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The following holidays are those that are officially observed in Trinidad and Tobago: [1] Public holidays. Carnival dates. The table shows a list of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dates from 2009 to 2020. [2] Other holidays. Muslim schools get a day off on Eid-al-Adha every year and some businesses close on this day. One-off holidays.
It is a public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago on August 1st. African Emancipation Day has been celebrated in Trinidad & Tobago since 1985 when it became the first country in the world to declare a national holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery.
Holidays today, tomorrow, and upcoming holidays in Trinidad and Tobago, including types like federal, national, statutory, and public holidays.
25 Ιουλ 2018 · Just over 150 years later, on 1 August 1985, the Trinidad & Tobago government declared Emancipation Day a national holiday — thus becoming the first independent country in the world to declare a national public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery.
19 Απρ 2024 · THE PRIME MINISTER announced, come August 1, the holiday known as Emancipation Day will be renamed African Emancipation day. Dr Rowley made the announcement of the name change at a post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday, at the Diplomatic Centre in Port of Spain.
9 Σεπ 2022 · Emancipation Day is a major national festival in Trinidad and Tobago. The observance was declared a national holiday in 1985 and is celebrated on the 1st August each year. This date marks the day that enslaved Africans throughout the British Empire were finally liberated from the bondage of slavery.
The culmination of Emancipation celebration, August 1, begins in the early morning, when people are called to assemble to begin the commemoration of that historic event that would forever transform the lives and destinies of Africans in the Caribbean.
