Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago - 2024

30 May 2024, Thursday

Indian Arrival Day is a public holiday in Trinidad and Tobago

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30 May 2024, Thursday is Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad and Tobago 2024

About: Indian Arrival Day
Indian Arrival Day is a holiday celebrated on various days in the nations of the Caribbean, Fiji, South Africa, and Mauritius, commemorating the arrival of people from the Indian subcontinent to their respective nations as indentured labours brought by European colonial authorities and their agents. In Guyana, Mauritius, Fiji, and Trinidad and Tobago, where it started, it is an official public holiday.
Observed by Fiji (celebrated as Girmit Day), Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica (celebrated as Indian Heritage Day), Mauritius (celebrated as Arrival of the Indentured Labourers), Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Suriname (celebrated as Prawas Din), Trinidad and Tobago
Significance Arrival of the first South Asian-Indian indentured laborers in each respective country.
Celebrations Celebrates South Asian-Indian people and their contributions.
Observances Parades, religious prayer services, and cultural shows
Date 14 May (Fiji), 1 May (Grenada), 5 May (Guyana), 10 May (Jamaica), 2 November (Mauritius), 6 May (Saint Lucia), 1 June (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), 16 November (South Africa), 5 June (Suriname), 30 May (Trinidad and Tobago)
date 14 May (Fiji), 1 May (Grenada), 5 May (Guyana), 10 May (Jamaica), 2 November (Mauritius), 6 May (Saint Lucia), 1 June (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), 16 November (South Africa), 5 June (Suriname), 30 May (Trinidad and Tobago)
Frequency Annual
Related to Prawas Din, Indian Heritage Day, Indian Emigration Day, Indian Heritage Month, Girmit Day, South Asian Heritage Month, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Asian American Heritage Month

Indian Arrival Day (2024) in other countries.

S.no. Country Date Holiday Type

1 Trinidad and Tobago 30 May, Thursday Indian Arrival Day National holiday

Observed by	Fiji (celebrated as Girmit Day), Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica (celebrated as Indian Heritage Day), Mauritius (celebrated as Arrival of the Indentured Labourers), Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Suriname (celebrated as Prawas Din), Trinidad and Tobago
Significance	Arrival of the first South Asian-Indian indentured laborers in each respective country.
Celebrations	Celebrates South Asian-Indian people and their contributions.
Observances	Parades, religious prayer services, and cultural shows
Date	14 May (Fiji), 1 May (Grenada), 5 May (Guyana), 10 May (Jamaica), 2 November (Mauritius), 6 May (Saint Lucia), 1 June (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), 16 November (South Africa), 5 June (Suriname), 30 May (Trinidad and Tobago)
date	14 May (Fiji), 1 May (Grenada), 5 May (Guyana), 10 May (Jamaica), 2 November (Mauritius), 6 May (Saint Lucia), 1 June (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), 16 November (South Africa), 5 June (Suriname), 30 May (Trinidad and Tobago)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Prawas Din, Indian Heritage Day, Indian Emigration Day, Indian Heritage Month, Girmit Day, South Asian Heritage Month, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Asian American Heritage Month