The day of the abolition of slavery in France
The day of the abolition of slavery in France is held on May 10. Abolition de l'esclavage mark according to the law of May 21, 2001. This event in the first decade of the month May is annual. 
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Anniversary of the enactment of the decree of 27th April 1848 which abolished slavery across France's colonies and possessions, adopted by the provisional government of the Second Republic under the initiative of Victor Schoelcher.
France commemorates the national day of the abolition of slavery on May 10. The date for the observance was chosen by former president Jacques Chirac and also corresponds with the French Parliament's adoption of the Taubira Law “recognising the transatlantic black slave trade and slavery” on May 10, 2001. The day is meant to honour the memory of victims of the slave trade and promote reflection on a dark period in France’s history, one long suppressed in the nation’s collective consciousness.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
World Day Against Child Slavery on April 16
Pretos Veljos Festival in Brazil on May 13 (or Preto Velho, anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the country);
Florida Emancipation Day on May 20
Abolition Day in Martinique on May 22
Slavery Abolition Day on May 27 (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin);
Abolition Day on June 10 (French Guiana);
Emancipation Day in Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica on August 1 (Celebration of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 which ended the slavery in the British Empire, generally celebrated as a part of Carnival, as the Caribbean Carnival takes place at this time)