Holiday Guide for Saint Lucia in 2023

Saint Lucia information

Population: 183,629
Capital: Castries
Calling Code: (1)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Language: English

List of National Holidays in Saint Lucia in 2023

	Sunday 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
	Monday January 2nd Long Weekend! Day after New Year's Day Saint Lucia: Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
	Wednesday February 22nd Independence Day Saint Lucia: Marks the island's independence from Great Britain on February 22nd 1979
	Friday April 7th Long Weekend! Good Friday Saint Lucia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 10th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Saint Lucia: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Saint Lucia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 29th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Saint Lucia: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Thursday June 8th Corpus Christi Saint Lucia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Tuesday August 1st Emancipation Day Saint Lucia: Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834
	Monday October 2nd Long Weekend! Thanksgiving Day Saint Lucia: A harvest festival to give thanks for the bounty from the island
	Wednesday December 13th National Day Saint Lucia: The country is named after Saint Lucy, who was a Christian martyr who died in 304 AD
	Monday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Saint Lucia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Tuesday 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.