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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Christmas Island

The list of Christmas Island bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes 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. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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13 Aug 2008 (Private Communication) The territorial administration of Christmas Island has released its official list of 2009 public holidays, which features change of date for the first day of the Chinese New Year public holidays. • 14 Aug 2007 (Teritorial Administration) Christmas Island has released its 2008 list of official public holidays, in which Labour Day, usually observed at the end of March, is scheduled for March 17 in 2008. • 31 Aug 2000 (Territorial Administrator) Christmas Island has released its 2001 list of official public holidays, in which Labour Day, usually observed in the latter part of March, is scheduled for March 5 in 2001. • 29 Oct 1998 (Federal Department of Employment) The 1999 public holidays for Christmas Island have been announced. Of particular interest, the ANZAC day public holiday which, falling on a weekend in 1999, will obey the WA day in lieu rules. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Christmas Island public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Public holidays in the Territory of Christmas Island are regulated by the Section 7 of the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 (WA)(CKI) which amended the Christmas Island Act 1958, and is supplemented annually (usually in mid-August) by a Government Gazette announcement by the Territory Administrator concerning variable date public holidays. • Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday are treated in the manner in which they are treated in Western Australia, in particula as regards the Saturday occurrences of the ANZAC Day public holiday. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Christmas Island, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Christmas Island, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Christmas Island. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Christmas Island that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays, for Christmas Island, were calculated using the locally used Arithmetical Muslim Calendar. For Salat (prayer times) calculations, see our Freeware page.

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 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Christmas Island, 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 Christmas Island, before planning any trip to Christmas Island. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.