Public holidays in Martinique

This is a list of public holidays in Martinique.^[1]

Date	Name in English	Name in French	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Jour de l'An
movable holiday	Easter Monday	Lundi de Pâques
May 1	International Workers' 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
May 27	Abolition Day	Abolition de l'Esclavage	In remembrance of the abolition of slavery.
July 14	National Day	Fête Nationale
July 21	Schoelcher Day	Fête Victor Schœlcher	In remembrance of his contributions on the abolition of slavery.
August 15	Assumption Day	Assomption
November 1	All Saints' Day	Toussaint
November 11	Armistice Day	Armistice
December 25	Christmas Day	Noël

In addition, private sector often take these holidays (jour chômé d'usage in France) which are not official holidays.

Date	Name in English	Name in French	Remarks
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		Often observed by banking sector