Holiday Guide for French Polynesia in 2024

French Polynesia information

Population: 280,904
Capital: Papeete
Calling Code: (689)
Time Zone: -10 UTC
Currency: CFP franc
Language: French

List of National Holidays in French Polynesia in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day French Polynesia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Tuesday March 5th Missionary Day French Polynesia: Marks the arrival of the London Missionary Society (LMS) missionaries on March 5th 1797
	Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday French Polynesia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday March 31st Easter French Polynesia: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! Easter Monday French Polynesia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day French Polynesia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 8th Victory Day French Polynesia: Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
	Thursday May 9th Ascension Day French Polynesia: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Sunday May 19th Pentecost French Polynesia: Celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter
	Monday May 20th Long Weekend! Whit Monday French Polynesia: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Saturday June 29th Internal Autonomy Day French Polynesia: On June 29th 1880 Tahiti's King, Pomare V, gave France the right of sovereignty to Tahiti and its dependencies
	Sunday July 14th French National Day French Polynesia: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
	Thursday August 15th Assumption Day French Polynesia: 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 French Polynesia: 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 French Polynesia: 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.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day French Polynesia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC