“Public holidays in the United States Virgin Islands”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Holidays in the United States Virgin Islands include all official holidays of the United States as well as religious and secular holidays designated by the Government of the Virgin Islands.

Public holidays

Date

Name

Remarks

January 1

New Year's Day

January 6

Three Kings Day

Third Monday in January

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Third Monday in February

President's Day

March 31

Transfer Day

Celebrates the transfer of the USVI from Denmark to the United States in 1917.^[1]

Thursday before Easter

Holy Thursday

Friday before Easter

Good Friday

Easter is observed in the territory according to Western Christian traditions, i.e. (in summary), on the first Sunday following the first ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or after March 21 (the day of the ecclesiastical vernal equinox).

Monday after Easter

Easter Monday

Last Monday in May

Memorial Day

July 3

Emancipation Day

Recognizes the abolition of slavery in the Danish West Indies in 1848.^[2]

July 4

American Independence Day

Fourth Monday in July

Hurricane Supplication Day

Established to pray to be spared from hurricanes. No longer a paid holiday.^[2]

First Monday in September

Labor Day

Second Monday in October

Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day/Columbus Day

Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day was established in 1964.^[3]

October 25

Hurricane Thanksgiving

Established to give thanks for being spared from hurricanes. No longer a paid holiday.

October 31

Halloween

Also known as the Day of the Dead, originated in Mexico as Dia de los Muertos.

November 1

Liberty Day

Also known as "D. Hamilton Jackson Day" or "Bull and Bread Day." A day to honor David Hamilton Jackson (1884–1946), a Virgin Islands labor rights leader from St. Croix.^[4]

November 11

Veterans Day

Fourth Thursday in November

Thanksgiving Day

Schools remain closed Friday.

December 25

Christmas Day

December 26

Christmas Second Day

Also known as Boxing Day.

December 31

New Year's Eve

Also known as Old Year's Night. Not always a paid holiday.

Carnival

In addition to these holidays, all three islands celebrate multi-day carnivals. V.I. Carnival takes place in St. Thomas in April/May, St. John Carnival is in June/July, and St. Croix's Crucian Festival is in December/January.^[5] The Virgin Islands Government regularly grants administrative leave to its employees for various Carnival-related events (such as Food Fair, J'ouvert, Children's Parade and Adults' Parade), and schools are closed during the culmination of V.I. Carnival.

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web | url=http://viculturaled.vide.vi/data/userfiles/March2013HolidaysCelebrations.pdf | title=March Holiday Celebrations in the United States Virgin Islands | publisher=Virgin Islands Department of Education | format=PDF | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}
2. ^¹{{cite web | url=http://viculturaled.vide.vi/data/userfiles/July2013HolidaysCelebration.pdf | title=July Holiday Celebrations in the United States Virgin Islands | publisher=Virgin Islands Department of Education | format=PDF | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://viculturaled.vide.vi/data/userfiles/October2013Holidays_Celebration.pdf | title=October Holiday Celebrations in the United States Virgin Islands | publisher=Virgin Islands Department of Education | format=PDF | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://viculturaled.vide.vi/data/userfiles/November2013HolidaysCelebrations.pdf | title=November Holiday Celebrations in the United States Virgin Islands | publisher=Virgin Islands Department of Education | format=PDF | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.vinow.com/general_usvi/carnival/ | title=VInow: Virgin Islands Carnival Celebrations | publisher=VInow.com | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}