Belize is homey country with holidays that are mostly influenced by Christian holidays. Like majority of the countries, they spend their holidays with their families and friends, participating in festivities and prayers of devotion during Christian holidays.
Below you can find the public holidays for Belize:
Saturday, 1 January 2011: New Year’s Day
In many parts of Belize, the New Year is celebrated with families and friends with traditional foods and feasts in celebration of the New Year, along with festive fireworks display.
Monday, 7 March 2011: National Heroes and Benefactors Day Holiday
This holiday is also known as “Baron Bliss Day” which is one of the eleven national heroes of Belize. This day is celebrated in honor of the heroes that helped in developing Belize to what it is today.
Friday, 22 April 2011: Good Friday
This is a Christian holiday celebrated in commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ.
Saturday, 23 April 2011: Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is a Christian holiday that falls between the death of Jesus and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. People go the beaches to spend some time with their families at the same time participating in prayers and “Stations of the Cross” by the roadside altars.
Monday, 25 April 2011: Easter Monday
This is the day after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the time when people go back from their weekend holidays.
Sunday, 1 May 2011: Labour Day
Monday, 2 May 2011: Labour Day Holiday
Like other countries, this International day is celebrated in honor of the workers’ rights and their contributions to society and the country.
Saturday, 10 September 2011: Saint George’s Caye Day
This Belize Public holiday is also known as “National Day” which celebrates the final “Battle of St. George’s Caye” in Belize. People celebrate this day with concerts, talent shows and parades.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011: Independence Day
This holiday celebrates the anniversary of Belize’s declaration of Independence.
Monday, 10 October 2011: Pan America Day Holiday
Also known as “Day of the Americas”, Pan America Day celebrates the voyage of Christopher Columbus. In Belize, this holiday celebrates the migration of Mestizos and Indians (Hispanics) from the Yucatan, Mexico into Belize which happened around 1800’s.
Saturday, 10 November 2011: Garifuna Settlement Day
This holiday celebrates the arrival of the Garifuna people on Belize back in 1832. The people celebrate this with traditional Garifuna and Belizean food, music, dance, games and other festivities.
Sunday, 25 December 2011: Christmas Day
This is a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. On this day, people visit their families and friends, clean their houses, attend mass and cooking food delicacies such as black fruit cake, hot corn tortillas and traditional foods such as tamales.
Monday, 26 December 2011: Boxing Day
This is the day after Christmas where people attend or participate in horse and cycle races, or they may go to shops where shops have Sales or Deals of items in low prices.
Tuesday, 27 December 2011: Christmas Day Holiday
This is in lieu of Christmas since Christmas is in Saturday.
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