Public holidays in Tuvalu
The following are public holidays in Tuvalu.[1]
| Date | English name | Tuvaluan name |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Tausaga Fou |
| Second Monday in March | Commonwealth Day | |
| moveable in spring | Good Friday | |
| moveable in spring | Holy Saturday | |
| moveable in spring | Easter | |
| moveable in spring | Easter Monday | |
| Monday after second Sunday in May | Gospel Day | Te Aso o te Tala Lei |
| Second Saturday in June (can vary if appointed differently) |
Queen's Official Birthday | |
| First Monday in August | National Children's Day | Aso Tamaliki |
| October 1 (public holiday continues October 2) | Tuvalu Day | |
| Second Monday in November | Heir to the Throne's Birthday | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Kilisimasi |
| December 26 | Boxing Day |
Also, the regions observe the following regional holidays:[2]
| Date | Atoll/Island | Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | Nanumea | Te Po o Tefolaha | The day Nanumea embraced Christianity brought by the London Missionary Society through Samoan pastors.[3] |
| February 11 | Nukufetau | Te Aso o Tutasi | Honors the Tutasi school. |
| February 16 | Nui | Bongin the Ieka (Day of the Flood) | |
| April 15 | Nanumaga | Aho o te Fakavae | |
| April 23 | Funafuti | Funafuti Bomb Day | Commemorates the bombing of Funafuti by Japan during World War II. |
| moveable in May | Nukulaelae | Aso o te Tala Lei | Island-specific Gospel Day. |
| September 17 | Niutao | Te Aso o te Setema | |
| October 21 | Funafuti | Hurricane Day | Commemorates Hurricane Bebe's destruction of Funafuti in 1972.[4][5] |
| November 25 | Vaitupu | Te Aso Fiafia |
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