Public holidays in Samoa

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Public holidays in Samoa are defined in the Public Holidays Act 2008: [1]

Holidays
DateEnglish name
January 1-2 New Year's Day
Variable Good Friday
Variable Holy Saturday
Variable Easter Monday
April 25 Anzac Day
Second Monday in May Mother's Day
June 1 Independence Day
Second Monday in August Father's Day
Second Monday in October Lotu a Tamaiti
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day

In addition to holidays with fixed dates, polling day and the day before polling day is a public holiday in any year when an election is held. In addition, the O le Ao o le Malo can declare public holidays in accordance with the Act. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Public Holidays Act 2008". PACLII. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Public Holidays Act 2008, section 2.


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