Holiday Guide for Fiji in 2024

Fiji information

Population: 896,444
Capital: Suva
Calling Code: (679)
Time Zone: +12 UTC
Currency: Fijian dollar
Language: English

List of National Holidays in Fiji in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Fiji: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday Fiji: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Saturday March 30th Easter Saturday Fiji: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Fiji: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 13th Long Weekend! Girmit Day Fiji: A public holiday from 2023 to honor the first Indian settlers.
	Friday May 31st Long Weekend! Ratu Sukuna Day Fiji: A public holiday in honour of the founding father of Fiji, Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna.
	Monday September 16th Long Weekend! Prophet Mohammed's Birthday Fiji: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Thursday October 10th Fiji Day Fiji: Fiji became an independent sovereign state on 10 October 1970 when its colonial status was removed
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! Diwali Fiji: Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Fiji: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Fiji: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.