Holiday Guide for Guernsey in 2019

Guernsey information

Population: 62,999
Capital: St. Peter Port
Calling Code: (44)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: British pound
Language: English

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Guernsey: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday April 19th Long Weekend! Good Friday Guernsey: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 22nd Long Weekend! Easter Monday Guernsey: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 6th Long Weekend! May Bank Holiday Guernsey: This is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and is celebrated on the first Monday in May
	Thursday May 9th Liberation day Guernsey: Marks the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II on 9 May 1945
	Monday May 27th Long Weekend! Spring Bank Holiday Guernsey: The second UK Bank Holiday in May which replaced Whit Monday in 1967
	Monday August 26th Long Weekend! Summer Bank Holiday Guernsey: Known as the August bank Holiday in the United Kingdom
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Guernsey: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Guernsey: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Good Friday and Christmas Day (and all Sundays) are customary law holidays; all other holidays are prescribed by the Public Holidays Ordinance, 2009.