Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean.
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Guadeloupe: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Monday February 20th
Carnival Monday
Guadeloupe: The streets of many Caribbean countries erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period
Tuesday February 21st
Mardi Gras
Guadeloupe: Second day of Carnival. Known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, the Cranival continues on the last day before Lent
Guadeloupe: Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.
Thursday March 9th
Mid-Lent
Guadeloupe: Mid-Lent is a practice that dates back to the Middle Ages observed on the third Thursday of Lent
Monday April 10th
Easter Monday
Guadeloupe: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Monday May 1st
Labour Day
Guadeloupe: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Monday May 8th
Victory Day
Guadeloupe: Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
Guadeloupe: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
Guadeloupe: Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
Monday May 29th
Whit Monday
Guadeloupe: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
Friday July 14th
National Day
Guadeloupe: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
Guadeloupe: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Guadeloupe: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Guadeloupe: Observed on November 11th to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 and honor the veterans of both World Wars.
Monday December 25th
Christmas Day
Guadeloupe: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
