Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967. (Anguilla)

Public holidays in Anguilla

Holidays in Anguilla are predominantly religious holidays, with a number of additional national holidays. The most important holiday in the Territory is Separation day, which celebrates the separation of the island from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

History of Anguilla

The history of Anguilla runs from the beginning of human habitation, probably via settlement from South America, through its colonisation by the English in the early modern period, to the present day. Following a series of rebellions and a short-lived period as an independent…

Anguilla

British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands

Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla,…