Public holidays in Samoa

Public holidays in Samoa are defined in the Public Holidays Act 2008:[1]

Holidays
Date English Name
January 1-2 New Year's Day
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Monday
Ramadan
April 25 Anzac Day
Second Monday in May Mother's Day
June 1 Independence Day
Second Monday in August Father's Day
Second Monday in October Lotu a Tamaiti
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day

In addition to holidays with fixed dates, polling day and the day before polling day is a public holiday in any year when an election is held. In addition, the O le Ao o le Malo can declare public holidays in accordance with the Act.[2]

  1. ^ "Public Holidays Act 2008". PACLII. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Public Holidays Act 2008, section 2.