Public Holidays Guadeloupe 2019 And 2020


Holidays in Guadeloupe
Réunion, an island located in the western Indian Ocean, in the southern hemisphere, is a French overseas department. The archipelago celebrates almost the same holidays as France, but also several other festivals typical of its culture.

The island, very popular with tourists, has a rich and festive culture, it is also advisable to go to visit Reunion Island when several typical festivals take place there to capture all the cultural richness of this archipelago.

Public Holidays Guadeloupe 2019 

  • 1 Jan Tue New Year's Day
  • 22 Apr Mon Easter Monday
  • 1 May Wed Labour Day
  • 8 May Wed Victory Day
  • 27 May Mon Abolition Day
  • 30 May Thu Ascension Day
  • 10 Jun Mon Whit Monday
  • 14 Jul Sun National Day
  • 15 Aug Thu Assumption Day
  • 1 Nov Fri All Saints' Day
  • 11 Nov Mon Armistice Day
  • 25 Dec Wed Christmas Day


Public Holidays Guadeloupe 2020

  • 1 Jan Wed New Year's Day
  • 13 Apr Mon Easter Monday
  • 1 May Fri Labour Day
  • 8 May Fri Victory Day
  • 21 May Thu Ascension Day
  • 27 May Wed Abolition Day
  • 1 Jun Mon Whit Monday
  • 14 Jul Tue National Day
  • 15 Aug Sat Assumption Day
  • 1 Nov Sun All Saints' Day
  • 11 Nov Wed Armistice Day
  • 25 Dec Fri Christmas Day


Reunion is punctuated by many holidays, all year round
In Reunion, the festivities punctuate the year that passes and celebrate for some of the religious deities and for others important dates in history or even the work of the land, which are very important on the island .

These festivals, which take place in a single city or in several communes at once, are particularly expected by the Reunionese each year, although they are not considered as holidays.

We can quote:

in January the feast of March on the Fire, that of Honey Green, the feast of St. Vincent;

in February the feast of Cavadee, the feast of St. Agatha, the Chinese New Year, the Carnival of St. Peter;

in March the Marlins and Nautiqu'Halle French Cup;

in April, Tamil New Year's Day, the Feast of Water, the Feast of the Vine and Gourmet Agreements, the Salon de la Maison;

in May the Cross of the Piton des Neiges, the spring of the museums the Tempo festival, the Festival of Tevelave;

in June the feast of the Sacred Heart, the bicycle festival, the feast of guavas;

in July, the Choca festival, or the Cimasalazian festival;

in August the Sakifo festival, the holiday of Vacoa, the coconut festival;

in September the festival of Salette, the surf festival;

in October the days of embroidery, the feast of lentils, the festival of taste pei;

in November, the fishing festival, the turmeric festival, the Grandma Kal party;

in December the fire walk, the Megavalanche party, the Christmas market, etc.

All these holidays are highly anticipated by the Reunionese and particularly popular with tourists.

The feast of choca
The festival of choca is part of these celebrations eagerly awaited by the inhabitants of the island, especially as it takes place in a small village classified Creole, which is between two gullies.

The festival, which takes its name from green choca, or green aloe, more commonly called choca in Reunion, owes its origin to this plant introduced into the archipelago in the early 19th century to produce fiber.

For several days, the festival of choca allows to attend several demonstrations of this crafts of the choca and in particular to observe the manufacture of savate choca as well as those of several recipes tasty, much appreciated by the Reunionese.

The Pandialé party or the steps on the fire
Every year in Reunion, from December to January, there are the main fire marches that glorify the Hindu goddess Pandialé and her purity. After having observed 17 days of Lent, the Reunion Islanders undertake a long procession on the seafront as well as in the waters of the rivers, in which the penitents take part, who will have to go through the ordeal of fire to find the divine grace.

On D-day, the tikouli, which is the pit to receive the fire, is dotted with offerings and petals of flowers. Finally, the priest who opens the ceremony walks barefoot on the embers, then each penitent does the same.

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