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 | Jour de l'An | |||
movable holiday | Lundi de Pâques | |||
May 1 | Fête du Travail | |||
May 8 | Fête de la Victoire 1945 | |||
movable holiday | Ascension | |||
movable holiday | Lundi de Pentecôte | |||
June 10 | Abolition de l'Esclavage | |||
July 14 | Fête Nationale | |||
August 15 | Assomption | |||
October 15 | Cayenne Festival | Festival Cayenne | Observed in Cayenne only. | |
November 1 | Toussaint | |||
November 11 | Armistice de 1918 | |||
December 25 | 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 | Mi-Carême | |||
movable holiday | Vendredi saint | Often observed by banking sector |