;US Virgin Islands
;organized, unincorporated United States territory
;US Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John, and Saint Thomas, and many other surrounding minor islands

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IMAGE=Holiday_Virgin_Islands.gif
COMMENT=Updated April 27, 2015

TYP=Holy
Es-1Th =Holy Thursday
Es-1Fr =Good Friday
Es+1Dy =Easter Monday

01.1.*LUX  =New Year's Day
06.1.*LUX  =Three King's Day                    ;Note=Epiphany {n}
01.1.+3Mo  =Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday  ;Note=3th Monday January {n}
31.5.-1Mo  =Memorial Day & Organic Act Day      ;Note=last Monday May {n}
03.7.*LUX  =Danish West Indies Emancipation Day ;Note=1848, freedom for slaves in the Danish West Indies {n}
04.7.*LUX  =Independence Day
01.9.+1Mo  =Labor Day                           ;Note=1st Monday September {n}
01.10.+2Mo =Columbus Day & Puerto Rico Friendship Day ;Note=2nd Monday October {mn}
01.11.*LUX =D. Hamilton Jackson Day/Liberty Day/Bull and Bread Day ;Note=1915, first press in the nation {dn}
11.11.*LUX =Veterans Day
01.11.+4Th =Thanksgiving Day                    ;Note=4th Thursday November {n}
25.12.*LUX =Christmas
26.12.*LUX =Christmas Second Day


TYP=Local
01.2.+3Mo  =Presidents Day                      ;Note=Government, 3th Monday February {n}
31.3.*LUX  =Transfer Day                        ;Note=Government, 1917, United States purchased the islands from Denmark {dn}

;one-off
30.4.>2014<2016 =public sector holiday ;Note=2015
01.5.>2014<2016 =public sector holiday ;Note=2015

TYP=LocalHalf
29.4.>2014<2016 =public sector holiday (afternoon) ;Note=2015


TYP=Normal

;yearly days

07.4.     =Cyril Emmanuel King Day*
22.4.     =Earth Day*
25.4.     =Timothy Theodore Dunean Day*
01.5.+1Fr =Teachers' Day*                 ;Note=1st Friday May
15.5.-1Su =1st day Peace Officers Memorial Week* ;Note=week including May 15
15.5.     =Peace Officers Memorial Day*
25.5.     =African Liberation Day*
;French Heritage Week ;Note=week ending on Father's Day
01.6.+3Mo =Organic Act Day                ;Note=3th Monday June, June 22, 1954 US Congress enacted the Revised Organic Act, observed on the preceding Sunday {mn}
01.6.+3Mo-1Dy =Organic Act Day (observed) ;Note=observed on the preceding Sunday {n}
01.7.+4Mo     =Hurricane Supplication Day ;Note=4th Monday July, prayer for safety through the hurricane season, observed on the preceding Sunday {mn}
01.7.+4Mo-1Dy =Hurricane Supplication Day (observed) ;Note=observed on the Sunday preceding 4th Monday July {mn}
02.7.         =Ferry Boat Transportation Day*
;Virgin Islands Citizenship Day           ;Note=a day in August or September
01.8.+4Fr =1st day Caribbean Friendship Week (10d)* ;Note=4th Friday August
04.8.     =Nicole Robin Day               ;Note=1973, ship Nicole Robin returned safely with her crew {n}
04.8.     =1st day Eastern Caribbean-Virgin Islands Friendship Week (10d)*
07.8.     =Melvin H. Evans Day*
01.9.+1Mo =West Indies Solidarity Day*    ;Note=1st Monday September
30.9.-1Fr =Arbor Day*                     ;Note=last Friday September {m}
01.10.+3Mo     =#1725th Hurricane Thanksgiving Day ;Note=1st 1726, thanks for the end of the hurricane season, 3th Monday October, observed on the preceding Sunday {mn}
01.10.+3Mo-1Dy =#1725th Hurricane Thanksgiving Day (observed) ;Note=observed on the Sunday preceding 3th Monday October {mn}
05.10.    =Rothschild Francis Day*
13.11.    =Harvest Festival               ;Note=day to commemorate the last harvest {d}

;George Scott Day ;Note=Monday of Fire Prevention Week


;(remembrance) dates by year

03.7.  =Danish West Indies, abolition of slavery #1848 years ago* ;Note=1848, Governor Peter von Scholten (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {n}
24.10. =Danish West Indies, 1st treaty sale Denmark >US #1867 years ago (never ratified by US)* ;Note=1867 (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {n}
24.1.  =Danish West Indies, 2nd convention sale Denmark >US #1902 years ago (never ratified by Denmark)* ;Note=1902 (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {n}
14.12. =Danish West Indies, referendum sale Denmark >US #1916 years ago* ;Note=1916, in Denmark (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {n}
21.12. =Danish West Indies, 3th treaty sale Denmark >US ratified by Danish parlement #1916 years ago* ;Note=1916 (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {n}
17.1.  =Danish West Indies, sale Denmark >US finalized #1917 years ago (exchange ratified treaty)* ;Note=1917 (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {dn}
09.3.  =Danish West Indies, farewell letter Danish King #1917 years ago* ;Note=1917 (31.3.1917 >US Virgin Islands) {n}
31.3.  =Danish West Indies >US Virgin Islands, US took possession of the Islands #1917 years ago* ;Note=1917 {dn}
01.4.  =US Virgin Islands, formal transfer Denmark >US #1917 years ago* ;Note=1917 {n}
17.5.  =US Virgin Islands, flag adopted #1921 years ago* ;Note=1921 {d}
;1927 U.S. citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands
22.7.  =US Virgin Islands, Revised Organic Act organized the government #1954 years ago* ;Note=1954, US Congress {n}
16.3.  =College of the Virgin Islands chartered #1962 years ago (1986 >University of the Virgin Islands)* ;Note=1962 {d}
01.1.  =US Virgin Islands, Great Seal came into use #1991 years ago* ;Note=1991 {d}


;The entries for US Virgin islands were added by: dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com - http://users.telenet.be/wdew/
;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands
;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Danish_West_Indian_Islands_sale_referendum%2C_1916
;http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/caribbean-and-bermuda/virgin-islands/when-to-go.html
;State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols - ISBN 0-313-31534-5, page 189-190