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Date English Name Remarks 1 January New Year's Day: The celebration of the first day of the Gregorian Calendar. Variable Good Friday: Christian day marking the death of Jesus Christ. Variable Easter Monday: When holidays fall on a Sunday, the Monday is given as a public holiday.
Saint-Martin — Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday [41] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — Vincy Mas, late June/early July [42] Saint Eustatius — Statia Carnival, late July/early August [43] Sint Maarten — Carnival, late April/early May [44] Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad — Carnival, February, Ash Wednesday [45]
The annual Carnival in Trinidad dates back to the 1780s, when an influx of immigrants from the French West Indies emigrated to Trinidad in response to the Cédula de Población. [10] [11] [12] These immigrants included French planters and 'free coloureds' (free people of mixed race), [13] [11] [14] as well as enslaved Africans.
J'ouvert (/ dʒ uː ˈ v eɪ / joo-VAY) (also Jour ouvert, Jouvay, or Jouvé) [1] [2] [3] is a traditional Carnival celebration in many countries throughout the Caribbean. The parade is believed to have its foundation in Trinidad & Tobago, with roots steeped in French Afro-Creole traditions such as Canboulay.
17 January – Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant. [1]7 February – The barge MV Gulfstream capsizes off the coast of Tobago, producing an oil spill that affects 15 kilometers of the island's coastline [2] and prompting the declaration of a national emergency.
While Trinidad's carnival has its origins in the 18th century, a singing contest was first held in 1911, when the Jubilee Establishment offered a prize for "the most original song on a local topic". [1] Further competitions were held after World War I, and the Calypso King contest was first held in 1939. [1]
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3–4 March – Carnival; 30 March – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day; 31 March – Eid al-Fitr; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April – Easter Monday; 30 May – Indian Arrival Day; 19 June – Corpus Christi; 20 June – Labour Day; 1 August – Emancipation Day; 31 August – Independence Day; 24 September - Republic Day; 20 October ...