National Holidays in Dominica in 2019
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Carnival Monday
- The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday
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: Carnival Tuesday
- Second day of holidays as Carnival ends before Lent starts on Ash Wednesday
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Labour Day
- As with other Labour Days, this is a day to honour the contributions of workers to the nation.
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: Whit Monday
- Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
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: Emancipation Day
- Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
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: Public Holiday
- The prime minister has declared Thursday September 19th a public holiday to allow all Dominicans who wish to attend a memorial concert in observance of the two-year anniversary of the passage of Hurricane Maria.
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: Independence Day (in lieu)
- On November 3rd 1978, Dominica gained its independence from Great Britain becoming a republic within the Commonwealth
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: National Day of Community Service (in lieu)
- A day that encourages Dominicans to do volunteer work to improve an area or community
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Boxing Day
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
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