EMANCIPATION DAY HOLIDAY

August, 05

Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Grenada, celebrated on the first Monday of August every year. The holiday commemorates the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, which took effect on August 1, 1834. The law scheduling the end of slavery had been passed in 1833. Emancipation Day is a day to remember the liberation of black slaves on the island and throughout the British Empire. The day is celebrated with parades, cultural events, and other activities.