Holiday Guide for Saint Lucia in 2019

Saint Lucia information

Population: 186,000
Capital: Castries
Calling Code: (1758)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Language: English

Weather in Castries

Summary: Possible light rain tomorrow afternoon.
Temperature: 23.23°c
Wind speed: 2.49kph
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List of National Holidays in Saint Lucia in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Saint Lucia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Wednesday January 2nd Day after New Year's Day Saint Lucia: Some countries observes a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
	Friday February 22nd Long Weekend! Independence Day Saint Lucia: Marks the island's independence from Great Britain on 22 February 1979
	Friday April 19th Long Weekend! Good Friday Saint Lucia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 22nd Long Weekend! Easter Monday Saint Lucia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Saint Lucia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday June 10th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Saint Lucia: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Thursday June 20th Corpus Christi Saint Lucia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Thursday August 1st Emancipation Day Saint Lucia: Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
	Monday October 7th Long Weekend! Thanksgiving Day Saint Lucia: A harvest festival to give thanks for the bounty from the island
	Friday December 13th Long Weekend! National Day Saint Lucia: The country is named after Saint Lucy, who was a Christian martyr who died in 304 AD
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Saint Lucia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th Boxing Day Saint Lucia: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.