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Bank and Public Holidays for
American Samoa
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Related countries: Oceania Samoa USA
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American Samoa bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2012, from
the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database,
the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by
the world's
foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for
private, non-professional, use. |
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New Year's Day
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New Year's Day (day in lieu)
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Martin Luther King Jr Day
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Presidents' Day
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Good Friday
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American Samoa Flag Day
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Memorial Day
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Independence Day
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Manu'a Cession Day
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Labor Day
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Columbus Day
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White Sunday
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Veterans' Day
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Veterans' Day (day in lieu)
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Thanksgiving Day
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Christmas Day
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Recent News and Updates |
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06 Sep 2010 (Office Of The Governor Press Release-Utulei) The governor of American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, has announced that he plans to declare Wednesday, September 29, 2010, a one-off public holiday to mark the anniversary of last year's earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
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.
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.
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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Footnotes |
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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
2012 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, visit
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