Holiday Guide for Guadeloupe in 2024

Guadeloupe 2024

Guadeloupe
2024

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
	Wednesday February 14th Ash Wednesday 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
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Guadeloupe: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday 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
	Thursday May 9th Ascension Day 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
	Sunday July 14th National Day Guadeloupe: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
	Thursday August 15th Assumption Day 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.
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Guadeloupe: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

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