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Public holidays in Liberia

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Flags of Liberia. National Flag Day is celebrated in August

The following arepublic holidays inLiberia.[1]

Public holidays

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DateNameRemarks
January 1New Year's Day
February 11Armed Forces DayHonors theArmed Forces of Liberia[2]
Second Wednesday in MarchNational Decoration DayDay to decorate the graves of ancestors.
March 15Joseph Jenkins Roberts BirthdayBirthday of the first president of Liberia.[3]
Second Friday in AprilFast and Prayer DayEstablished by an act of the national legislature in 1883.[4]
May 14National Unification DayAlso called “Integration Day,” the purpose is to improve relations between descendants of American slaves and members of the aboriginal population. Established 1960.[5]
July 26Independence DayFrom theAmerican Colonization Society, 1847
August 24National Flag DayThe holiday was first observed in an 1847 convention, when the founding fathers approved the flag's design along with establishing the new republic.[6] It was established as a national holiday in 1915.[7]
First Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving DayEstablished in 1883, this is a day for prayer to thank God for being born in a free country.[8][9]
November 29William V. S. Tubman's BirthdayBirthday of the longest serving President in Liberia
December 25Christmas Day

Former public holidays

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DateNameRemarks
December 1Matilda Newport DayNamed a holiday by theLegislature of Liberia in 1916. The holiday was abolished in 1980 following thecoup bySamuel Doe, due to its divisive nature.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^"Embassy of Liberia - Home".Liberianembassyus.org. Retrieved26 October 2017.
  2. ^"Armed Forces Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Liberia".PublicHolidays.africa. RetrievedAugust 23, 2020.
  3. ^"Joseph Jenkins Roberts' Birthday 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Liberia".PublicHolidays.africa. RetrievedAugust 23, 2020.
  4. ^"Friday is Fast and Prayer Day".liberianobserver.com. Retrieved11 November 2020.
  5. ^"National Unification Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Liberia".PublicHolidays.africa. RetrievedAugust 23, 2020.
  6. ^"Liberia Flag Day".Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved26 October 2017.
  7. ^"Liberia: Flag Day Reflections - All Hail the Lone Star, All Hail!".AllAfrica. 27 August 2019. Retrieved8 July 2021.
  8. ^"Thanksgiving Day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Liberia".PublicHolidays.africa. RetrievedAugust 23, 2020.
  9. ^"Ellen declares Thursday, 2 November as National Thanksgiving Day". The New Dawn Liberia. November 1, 2017. RetrievedDecember 2, 2021.
  10. ^Sheldon, Kathleen (2005)."Newport, Matilda (c. 1795–1837)".Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. pp. 171–172.ISBN 978-0-8108-6547-1.
  11. ^Hochman, Jordana (November 9, 2010)."Liberia Dispatches 2: Matilda Newport".NPR. RetrievedDecember 2, 2021.
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