Holiday Guide for Barbados in 2022

Barbados 2022

Barbados
2022

Barbados information

Population: 287,371
Capital: Bridgetown
Calling Code: (1)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: Barbadian dollar
Language: English

List of Bank Holidays in Barbados in 2022

	Saturday January 1st 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
	Friday January 21st Long Weekend! Errol Barrow Day Barbados: Commemorates the Birthday of Errol Barrow, who was the first Prime Minister of Barbados
	Friday April 15th Long Weekend! Good Friday Barbados: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 18th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Barbados: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Thursday 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
	Sunday May 1st May Day Barbados: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 2nd Long Weekend! May Day (in lieu) Barbados: As Labour Day falls on a Sunday in 2022, the following Monday will be a public holiday.
	Monday June 6th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Barbados: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Monday August 1st Long Weekend! Kadooment Day Barbados: First Monday in August. Climax of a carnival to mark the end of the sugar cane harvest
	Tuesday August 2nd 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
	Wednesday November 30th Independence Day Barbados: Independence was granted on November 30th 1966 with the passing of the Barbados Independence Act 1966
	Sunday December 25th Christmas Day Barbados: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Monday December 26th Long Weekend! Boxing Day Barbados: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
	Tuesday December 27th Christmas Day (in lieu) Barbados: As Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2022, the following Tuesday will be a public holiday.

Notes

If the date of a bank holiday falls on a Sunday, it is generally moved to the following day

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