Emancipation Day is a public holiday celebrated in Montserrat, and it is observed on the first Monday in August each year. The holiday commemorates the anniversary when the abolishment of slavery in Montserrat on August 1, 1834.
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus first passed the island in 1493 during his second voyage. About 100 years after, Irishmen from Saint Kitts started to settle in Montserrat, and in the late 1660s, the British Empire occupied the island.
The early colonists developed an economy based on sugar and cotton on large plantations on the island. Like most other Caribbean islands, they transported African slaves to the island for labor until 1834, when Britain abolished slavery in Montserrat and other territories.
The following is the list of Emancipation Day in Montserrat from 2022 to 2026.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday |
|---|---|---|
| Emancipation Day | Aug 01, 2022 | Monday |
| Emancipation Day | Aug 07, 2023 | Monday |
| Emancipation Day | Aug 05, 2024 | Monday |
| Emancipation Day | Aug 04, 2025 | Monday |
| Emancipation Day | Aug 03, 2026 | Monday |
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