Belize

Independence Day, September 21. Belize was known as British Honduras prior to their independence from the United Kingdom on September 21, 1981.
St. George's Cay Day, September 10. The area was originally settled by the Spanish, and in the seventeenth century British settlers arrived who were interested in the mahogany. After many conflicts between the Spanish and the British, war broke out in 1796, and a Spanish expidition was sent to drive out the British. The Battle of St. George's Cay in 1798 was won by a handful of locals over a superior Spanish force.
Garifuna Day, November 19. The first Carib settlement in Belize was in 1823, when Black Caribs came from St. Vincent [and Rotan]. The Garifuna ethnic group makes up 7.6% of the population.
National Day, September 10. Commemorates the Battle of Saint George's Cay in 1798 in which a few locals defeated the superior Spanish forces.
Baron Bliss Day, March 9. Honors the Englishman Sir Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss, who left his entire fortune to the city of Belize for no known reason.

Public holidays   New Year's Day, Baron Bliss Day, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday, Labor Day (May 1), Commonwealth Day (May 24), St. George's Cay Day, Independence Day, Pan American Day (Oct 12 -- Columbus Day), Garifuna Day, Christmas, and Boxing Day.