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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
1 January
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.
2 January
Ancestry Day
Jour des Aieux
Commemorates ancestors and other loved ones who have died fighting for freedom.
6 January
Epiphany
Le Jour des Rois
Celebrates the Three Wise Men's visit to see the newborn Christ.
12 January
Remembrance Day
Jour De Remembrance
Celebrates the victims of the January 2010 earthquakes.
moveable
Carnival/Mardi Gras
Carnaval/Mardi Gras
1 May
Labour and Agriculture Day
Fête du Travail / Fête des Travailleurs
International holiday
18 May
Flag Day 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.
15 August
Assumption of Mary
L'Assomption de Marie
Roman Catholic holiday
17 October
Dessalines Day[3]
Anniversaire de la mort de Dessalines
Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
1 November
All Saints Day
La Toussaint
Roman Catholic holiday; commemorates the sainthood.
2 November
All Souls' Day
Jour des Morts
Roman Catholic holiday; commemorates the faithful departed.
18 November
Battle of Vertières Day
Vertières
Commemorates the victory over the French in the Battle of Vertières in the year 1803.[4]
5 December
Discovery Day
Découverte d'Haïti
Commemorates Christopher Columbus' landing on Hispaniola in 1492.
25 December
Christmas
Noël
Celebrates the nativity of Jesus.
In addition, the following Christian holidays are celebrated; their dates vary according to the date of Easter 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 Sunday
Pâques
moveable
Ascension Day
Ascension
Thursday, 40th day after Easter Sunday
moveable
Corpus Christi
Fête-Dieu
^"Republic of Haiti: National Holidays". United Haitians Home Page. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^""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 28 September 2015.
^Gaffield, Julia (16 October 2015). "Julia Gaffield: Dessalines Day, October 17". University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
^"Origins of the Haitian Flag". Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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