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Enjoy the long weekend.","usual":{"days":"3–4 days (the Easter weekend)","note":"Good Friday to Easter Monday in many countries."}},{"date":"2026-05-25","name":"Whit Monday","day_off":true,"kind":"Religious (Christian)","about":"Whit Monday is the day after Pentecost, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus's followers on the 50th day after Easter. Pentecost is a Sunday, so the holiday is the Monday that follows.","at_work":"A long weekend. Plan around slower replies.","what_to_say":"Enjoy the long weekend!","usual":{"days":"1 day, a 3-day weekend"}},{"date":"2026-06-05","name":"Randol Fawkes Labour Day","day_off":true,"kind":"Civic, labour","about":"The first Friday in June is Labour Day in the Bahamas, established by Randol Fawkes in 1961. A large parade through downtown Nassau, led by bands and Junkanooers, ends at the Southern Recreation Grounds, where union and political leaders give speeches. 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