Government has approved the public holidays for 2017 through a Gazette Notice No. 68 released this week. The dates of the 2017 public holidays are as follows:
1. New Year’s Day - Monday, 2nd January
2. Good Friday – Friday, 14th April
3. Easter Saturday – Saturday, 15th April
4. Easter Monday – Monday, 17th April
5. National Sports and Wellness Day – Friday, 30th June
6. Constitution Day – Thursday, 7th September
7. Fiji Day – Tuesday, 10th October
8. Diwali – Thursday, 19th October
9. Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday – Monday, 4th December
10. Christmas Day – Monday, 25th December
11. Boxing Day – Tuesday, 26th December
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