The following is a list of Public holidays in Jamaica, which includes Christian holidays and secular holidays.

Public holidays

  • New Year's Day, 1 January (public holiday)
  • Ash Wednesday, Between 4 February and 10 March (public holiday)
  • Emancipation Day, 1 August (public holiday). Honors the 311,000 enslaved freed in 1840.
  • Independence Day, 6 August (public holiday). Independence from the British Empire in 1962.
  • National Heroes' Day, Third Monday in October (public holiday). Honors Alexander Bustamante, Nanny of the Maroons, and five other heroes.
  • Christmas Day, 25 December (religious and public holiday)

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