Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Holidays
Eat your heart out! Not only do these islands
have great weather year-round,, but residents
have the time off to enjoy it as well. The 23 official
holidays celebrated here are marked by special
festivals and events. Those peculiar to one island will be dis-
cussed in that island's chapter.
Listed below are the official holidays. Note that banks and
post offices, but few shops, close on these days.
January 1 ...........................NewYear's Day
January 6 . .................... .....Three King's Day
January 15.................. ..Martin Luther King Day
February ..............Lincoln's Birthday (date varies)
March 31 .............................Transfer Day
(transfer from Denmark to US in 1917)
March/April ..............Holy Thursday, Good Friday,
Easter Monday (dates vary)
May........ ...............Memorial Day (date varies)
June ...........Organic Act Day (when islands received
right to elect a legislature, date varies)
July 3 ...........Emancipation Day (slaves freed, 1848)
July 4........ ................. .USIndependence Day
July (end) ................Hurricane Supplication Day
(prayers asking to be spared from hurricanes)
September . ................ ....Labor Day (date varies)
October ...................Columbus Day/Puerto Rico
Friendship Day
(acknowledges the close ties between the islands)
November 1 ..............Liberty Day (freedom of press
from Danish rule, 1915)
November 11 ..........................Veteran's Day
November ...........Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday)
December 25.... .....................Christmas Day
December 26.... .............Second Day of Christmas
