Holiday Guide for Haiti in 2025

Haiti 2025
Haiti
2025

Haiti information

Population: 11.40m
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Calling Code: (509)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Haitian gourde
Language: French

List of National Holidays in Haiti in 2025

Independence Day


Independence Day

Haiti: Commemorates the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's native name.

Ancestry Day


Ancestry Day

Haiti: Also known as Ancestor's Day, this holiday commemorates the Haitian forefathers who gave their lives in the struggle for independence from France in the early 19th century.

Carnival Tuesday


Carnival Tuesday

Haiti: Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent

Ash Wednesday


Ash Wednesday

Haiti: Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.

Good Friday

 Long Weekend! 
Good Friday

Haiti: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.

Labour and Agriculture Day


Labour and Agriculture Day

Haiti: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

Flag and Universities' Day


Flag and Universities' Day

Haiti: Celebrates Haiti's educational system and commemorates the creation of the flag at the 1803 Arcahaye Conference.

Corpus Christi


Corpus Christi

Haiti: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun

Assumption Day

 Long Weekend! 
Assumption Day

Haiti: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ

Dessalines Birthday


Dessalines Birthday

Haiti: Commemorates the birth of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1758.

Dessalines Day

 Long Weekend! 
Dessalines Day

Haiti: Commemorates the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first ruler, in 1806

All Saints' Day


All Saints' Day

Haiti: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs

All Souls' Day


All Souls' Day

Haiti: Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.

Battle of Vertières Day


Battle of Vertières Day

Haiti: Commemorates the decisive victory over the French in the Battle of Vertières on November 18th 1803

Christmas Day


Christmas Day

Haiti: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC