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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
American Samoa
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Related countries: Oceania Samoa USA
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The list of American Samoa bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2010, comes from
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Recent News and Updates
Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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Date in 2010 |
Holiday Name |
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New Year's Day
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Martin Luther King Day
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Presidents' Day
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Good Friday
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Easter
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Christian |
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American Samoa Flag Day (day in lieu)
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American Samoa Flag Day
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Memorial Day
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Independence Day
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Independence Day (day in lieu)
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Manu'a Cession Day
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Labor Day
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White Sunday
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Christian |
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Columbus Day
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Veterans' Day
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Thanksgiving Day
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Christmas Day (day in lieu)
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Christmas Day
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New Year's Day (day in lieu)
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Recent News and Updates |
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08 Nov 2008 (Office Of The Governor Press Release-Utulei) Earlier today, American Samoa Governor, Togiola Tulafono, issued the "2007 Veterans Day Proclamation" making Monday, November 12, 2007, an official public holiday throughout the Territory.
02 Aug 2008 (KHJ Radio News) American Samoa Governor, Togiola Tulafono, has declared Monday, August 4, 2008, a government public holiday to celebrate and thank everyone in the Territory for making a huge success of the recent 10th Festival of the Pacific Arts.
14 Jul 2008 (Office Of The Governor Press Release-Utulei) In a recent press release, the governor of American Samoa has confirmed the status of July 16, Manu’a Islands Cession Day, as "a public holiday in the Territory".
31 Mar 2008 (Radio New Zealand International) American Samoa Senator, Dr Paul Stevenson, has sponsored legislation making election day in American Samoa a public holiday. If the bill, introduced last Friday, is passed, then it would bring the total number of government holidays to 12.
More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the American Samoa public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters. |
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Background Information |
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Manu'a Cession Day although this is not officially listed as an annual public holiday, for the last few years, the governor has usually declared it as such.
American Samoa International Codes AS and ASM (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .as (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of American Samoa information and news: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (American Samoa maps, demographics and economic statistics), and Wikipedia (includes American Samoa commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays). |
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in American Samoa, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. |
Disclaimer
In many parts of
the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local
authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of
2010 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for American Samoa, we
cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented
above. You are therefore advised to verify
the above dates with the embassy or consulate of American Samoa, before planning any
trip to American Samoa. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
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