Dominican Republic : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Monday September 19, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday September 24, 2022 | Our Lady of Mercy | Secular holiday | |
Friday October 28, 2022 | All Saints (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday December 23, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Sunday January 1, 2023 | LABOUR RULES | Special Events | |
Sunday January 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday January 6, 2023 | Epiphany | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday January 9, 2023 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday January 21, 2023 | Our Lady of Altagracia | Secular holiday | |
Monday January 30, 2023 | Duarte's Birthday | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday February 14, 2023 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
Saturday February 25, 2023 | Carnival (last day) | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday February 27, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday September 19, 2022
School holidays :
Our Lady of Mercy
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Saturday September 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Saint Patron of the Dominican Republic, Mary is also the Mother of Mercy because she is the mother of Jesus Christ, who is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation of Gods Infinite Mercy. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
All Saints (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 23, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
LABOUR RULES
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Sunday January 1, 2023
Special Events : Http://www.drlawyer.com/publication/labor-law/
New Year's Day
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Sunday January 1, 2023
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Epiphany
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Friday January 6, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The term comes from ancient Greek and means appearance . Celebrated on the 6th January, this feast corresponds to the presentation of Child Jesus to the Magi. This is the day of Jesus' first miracle, the Wedding in Cana , and the day of his own baptism Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Christmas holiday (end)
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Monday January 9, 2023
School holidays : Https://www.ministeriodeeducacion.gob.do
calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 15
Number of instructional days: 197
Number of instructional hours: 895
schools close on Saturday
school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till Oct 2023
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Our Lady of Altagracia
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Saturday January 21, 2023
Secular holiday : A Catholic Marian devotion regarded as the protective and spiritual mother of the Dominican people . The many faithful devotees of the Virgin attend from all over Dominican territory to the Basilica of Higüey, in the province La Altagracia. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Duarte's Birthday
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Monday January 30, 2023
Secular holiday : Juan Pablo Duarte is considered the architect of the Dominican Republic and its independence from Haitian rule in 1844.
Valentine's Day
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Carnival (last day)
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Saturday February 25, 2023
Culture : THIS IS NOT A BANK HOLIDAY
Independence Day
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Monday February 27, 2023
Secular holiday : This date marks the end of Carnival, which has lasted during all of February.