National symbols of Barbados carries two "Pride of Barbados" flowers ("Caesalpinia pulcherrima") and the "bearded" fig tree, which was common on the island at the time of its settlement by the British and may have contributed to Barbados being so named. The national flower is the Pride of Barbados or "Caesalpinia pulcherrima" (L.) Sw., which grows across the island. In April 1998, the Order of National Heroes Act was passed by the Parliament of Barbados. According to the government, the act established that 28 April (the centenary of the birth of Sir Grantley Adams) would be celebrated as National Heroes' Day. The act also
Errol Barrow Day was officially named after him. Subsequently, he was further declared as one of Barbados' original National Heroes in 1998. As a public holiday, much of the businesses in the country are closed on this day. Errol Barrow Day Errol Barrow Day is a Barbadian public holiday celebrated on 21 January, to commemorate Errol Barrow, the former Prime Minister of Barbados, who helped lead his country to independence from the United Kingdom. The date is the second public holiday of the calendar year and is the date of birth for the former leader. Errol Barrow died suddenly in 1987, and in