List of festivals in Fiji
List of important festivals and days in Fiji

List of festivals in Fiji

Section Title: List of important festivals and days in Fiji
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Date	Festival	Notes

January 1	New Year's Day	Celebrations can continue for a week, or even a month, in some areas. It is common practice in Fiji to beat drums and shower one another with water.

February/March	Holi	Hindu "Festival of Colors" (Not a public holiday).

March/April	Ram Naumi	Hindu celebration of the birth of Lord Rama (not a public holiday).

March/April	Easter	Major Christian festival; the Friday (Good Friday) and the Sunday (Easter Sunday) are both official public holidays. There is also a Public Holiday on Easter Monday, the Monday following Easter Sunday.

March/April	Palm Sunday	Also celebrated as Children's Sunday by Fiji's Methodists (not a public holiday).

May	Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day	The celebrations in honor of Fiji's first modern statesman actually begin a week early. It is almost always celebrated on a Friday.

May 4	National Youth Day	Public Holiday celebrating the Youth of Fiji.

June 15	Queen's Birthday	Official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, former Queen of Fiji, still recognized by the chiefs as the Tui Viti, or Paramount Chief of Fiji.

Sometime in the first half of the year and based on the Islamic and lunar calendars	Eid al-Fitr	Muslim festival celebrating after Ramadhan. The public holiday is not on the actual day of celebration due to the unpredictability of the moons appearance that signals the day.

August	Bula Festival	Celebrated in Nadi

August	Hisbiscus Carnival/ Festival	Celebrated in Suva

September	Sugar Festival	Celebrated in Lautoka

August	Friendly North Festival	Celebrated in Labasa

September	Coral Coast Festival	Celebrated in Sigatoka

October 10	Fiji Day	The anniversary of both Fiji's cession to the United Kingdom in 1874 and attainment of independence in 1970. The week leading up to Fiji Day is called Fiji Week, a week of religious and cultural ceremonies celebrating the country's diversity.

October/November	Diwali	Hindu "Festival of Lights," in honor of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. The public holiday is a day of colour and celebration amongst all of Fiji's races and creeds not in its religious sense but for its festive and cultural aspects.

November 6	Music	BlueSky Fiji "Music Festival" charters a tropical island for an international music festival.

December 26	Boxing Day	The day after Christmas.

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Hibiscus Festival is one of the festivals in Fiji.

final_sentence: Hibiscus Festival is one of the festivals in Fiji.