National holidays

Old Year's Day

12/31/2008 - 12:00am
12/31/2008 - 11:59pm
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Out with the old and in with the new. 

Boxing Day

12/26/2008 - 12:00am
12/26/2008 - 11:59pm
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Boxing Day is the day after Christmas, a public holiday in most countries in The Commonwealth. It originated as a day for giving gifts to employees and poor people.

Christmas Day

12/25/2008 - 12:00am
12/25/2008 - 11:59pm
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Merry Christmas everyone!

Eid ul Adha

12/08/2008 - 12:00am
12/08/2008 - 11:59pm
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Eid ul-Adha is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Ibrahim's (Abraham's) willingness to sacrifice his son, as commanded by Allah.

Caricom Day

07/07/2008 - 12:00am
07/07/2008 - 11:59pm
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Caricom Day commemorates the treaty establishing CARICOM  (the Caribbean Community and Common Market) and is observed annually by all CARICOM countries.

Diwali

10/28/2008 - 12:00pm
10/28/2008 - 11:59pm
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Celebrated by Hindus across the globe as the "Festival of Light," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being.

Eid ul Fitr

10/02/2008 - 12:00am
10/02/2008 - 11:59pm
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Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday
that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.

Emancipation Day

08/01/2008 - 12:00am
08/01/2008 - 11:59pm
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Emancipation Day is celebrated in various locations in observation generally of the emancipation of slaves

Father's Day

06/15/2008 - 12:00am
06/15/2008 - 11:59pm
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Father's Day is a secular celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and parenting by males, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers.

Independance Day

05/26/2008 - 12:00am
05/26/2008 - 11:59pm
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Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom on this day in 1966