Samoa information
Population: 198,410 Capital: Apia Calling Code: (685) Time Zone: +13 UTC Currency: Samoan tālā Language: Samoan
List of National
Holidays in Samoa in 2021
Friday January 1st
Long Weekend!
New Year's Day
Samoa: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Samoa: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
Friday April 2nd
Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Samoa: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Samoa: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
Samoa: 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.
Monday April 5th
Long Weekend!
Easter Monday
Samoa: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Samoa: Two days of public holidays to allow voters to participate in the 2021 elections in Samoa.
Friday April 9th
Long Weekend!
Public Holiday
Samoa: Two days of public holidays to allow voters to participate in the 2021 elections in Samoa.
Monday May 10th
Long Weekend!
Mother's Day
Samoa: Mother's Day in Samoa is a public holiday on the Monday after the second Sunday in May
Samoa: Two days of public holidays to allow voters to participate in the 2021 elections in Samoa.
Samoa: Marks Samoa's independence from New Zealand in 1962
Monday August 9th
Long Weekend!
Father's Day
Samoa: Father's Day in Samoa is a public holiday on the Monday after the second Sunday in August
Samoa: Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood
Samoa: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Sunday December 26th
Boxing Day
Samoa: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Monday December 27th
Long Weekend!
Christmas Holiday
Samoa: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
Notes
If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be a public holiday.
The Public Holidays Act 2008 declares that the day before the general election and the election day should be declared as public holidays.