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Public holidays in Samoa are defined in the Public Holidays Act 2008:

Holidays
Date English Name
January 1-2 New Year's Day
Variable Good Friday
Variable Holy Saturday
Variable Easter Monday
April 25 Anzac Day
Second Monday in May Mother's Day
June 1 Independence Day
Second Monday in August Father's Day
Second Monday in October Lotu a Tamaiti
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day

In addition to holidays with fixed dates, polling day and the day before polling day is a public holiday in any year when an election is held. In addition, the O le Ao o le Malo can declare public holidays in accordance with the Act.

References

  1. "Public Holidays Act 2008". PACLII. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. Public Holidays Act 2008, section 2.
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