Haitian Holidays

Various public & national holidays observed in Haiti

sitesworld.comDate	Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day and Independence Day	This holiday commemorates the day in 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence and restored the country's original name.
January 2	Ancestry Day	Commemorates ancestors and other loved ones who have died.
January 6	Epiphany
April 14	Pan-American Day	Celebrates Pan-Americanism.
May 1	Labor and Agriculture Day
May 18	Flag and Universities Day	Celebrates Haiti's educational system and commemorates the creation of Haiti's flag at the 1803 Arcahaye Conference.
May 22	National Sovereignty Day	Dedicated to the head of state and to Haitian culture.
August 15	Assumption of Mary
October 17	Dessalines Day	Anniversary of the death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
October 24	United Nations Day
November 1	All Saints Day
November 2	All Souls' Day
November 18	Vertières Day/Armed Forces Day	This day commemorates the Haitian victory over the French in the Battle of Vertières in the year 1803.
December 5	Discovery Day	Commemorates Christopher Columbus's landing on Hispaniola in 1492.
December 25	Christmas	sitesworld.com