National Holidays in Papua New Guinea 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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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Holy Saturday
- Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
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: Easter Sunday
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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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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: Queen's Birthday
- The Monday following the Saturday designated as the official holiday observance in the UK
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: National Remembrance Day
- Commemorates Papua New Guineans who have died in military service
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: National Repentance Day
- Intended to be marked by prayer ceremonies across the country to ask for forgiveness for wrongs
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: Independence Day
- Commemorates the day Papua New Guinea gained its indepence from Australia in 1975
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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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