Public holidays in the Collectivity of Saint Martin

This is a list of public holidays in Saint Martin.[1]

DateName in EnglishName in FrenchRemarks
January 1New Year's DayJour de l'An
movable holidayEaster MondayLundi de Pâques
May 1Labour DayFête du Travail
May 8Victory DayFête de la Victoire 1945
movable holidayAscension DayAscension
movable holidayWhit MondayLundi de Pentecôte
May 21Abolition DayAbolition de l'EsclavageDate of abolition of slavery, observed since 2012.[2]
July 14National DayFête Nationale
August 15Assumption DayAssomption
November 1All Saints' DayToussaint
November 11Armistice DayArmistice
December 25Christmas DayNoël

In addition, like other French Caribbean territories, private sector often take these holidays (jour chômé d'usage in France) which are not official holidays.

DateName in EnglishName in FrenchRemarks
Movable holidaysCarnivalCarnavalOften take 3 days, the final day lays on Ash Wednesday
movable holidayMid-LentMi-Carême
movable holidayGood FridayOften observed by banking sector

References
  1. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025743756&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025743756&dateTexte=&categorieLien=id
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