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Ecuador : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Ecuador : 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
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday june 18, 2023 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers |  |
| Wednesday june 21, 2023 | End of school year (Sierra & Amazonia) | School holidays | |
| Friday july 21, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday july 24, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Monday july 31, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday august 11, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Sunday august 20, 2023 | General election | Special Events | |
| Sunday august 20, 2023 | General election | Special Events | |
| Monday september 4, 2023 | Beginning of school year (Sierra & Amazonia) | School holidays | |
| Monday october 9, 2023 | Guyaquil Independence Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday october 27, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) (coastal regions) | School holidays | |
| Thursday november 2, 2023 | Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day) | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday november 3, 2023 | Cuenca Foundation Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday november 6, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) (coastal regions) | School holidays | |
| Friday december 8, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Friday december 22, 2023 | New year holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday december 25, 2023 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Fathers' Day
-Sunday june 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
End of school year (Sierra & Amazonia)
-Wednesday june 21, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Friday july 21, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
-Monday july 24, 2023
Secular holiday : Foundation Day - The foundation of Guayaquil was a process of the Spanish conquest in the coastal region of Ecuador. After several transfers and conflicts with native inhabitants of pre-Columbian cultures, the city of Santiago de Guayaquil was finally founded. The conquest took place between 1534 and 1547. in Guayaquil only
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday july 31, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
-Friday august 11, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebrates the first uprising against Spanish rule in 1809
General election
-Sunday august 20, 2023
Special Events :
General election
-Sunday august 20, 2023
Special Events : president & parliament
Beginning of school year (Sierra & Amazonia)
-Monday september 4, 2023
School holidays : Applies to Quito
Guyaquil Independence Day
-Monday october 9, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebrated in the whole country
Mid-term holiday (beginning) (coastal regions)
-Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays : Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, El Oro, Santa Elena.
Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)
-Thursday november 2, 2023
Catholic or protestant :
Cuenca Foundation Day
-Friday november 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebrates the declaration of independence for the city in 1820. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mid-term holiday (end) (coastal regions)
-Monday november 6, 2023
School holidays : Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, El Oro, Santa Elena.
Regional holiday
-Friday december 8, 2023
Secular holiday : On December 6, 1534, Quito was officially founded by settlers and Sebastian de Belalcazar, who captured its previous conqueror and Inca war General Ruminahui. Quito Foundation Day, in Quito only
New year holiday (beginning)
-Friday december 22, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
-Monday december 25, 2023
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.
