christmas Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.
	12/26/1959, Sat	Boxing Day
Note A statutory public/bank holiday.

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