Public Holidays In The Cook Islands
The following are public holidays in the Cook Islands as prescribed by the Public Holidays Act in 1999.
Each Sunday is also a public holiday, as most Cook Islanders follow the Christian religion, with over half of the population registered as members of the Cook Islands Christian Church.
| Date | Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | |
| 2 January | Day after New Year's Day | |
| 25 April | Anzac Day | |
| moveable | Good Friday | |
| moveable | Easter Monday | |
| First Monday in June | Queen's Birthday | Celebrated on the same day as New Zealand celebrates the holiday. |
| First Friday in July | Ra o te Ui Ariki | |
| 4 August | Constitution Day | This marks the date in 1965, when this event was first celebrated. |
| 26 October | Gospel Day | Christianity was first brought to the islands in the 1820s by John Williams of the London Missionary Society. |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
Also, the regions observe the following regional holidays. Most of the populated islands celebrate their own Gospel Days:
| Date | Atoll/Island | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 13 March | Penrhyn Island | Penrhyn Gospel Day |
| 25 May | Palmerston Island | Palmerston Gospel Day |
| 15 June | Mangaia | Mangaia Gospel Day |
| 20 July | Atiu | Atiu Gospel Day |
| 21 July | Mitiaro | Mitiaro Gospel Day |
| 25 July | Rarotonga | Rarotonga Gospel Day |
| 8 August | Manihiki | Manihiki Gospel Day |
| 15 August | Rakahanga | Rakahanga Gospel Day |
| 27 October | Aitutaki | Aitutaki Gospel Day |
| 8 December | Pukapuka | Pukapuka Gospel Day |
References
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Public holidays in the Cook Islands, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.