Bounty Day is a holiday on both

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, destination of the ''Bounty'' mutineers, and on

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. It is celebrated on 23 January on Pitcairn, and on 8 June on Norfolk Island, the day that the descendants of the mutineers arrived on the island. It is named for the ''Bounty'', although the ship never saw Norfolk Island.

Pitcairn

Bounty Day is celebrated on Pitcairn Island on 23 January, in commemoration of the burning of by the mutineers in 1790. Model replicas, made by the islanders, are burned.

Norfolk Island

Bounty Day is the national holiday of

, celebrated annually on 8 June, in memory of the arrival of the

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on Norfolk Island in 1856. Prior to 8 June 1856, Norfolk Island had been a penal colony, but the Pitcairners received land grants (from Queen Victoria) upon their arrival at Norfolk Island in 1856.

Sequence of events

Bounty Day starts off with a re-enactment of the landing of the Pitcairners down at the Kingston Pier. The Pitcairners are greeted by the Administrator and his wife, and from the pier they march to the cenotaph where they lay wreaths in remembrance. From the cenotaph they then march to the cemetery where hymns are sung. Next, they proceed to Government House where a family surnamed either

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, Evans, McCoy, Buffett, Adams, Nobbs,

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(being descendants of the Pitcairners of that ilk) is awarded the title of 'Family of the Year'. The children roll down the hill in front of Government House, after which the whole procession travels to the Compound where the children play games and partake of a celebratory feast. Finally, everyone returns home to prepare for the Bounty Ball, at which there is a competition in further celebration of Bounty Day.

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Pitcairn

Norfolk Island

Sequence of events

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