Guadeloupe information
Guadeloupe is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean.
Population: 400,132 Capital: Basse-Terre Calling Code: (590) Time Zone: -4 UTC Currency: Euro Language: French
List of National
Holidays in Guadeloupe in 2024
Monday January 1st
Long Weekend!
New Year's Day
Guadeloupe: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Monday February 12th
Long Weekend!
Carnival Monday
Guadeloupe: The streets of many Caribbean countries erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period
Tuesday February 13th
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 February 29th
Mid-Lent
Guadeloupe: Mid-Lent is a practice that dates back to the Middle Ages observed on the third Thursday of Lent
Monday April 1st
Long Weekend!
Easter Monday
Guadeloupe: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Guadeloupe: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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.
Monday May 20th
Long Weekend!
Whit Monday
Guadeloupe: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
Monday May 27th
Long Weekend!
Abolition Day
Guadeloupe: Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
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
Friday November 1st
Long Weekend!
All Saints' Day
Guadeloupe: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Monday November 11th
Long Weekend!
Armistice Day
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.
Guadeloupe: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC