Good Friday a govt holiday as territory begins Easter celebration
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Christians around the world, including those in American Samoa, are commemorating Good Friday tomorrow, the day they believe Jesus Christ was crucified and died







![Traditional protection has proven more successful for clams in American Samoa. And, maxima clams (Tridacna maxima) were found to have the most dominant population in American Samoa. [Image by Paolo Marra-Biggs/UHM HIMB] giant blue clams](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/giant-clam-tridacna-maxima-in-american-samoa.jpg?itok=TAfLxBbp)

