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HAITIANSTHEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE REFUGEE FACT SHEET NO.10  
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Significant Holidays

 

Independence Day
Forefather's Day
Carnaval (2 days before Ash Wednesday)
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Pan American Day
Labor Day
Flag Day
Day of Assumption
Anniversary of Dessaline's Death
All Saints Day
All Souls Day
Anniversary of the Victory of Vertières*
Anniversary of the "Discovery" of Haiti
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve

  January 1st
January 2nd
February or March
2 days before Easter
April (usually)
April 14th
May 1st
May 18th
August 15th
October 17th
November 1st
November 2nd
November 18th
December 5th
December 24th
December 25th
December 31st

 

* a battle fought in 1803 during the struggle for independence

 

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