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National holidaysOld Year's Day12/31/2008 - 12:00am 12/31/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 Out with the old and in with the new. Boxing Day12/26/2008 - 12:00am 12/26/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 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. Eid ul Adha12/08/2008 - 12:00am 12/08/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 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 Day07/07/2008 - 12:00am 07/07/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 Caricom Day commemorates the treaty establishing CARICOM (the Caribbean Community and Common Market) and is observed annually by all CARICOM countries. Diwali10/28/2008 - 12:00pm 10/28/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 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 Fitr10/02/2008 - 12:00am 10/02/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 Eid ul-Fitr or Id-Ul-Fitr often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday Emancipation Day08/01/2008 - 12:00am 08/01/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 Emancipation Day is celebrated in various locations in observation generally of the emancipation of slaves Father's Day06/15/2008 - 12:00am 06/15/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 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 Day05/26/2008 - 12:00am 05/26/2008 - 11:59pm Etc/GMT-4 Guyana achieved independence from the United Kingdom on this day in 1966 |
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