Public holidays in Haiti

The following are public holidays in Haiti.^[1] Many Vodou holidays are also celebrated, but are not considered public holidays.

The two most important holidays for Haitian Americans are Haitian Independence Day and Haitian Flag Day.^[2]

Date	English name	Local name (in French)	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day and Independence Day	Nouvel an / Jour de l'an / Premier de l'a et Jour de l'Indépendance	Commemorates the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's native name.
January 2	Ancestry Day	Jour des Aieux	Commemorates ancestors and other loved ones who have died fighting for freedom.
January 6	Epiphany	Le Jour des Rois	Celebrates the Three Wise Men's visit to see the newborn Christ.
moveable	Carnival/Mardi Gras	Carnaval/Mardi Gras
May 1	Labour and Agriculture Day	Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs	International holiday
May 18	Flag and Universities' Day	Jour du Drapeau et de l'Université	Celebrates its educational system and commemorates the creation of the flag at the 1803 Arcahaye Conference.
August 15	Assumption of Mary	L'Assomption de Marie	Roman Catholic holiday
October 17	Anniversary of the death of Dessalines	Anniversaire de la mort de Dessalines	Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
November 1	All Saints Day	La Toussaint	Roman Catholic holiday; commemorates the sainthood.
November 2	All Souls' Day	Jour des Morts	Roman Catholic holiday; commemorates the faithful departed.
November 18	Battle of Vertières Day	Vertières	Commemorates the victory over the French in the Battle of Vertières in the year 1803.^[3]
December 5	Discovery Day	Découverte d'Haïti	Commemorates Christopher Columbus' landing on Hispaniola in 1492.
December 25	Christmas	Noël	Celebrates the nativity of Jesus.

In addition, the following Christian holidays are celebrated but their dates vary each year.

Date	Name	Local name (in French)	Remarks
moveable	Ash Wednesday	Mercredi Des Cendres
moveable	Maundy Thursday	Jeudi saint
moveable	Good Friday	Vendredi saint
moveable	Easter	Pâques
moveable	Ascension Day	Ascension	Thursday, 39 days after Easter
moveable	Corpus Christi	Fête-Dieu

References

↑ The Holidays of Haiti
↑ "ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRY “Haitian Immigrants” In Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans. Edited by Ronald H. Bayor. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Publishers. Pp. 887 – 932.". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
↑ "Origins of the Haitian Flag". Retrieved 28 June 2013.

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