Trinidad and Tobago: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Trinidad and Tobago: Commemorates the 1951 repeal of a law that prohibited the activities of the Spiritual Baptist faith
Friday April 7th
Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Trinidad and Tobago: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Trinidad and Tobago: 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 10th
Long Weekend!
Easter Monday
Trinidad and Tobago: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Trinidad and Tobago: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
Trinidad and Tobago: Commemorates the first arrivals from the Indian subcontinent to Trinidad, on 30 May 1845, on the ship Fatel Razack
Trinidad and Tobago: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
Monday June 19th
Long Weekend!
Labor Day
Trinidad and Tobago: A labour uprising on 19 June 1937 marked the start of the modern trade union movement
Trinidad and Tobago: The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ended slavery in the British Empire on 1 August 1834
Trinidad and Tobago: Commemorates the independence of Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom in 1962
Trinidad and Tobago: Republic Day is celebrated as a public holiday on September 24th, the date in 1976, when the first Parliament met
Trinidad and Tobago: As Independence Day falls on a Sunday in 2023, the following Monday will be a public holiday
Sunday November 12th
Divali
Trinidad and Tobago: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
Monday December 25th
Long Weekend!
Christmas Day
Trinidad and Tobago: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Tuesday December 26th
Boxing Day
Trinidad and Tobago: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.