MOBILE VERSION Holiday Calendar for Fiji
With diverse natural attractions and rich local culture, this secluded and extraordinarily scenic archipelago truly offers something for every kind of traveler. Cultural, nationalistic, and religious observances and festivals in Fij. Each major religion in Fiji has a public holiday dedicated to it.
National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2019-2020 year
October 2019Thursday 10 October - Fiji Day (celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970)November 2019Wednesday 6 November - BlueSky Fiji Music Festival (international music festival)December 2019January 2020April 2020May 2020Monday 4 May - National Youth Day in FijiSunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)Wednesday 13 May - Rotuma Day in Fiji (is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency)Monday 25 May - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (The celebrations in honor of Fiji's first modern statesman actually begin a week early)June 2020Monday 1 June - Queen's Birthday (New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji; celebrated on the first Monday in June)September 2020Tuesday 1 September - Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September)Monday 7 September - Fiji Constitution Day (This public holiday was instituted in 2013 to commemorate the passing of the 2013 constitution, but it was first observed in 2016. Fiji's current constitution is its fourth since independence)Some fijian traditions
In september Coral Coast Festival is celebrated in Sigatoka and Sugar Festival is held in Lautoka. In august Bula Festival is held in Nadi, Hisbiscus Carnival/ Festival is celebrated in Suva and Friendly North Festival is held in Labasa.
Public holidays in Fiji reflect the country’s cultural diversity. Public Holidays that fall on the weekend are usually moved to either the Friday of the preceding week or the Monday of the following week. This includes religious holidays as well, though in essence they are celebrated on the actual day.
Fiji is well connected by air to Australia and New Zealand. With 333 islands to choose from for your holiday, scattered throughout the dazzling blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean, there’s certainly no shortage of shores.
Items that will be shared generally across the Fiji group in ceremony and social interactions are Yaqona, Tabua, Mats, Masi, the following will discuss this in further details. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant. The Tabua is a whale’s tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations. Mats are generally rectangular and vary in design between provinces. One of the uses of Masi is to wrap the newborn baby collected from hospital, while at the other end of the life cycle it decorates the room where the body lies before burial.
Wednesday 6 November - BlueSky Fiji Music Festival (international music festival)
December 2019January 2020April 2020May 2020Monday 4 May - National Youth Day in FijiSunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)Wednesday 13 May - Rotuma Day in Fiji (is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency)Monday 25 May - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (The celebrations in honor of Fiji's first modern statesman actually begin a week early)June 2020Monday 1 June - Queen's Birthday (New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji; celebrated on the first Monday in June)September 2020Tuesday 1 September - Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September)Monday 7 September - Fiji Constitution Day (This public holiday was instituted in 2013 to commemorate the passing of the 2013 constitution, but it was first observed in 2016. Fiji's current constitution is its fourth since independence)Some fijian traditions
In september Coral Coast Festival is celebrated in Sigatoka and Sugar Festival is held in Lautoka. In august Bula Festival is held in Nadi, Hisbiscus Carnival/ Festival is celebrated in Suva and Friendly North Festival is held in Labasa.
Public holidays in Fiji reflect the country’s cultural diversity. Public Holidays that fall on the weekend are usually moved to either the Friday of the preceding week or the Monday of the following week. This includes religious holidays as well, though in essence they are celebrated on the actual day.
Fiji is well connected by air to Australia and New Zealand. With 333 islands to choose from for your holiday, scattered throughout the dazzling blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean, there’s certainly no shortage of shores.
Items that will be shared generally across the Fiji group in ceremony and social interactions are Yaqona, Tabua, Mats, Masi, the following will discuss this in further details. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant. The Tabua is a whale’s tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations. Mats are generally rectangular and vary in design between provinces. One of the uses of Masi is to wrap the newborn baby collected from hospital, while at the other end of the life cycle it decorates the room where the body lies before burial.
April 2020May 2020Monday 4 May - National Youth Day in FijiSunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)Wednesday 13 May - Rotuma Day in Fiji (is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency)Monday 25 May - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (The celebrations in honor of Fiji's first modern statesman actually begin a week early)June 2020Monday 1 June - Queen's Birthday (New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji; celebrated on the first Monday in June)September 2020Tuesday 1 September - Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September)Monday 7 September - Fiji Constitution Day (This public holiday was instituted in 2013 to commemorate the passing of the 2013 constitution, but it was first observed in 2016. Fiji's current constitution is its fourth since independence)Some fijian traditions
In september Coral Coast Festival is celebrated in Sigatoka and Sugar Festival is held in Lautoka. In august Bula Festival is held in Nadi, Hisbiscus Carnival/ Festival is celebrated in Suva and Friendly North Festival is held in Labasa.
Public holidays in Fiji reflect the country’s cultural diversity. Public Holidays that fall on the weekend are usually moved to either the Friday of the preceding week or the Monday of the following week. This includes religious holidays as well, though in essence they are celebrated on the actual day.
Fiji is well connected by air to Australia and New Zealand. With 333 islands to choose from for your holiday, scattered throughout the dazzling blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean, there’s certainly no shortage of shores.
Items that will be shared generally across the Fiji group in ceremony and social interactions are Yaqona, Tabua, Mats, Masi, the following will discuss this in further details. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant. The Tabua is a whale’s tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations. Mats are generally rectangular and vary in design between provinces. One of the uses of Masi is to wrap the newborn baby collected from hospital, while at the other end of the life cycle it decorates the room where the body lies before burial.
Monday 4 May - National Youth Day in Fiji
Sunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Wednesday 13 May - Rotuma Day in Fiji (is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency)
Monday 25 May - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (The celebrations in honor of Fiji's first modern statesman actually begin a week early)
June 2020Monday 1 June - Queen's Birthday (New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji; celebrated on the first Monday in June)September 2020Tuesday 1 September - Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September)Monday 7 September - Fiji Constitution Day (This public holiday was instituted in 2013 to commemorate the passing of the 2013 constitution, but it was first observed in 2016. Fiji's current constitution is its fourth since independence)Some fijian traditions
In september Coral Coast Festival is celebrated in Sigatoka and Sugar Festival is held in Lautoka. In august Bula Festival is held in Nadi, Hisbiscus Carnival/ Festival is celebrated in Suva and Friendly North Festival is held in Labasa.
Public holidays in Fiji reflect the country’s cultural diversity. Public Holidays that fall on the weekend are usually moved to either the Friday of the preceding week or the Monday of the following week. This includes religious holidays as well, though in essence they are celebrated on the actual day.
Fiji is well connected by air to Australia and New Zealand. With 333 islands to choose from for your holiday, scattered throughout the dazzling blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean, there’s certainly no shortage of shores.
Items that will be shared generally across the Fiji group in ceremony and social interactions are Yaqona, Tabua, Mats, Masi, the following will discuss this in further details. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant. The Tabua is a whale’s tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations. Mats are generally rectangular and vary in design between provinces. One of the uses of Masi is to wrap the newborn baby collected from hospital, while at the other end of the life cycle it decorates the room where the body lies before burial.
Tuesday 1 September - Father's Day (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September)
Monday 7 September - Fiji Constitution Day (This public holiday was instituted in 2013 to commemorate the passing of the 2013 constitution, but it was first observed in 2016. Fiji's current constitution is its fourth since independence)
Some fijian traditions
In september Coral Coast Festival is celebrated in Sigatoka and Sugar Festival is held in Lautoka. In august Bula Festival is held in Nadi, Hisbiscus Carnival/ Festival is celebrated in Suva and Friendly North Festival is held in Labasa.
Public holidays in Fiji reflect the country’s cultural diversity. Public Holidays that fall on the weekend are usually moved to either the Friday of the preceding week or the Monday of the following week. This includes religious holidays as well, though in essence they are celebrated on the actual day.
Fiji is well connected by air to Australia and New Zealand. With 333 islands to choose from for your holiday, scattered throughout the dazzling blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean, there’s certainly no shortage of shores.
Items that will be shared generally across the Fiji group in ceremony and social interactions are Yaqona, Tabua, Mats, Masi, the following will discuss this in further details. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant. The Tabua is a whale’s tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations. Mats are generally rectangular and vary in design between provinces. One of the uses of Masi is to wrap the newborn baby collected from hospital, while at the other end of the life cycle it decorates the room where the body lies before burial.
Public holidays in Fiji reflect the country’s cultural diversity. Public Holidays that fall on the weekend are usually moved to either the Friday of the preceding week or the Monday of the following week. This includes religious holidays as well, though in essence they are celebrated on the actual day.
Fiji is well connected by air to Australia and New Zealand. With 333 islands to choose from for your holiday, scattered throughout the dazzling blue waters of the South Pacific Ocean, there’s certainly no shortage of shores.
Items that will be shared generally across the Fiji group in ceremony and social interactions are Yaqona, Tabua, Mats, Masi, the following will discuss this in further details. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant. The Tabua is a whale’s tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations. Mats are generally rectangular and vary in design between provinces. One of the uses of Masi is to wrap the newborn baby collected from hospital, while at the other end of the life cycle it decorates the room where the body lies before burial.
Sunday 15 September 2019
Sunday 15 September 2019
Monday 16 September 2019
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
In 1994, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date o..→
Monday 16 September 2019
Mildred Fish Harnack Day in Wisconsin
Mildred Fish was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1902. In 1926, she married German lawyer Arvid Harnack. They returned to his native Germany in..→
Monday 16 September 2019
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Tuesday 17 September 2019
Wednesday 18 September 2019
POW-MIA Recognition Day in Wisconsin
Established to recognize those who suffered or suffer captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the U.S. armed forces. Celebra..→
Wednesday 18 September 2019
Thursday 19 September 2019
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day - celebrated September 19 is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summe..→
Saturday 21 September 2019
Saturday 21 September 2019
Saturday 21 September 2019
Saturday 21 September 2019
Sunday 22 September 2019
Sunday 22 September 2019
Monday 23 September 2019
Monday 23 September 2019
Monday 23 September 2019
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Thursday 26 September 2019
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resol..→
Thursday 26 September 2019
