Holiday Guide for Samoa in 2021

Samoa 2021

Samoa
2021

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
	Saturday January 2nd Day after New Year's Day 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.
	Saturday April 3rd Holy Saturday Samoa: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
	Sunday April 4th Easter Sunday 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
	Thursday April 8th Public Holiday 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
	Thursday May 20th Public Holiday Samoa: Two days of public holidays to allow voters to participate in the 2021 elections in Samoa.
	Tuesday June 1st Independence Day 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
	Monday October 11th Long Weekend! Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday Samoa: Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood
	Saturday December 25th Christmas Day 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.

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