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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 / ruleMonday after the second Sunday in October; 12 October 2026
ScopeSamoa public holiday / children-centered Christian tradition
VerificationGovernment Calendar Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveMonday, October 12, 2026See everything on October 12 →
Authority summary

What is 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

Classification

Topic and context

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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. Samoa Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour — Public Holidays Calendar 2024–2027National Government
Reader questions

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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