When is Possession Day in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?

Possession Day falls on Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 (93 days ago) in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Is Possession Day a public holiday?

Yes, Possession Day is a public holiday in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2020 January 17th Friday Possession Day Long weekend.
2021 January 17th Sunday Possession Day
2022 January 17th Monday Possession Day Long weekend.
2023 January 17th Tuesday Possession Day
2024 January 17th Wednesday Possession Day
2025 January 17th Friday Possession Day Long weekend.
2026 January 17th Saturday Possession Day
2027 January 17th Sunday Possession Day
2028 January 17th Monday Possession Day Long weekend.
2029 January 17th Wednesday Possession Day
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Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="GS" -d year="2023" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "GS",
  "year": "2023",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'GS',
  year: '2023',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'GS',
  'year' => '2023',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "GS"
$Body.year = "2023"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'GS',
  'year': '2023',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'GS',
  'year': '2023',
})