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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
Cook Islands
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Related countries: Oceania
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The list of Cook Islands 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.
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Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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Date in 2008 |
Holiday Name |
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Tue |
New Year's Day
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Wed |
Second Day of the New Year
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Fri |
Good Friday
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Sun |
Easter
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Mon |
Easter Monday
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Fri |
ANZAC Day
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Mon |
The Sovereign's Birthday
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Sun |
Mangaia Gospel Day
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Mon |
Mangaia Gospel Day (day in lieu)
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Sun |
Atiu Gospel Day
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Mon |
Atiu Gospel Day (day in lieu)
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Mon |
Mitiaro Gospel Day
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Fri |
Rarotonga Gospel Day
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Mon |
Constitution Day
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Sun |
National Gospel Day
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Mon |
Aitutaki Gospel Day
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National Gospel Day (day in lieu)
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Pukapuka Gospel Day
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Christmas Day
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Boxing Day
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Background Information |
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Governing Law: Official public holidays in the Cook Islands are observed on the days prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 1999, as clarified by a notice released by the Prime Minister's Office on December 8, 2003.
• Where a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday shall be observed on the following Monday.
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Cook Islands, 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
2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Cook Islands, 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 Cook Islands, before planning any
trip to Cook Islands. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
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