White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) public holiday
Samoa’s official public-holiday calendar lists White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) as the Monday after the second Sunday in October and gives 12 October 2026.
Date and recurrence
Monday after the second Sunday in October; 12 October 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Samoa public holiday / children-centered Christian tradition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) public holiday?
Monday after the second Sunday in October; 12 October 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Monday after the second Sunday in October; 12 October 2026.
Does White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) public holiday fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) public holiday an official public holiday?
Within the verified scope, the authority record identifies it as Samoa public holiday / children-centered Christian tradition. That status is not automatically extended to other countries or jurisdictions.
Who established or recognizes White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) public holiday?
The stored designation basis is: Samoa’s official public-holiday calendar lists White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) as the Monday after the second Sunday in October and gives 12 October 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Samoa Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour — Public Holidays Calendar 2024–2027. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is White Sunday (Lotu-a-Tamaiti) public holiday international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Samoa public holiday / children-centered Christian tradition. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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