Holiday Calendar for FijiWith 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. Help us National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2024-2025 yearMarch 2024April 2024May 2024Sunday 12 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) Monday 13 May - Rotuma Day in Fiji (is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma, a Fijian dependency) Monday 27 May - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (The celebrations in honor of Fiji's first modern statesman actually begin a week early) June 2024Monday 3 June - King's Birthday in New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji (celebrated on the first Monday in June) September 2024Sunday 1 September - Father's Day in Australia (also Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea is celebrated on the first Sunday of September) Saturday 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) October 2024Thursday 10 October - Fiji Day (celebrates the independence of Fiji from United Kingdom in 1970) November 2024Wednesday 6 November - BlueSky Fiji Music Festival (international music festival) December 2024Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day (Belgium, Fiji, The Bahamas, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Samoa...) January 2025Some fijian traditionsIn 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. National Poison Prevention WeekAs the leading cause of accidental injury death in the United States, poisonings can harm people of all ages and from all walks of life. More th..→
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