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Haiti : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Gourde (HTG)
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    From Oct 2022, BANKS WILL ONLY OPEN ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday november 18, 2024Armed Forces DaySecular holiday
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    Friday december 20, 2024Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025Independence DayNational Day
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    Thursday january 2, 2025Ancestry DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 6, 2025Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday february 14, 2025Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday february 28, 2025Carnival holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Armed Forces Day

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    Monday november 18, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the victory over the French in the Battle of Vertieres in 1803 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    Wednesday december 25, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    Independence Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    Secular holiday : Anniversary of the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's original name Haiti , from the Indian vernacular for land of mountains

    Ancestry Day

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    Thursday january 2, 2025
    Secular holiday : Also called Heroes Day . Haitians honor their forefathers.

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 6, 2025
    School holidays : Information gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    http://www.sgcm.gouv.ht/ministre-de-leducation-nationale-et-de-la-formation-professionnelle/
    Schooling in Haiti is mandatory till age 12
    number of instructional days per year: 188 school days (940 hours)
    33% of children do not attend school
    Schools may remain open on Saturday
    School uniforms often required

    "afro" hairstyle prohibited in most schools

    We carry confirmed dates till Aug 2025

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you

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    Valentine's Day

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    Friday february 14, 2025
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Carnival holiday (beginning)

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    Friday february 28, 2025
    School holidays :