Public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

This is a list of public holidays in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.[1]

DateHolidayRemarks
January 1New Year's Day
January 17Possession DayIn remembrance of Captain James Cook took possession of the islands for Britain in 1775.
movable holidayGood Friday
movable holidayEaster Monday
A Saturday in AprilQueen's Birthday
April 25Liberation DayLiberated from Argentina in the Falklands War, 1982.
May 20Shackleton Day
movable holidayMidwinter Day
September 4Toothfish Day
December 25Christmas Day
December 26Boxing Day

References

  1. ↑ "SOUTH GEORGIA AND SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS GAZETTE" (PDF). Gov.gs. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.


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