Public holidays in French Guiana

This is a list of public holidays in French Guiana.[1]

Date | Name in English | Name in French | Remarks

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January 1 | New Year's Day | Jour de l'An |
movable holiday | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques |
May 1 | Labour Day | Fête du Travail |
May 8 | Victory Day | Fête de la Victoire 1945 |
movable holiday | Ascension Day | Ascension |
movable holiday | Whit Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte |
June 10 | Emancipation Day | Abolition de l'Esclavage |
July 14 | National Day | Fête Nationale |
August 15 | Assumption Day | Assomption |
October 15 | Cayenne Festival | Festival Cayenne | Observed in Cayenne only.
November 1 | All Saints' Day | Toussaint |
November 11 | Armistice Day | Armistice de 1918 |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Noël |

Below are jour chômé d'usage holidays.

Date | Name in English | Name in French | Remarks

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Movable holidays | Carnival | Carnaval | Often take 3 days, the final day lies on Ash Wednesday
movable holiday | Mid-Lent | Mi-Carême |
movable holiday | Good Friday | Vendredi saint | Often observed by banking sector

## References

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1. ^ "Guiana : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations". bank-holidays.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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* Falkland Islands
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