Emancipation Day 2025
Date
Friday, August 1, 2025
Status
395 days ago
Long weekend opportunity
Emancipation Day 2025 is part of a 3-day break: Fri Aug 1 – Sun Aug 3
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Marks 1 August 1838, when full freedom came to enslaved Africans — Trinidad & Tobago was the first country in the world to make it a national holiday.