The people of the
Solomon Islands observe these holidays nationally.
Public holidays
* 1 January:
New Year's Day
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Variable Friday:
Good Friday
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Variable Saturday:
Holy Saturday
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Variable Monday:
Easter Monday
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Variable Monday:
Whit Monday
* Second Friday of June:
King's Official Birthday
* 7 July:
Independence Day
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* 25 December:
Christmas Day
* 26 December: National Day of
Thanksgiving
Province Day
In addition to the national holidays each
province has its own Province Day. If a Province Day falls on a Sunday, the public holiday is on the following Monday:
* 25 February:
Choiseul Province
* 2 June:
Isabel Province
* 8 June:
Temotu Province
* 29 June:
Central Province
* 20 July:
Rennell and Bellona Province
Rennell and Bellona is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands, comprising two inhabited atolls, Rennell and Bellona, or and respectively in Rennellese (a Polynesian language), as well as the uninhabited Indispensable Reef. Rennell and Be ...
* 1 August:
Guadalcanal Province
* 3 August:
Makira-Ulawa Province
* 15 August:
Malaita Province
* 7 December:
Western Province
See also
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List of holidays by country
References
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Holidays
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