Holiday Guide for Barbados in 2018

Barbados information

Population: 287,371
Capital: Bridgetown
Calling Code: (1)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Barbadian dollar
Language: English

List of Bank Holidays in Barbados in 2018

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Barbados: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 22nd Long Weekend! Errol Barrow Day Barbados: Commemorates the Birthday of Errol Barrow, who was the first Prime Minister of Barbados
	Friday March 30th Long Weekend! Good Friday Barbados: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 2nd Long Weekend! Easter Monday Barbados: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Saturday April 28th National Heroes' Day Barbados: Barbadian National Heroes are the designees of the Order of National Heroes Act, as passed by the Parliament of Barbados in 1998
	Tuesday May 1st May Day Barbados: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 21st Long Weekend! Whit Monday Barbados: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Wednesday August 1st Emancipation Day Barbados: Slavery was finally abolished throughout the British Empire by the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which came into effect on 1 August 1834
	Monday August 6th Long Weekend! Kadooment Day Barbados: First Monday in August. Climax of a carnival to mark the end of the sugar cane harvest
	Friday November 30th Long Weekend! Independence Day Barbados: Independence was granted on November 30th 1966 with the passing of the Barbados Independence Act 1966
	Tuesday December 25th Christmas Day Barbados: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Wednesday December 26th Boxing Day Barbados: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.