Holiday Guide for Saint Martin in 2019

Saint Martin information

Saint Martin is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies in the Caribbean. It is the northern part of the island of Saint Martin.

Population: 38,659
Capital: Marigot
Calling Code: (590)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: English

List of National Holidays in Saint Martin in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Saint Martin: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday April 22nd Long Weekend! Easter Monday Saint Martin: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Saint Martin: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 8th Victory Day Saint Martin: Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
	Tuesday May 28th Abolition Day Saint Martin: Slavery was finally abolished in all French possessions on May 28th 1848
	Thursday May 30th Ascension Day Saint Martin: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Monday June 10th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Saint Martin: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Sunday July 14th Bastille Day Saint Martin: Bastille Day celebrates the birth of the French Republic and marks the storming of the Bastille in 1789
	Thursday August 15th Assumption Day Saint Martin: 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 Saint Martin: 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 Saint Martin: 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 Saint Martin: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC