01JUNE2018 - Holiday Today - Bahamas, Kenya
Bahamas - Labor Day
Labor Day is a public holiday in the Bahamas observed on the first Friday in June. It celebrates the achievements of workers and their contribution to the development of the nation and society.
Labor Day commemorates a workers’ strike that took place on the island of Nassau on June 7, 1942. The workers of Nassau initiated a full-scale riot, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Although the strike didn’t last long, it marked an important milestone in the labor movement.
Kenya - Madaraka Day
Madaraka Day is a public holiday in Kenya celebrated on June 1. It commemorates the day Kenya was granted internal self-rule in 1963. Madaraka Day is considered to be the national day of the Republic of Kenya.
The territory of modern Kenya became a colony in 1885, when Germany established a protectorate over the over the Sultan of Zanzibar's coastal possessions. In 1890, Germany ceded its coastal territories to Britain.




