Public holidays in Jamaica

Template:Short description The following is a list of Public holidays in Jamaica, which includes Christian holidays and secular holidays.

Public holidays

• New Year's Day, 1 January (public holiday)<ref name="holidays">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ash Wednesday, Between 4 February and 10 March (public holiday)<ref name="holidays" />
• Good Friday, Friday of Holy Week, late March or early April(public holiday)<ref name="holidays" />
• Easter Monday, Monday after Easter(public holiday)<ref name="holidays" />
• Labour Day, 23 May (public holiday) People participate in community improvement projects.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Emancipation Day, 1 August (public holiday). Honors the 311,000 slaves freed in 1840.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Independence Day, 6 August (public holiday). Independence from the British Empire in 1962.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• National Heroes' Day, Third Monday in October (public holiday). Honors Alexander Bustamante, Nanny of the Maroons, and five other heroes.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Christmas Day, 25 December (religious and public holiday)<ref name="holidays" />
• Boxing Day, 26 December (public holiday)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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