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Guyana Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

(a) Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. (b) Hindu festivals are declared according to local astronomical observations and it is only possible to forecast the month of their occurrence.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
February
04
Yum an-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
February
23
Republic Day (Mashramani)
March
08
Phagwah (Holi)
April
06
Good Friday
April
09
Easter Monday
May
01
Labour Day
May
05
Indian Heritage Day
May
26
Independence Day
July
02
Caricom Day
August
06
Freedom Day
August
19
Eid Al Fitr
October
26
Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
November
13
Diwali (Hindu Festival of Light)
December
25
Christmas

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