Arrival Day in Guyana ― Date, History, and Details
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History of Arrival Day in Guyana and How to Celebrate/ Observe It
Arrival Day in Guyana is celebrated on May 5th. It commemorates the day in 1838 when the first ship carrying indentured servants from India arrived in Guyana. Over the next four years, nearly 40,000 Indians were brought to Guyana to work on the sugar plantations. Arrival Day is a public holiday in Guyana.