Public Holidays in Sint Maarten in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Sint Maarten
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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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: 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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: King's Day
- Officially commemorates the birthday of King Willem-Alexander who was born on 27 April 1967.
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: Carnival Day
- The carnival is celebrated on Queen Juliana's Birthday
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Ascension Day
- This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
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: Whit Sunday
- Celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter
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: Emancipation Day
- On July 1st 1863, slavery was made illegal in Surinam and the Dutch Antilles.
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: Constitution Day
- The constitution came into force on October 10th 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
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: Sint Maarten's Day
- On St. Martin's day in 1493, Christopher Columbus sighted the island, naming it after the Saint
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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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: St. Stephen's Day
- December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.
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