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.
3/9/2011, Wed
National Heroes and Benefactors Day
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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.
4/22/2011, Fri
Good Friday
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A statutory public/bank holiday.
4/23/2011, Sat
Holy Saturday
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A statutory public/bank holiday.
4/24/2011, Sun
Easter
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A Christian religious observance. Not a statutory public holiday.
4/25/2011, Mon
Easter Monday
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A statutory public/bank holiday.
5/2/2011, Mon
Labour Day: Actual Observance Day
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A statutory public/bank holiday.
8/1/2011, Mon
Emancipation Day
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A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates the 1 August 1834 Slavery Abolition Act which took effect throughout the British Empire.
9/10/2011, Sat
Saint George's Caye Day
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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.
9/21/2011, Wed
Independence Day
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A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates Belize's independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981.
10/12/2011, Wed
Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day
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A statutory public/bank holiday, renamed from Columbus Day by Act No. 15 of 2021.
11/19/2011, Sat
Garifuna Settlement Day
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A statutory public/bank holiday. Commemorates the 1832 arrival of Garifuna people to Belize (particularly Dangriga in the Stann Creek District).