Public and Bank Holidays for 2022 announced- El Día de la Raza makes the list

Published by BBNTEAM at November 3, 2021

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Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021. 4:26 pm CST.

By BBN Staff: The Government of Belize announced the approved list of Public and Bank Holidays for the upcoming year, adding a holiday that was missing from this year’s calendar.

Today, the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, published the list of holidays which are specified in the First and Second Schedules to the Holidays Act, Chapter 289 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011. Public and bank holidays will be observed on the listed days during the year 2022 in accordance with section 3 of that Act.

Among the days is the second annual celebration of George Price Day, which saw its first observance this year on January 15, and a new entry on the list El Día de la Raza (Day of Race/Race Day). This day, which will be celebrated on October 10 in lieu of Wednesday, 12th October, celebrates the heritage, colonization, and cultural diversity of Latin America.

Other holidays on the list include:

Day	Date	Occasion
Saturday	1^st January	New Year’s Day
Saturday	15^th January	George Price Day
Monday	7^th March	National Heroes and Benefactors Day (in lieu of Wednesday, 9^th March)
Friday	15^th April	Good Friday
Saturday	16^th April	Holy Saturday
Monday	18^th April	Easter Monday
Monday	2^nd May	Labour Day (in lieu of Sunday, 1^st May)
Monday	1^st August	Emancipation Day
Saturday	10^th September	St. George’s Caye Day
Wednesday	21^st September	Independence Day
Monday	10^th October	El Día de la Raza (in lieu of Wednesday, 12^th October)
Saturday	19^th November	Garifuna Settlement Day
Sunday	25^th December	Christmas Day
Monday	26^th December	Boxing Day

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