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January 1. New Year's Day. First day of the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with Junkanoo parades in most islands. [2] New Year's Eve sees many beach parties throughout the Bahamas. [3] January 10. Majority Rule Day. Commemorates the day the Bahamian government gained majority rule for the first time, on this day in 1967.
The ambassador oversees diplomatic relations and foreign policy between the United States and The Bahamas. The ambassador lives in Nassau , the capital of the Bahamas. Due to political disputes, the United States Senate has not confirmed an ambassador to the Bahamas since November 2011, with the post either remaining vacant or held by interim ...
The Bahamas ( / bəˈhɑːməz / ⓘ bə-HAH-məz ), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, [12] is a country in North America. It is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic state consists of ...
Public holidays in Andorra. Public holidays in Angola. Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda. Public holidays in Argentina. Public holidays in Armenia. Public holidays in Australia. Public holidays in Christmas Island. Public holidays in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Public holidays in Norfolk Island.
The Monday following the Saturday appointed in the United Kingdom as the official birthday of the reigning sovereign. First Monday in July. Constitution Day. Second Monday in November. Remembrance Day. 25 December. Christmas Day. will be moved to the next Monday, if on a weekend. 26 December.
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
Acklins Island. Adderley Cay. Alcorine Cay. Alder Cay. Allan Cays. Allans Cay. Ambergris Cay (s) Andrew island. Andros Island - largest island of the Bahamas.
Date Name in English Name in Dutch Remarks January 1: New Year's Day/Maskarada: Nieuwjaarsdag: movable holiday: Good Friday: movable holiday: Easter: Pasen: movable holiday