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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

  • Currency: Dollar (USD)
  • Internet domain: .ec - Telephone code: +593 - International dialing code: 00- GMT offset (ECT): -5 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday october 27, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning) (coastal regions)School holidays
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    Monday november 27, 2023Mid-term holiday (end) (Sierra & Amazonia)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday january 2, 2024New year holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday january 5, 2024Reporter's DaySpecial Events
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    Monday february 5, 2024End of school year (coastal regions)School holidays
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    Monday february 12, 2024CarnivalSecular holiday
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    Tuesday february 13, 2024CarnivalSecular holiday
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Monday february 19, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday march 6, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning) (Sierra & Amazonia)School holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Mid-term holiday (end) (Sierra & Amazonia)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Mid-term holiday (beginning) (coastal regions)

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    Friday october 27, 2023
    School holidays : Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, El Oro, Santa Elena.

    Mid-term holiday (end) (Sierra & Amazonia)

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    Monday november 27, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    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

    New year holiday (end)

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    Tuesday january 2, 2024
    School holidays : Http://educacion.gob.ec
    official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    Coastal regions and Galápagos carry a specific calendar
    Schooling is mandatory till age 15
    number of instructional days per year in lower secondary education: 150 - in higher: 187

    schools may remain open on Saturday
    school uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 in Sierra (Quito), and till March 2024 in Coastal region and Galápagos

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    Reporter's Day

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    Friday january 5, 2024
    Special Events : Instaurado en homenaje a la publicación del primer número de Primicias de la cultura de Quito , el 5 de enero de 1792, periódico dedicado a exaltar las ideas libertarias y fundado por Eugenio de Santa Cruz y Espejo, precursor y prócer de la Independencia americana. El Congreso Nacional, el 7 de agosto de 1992 y con ocasión del segundo centenario de la aparición del Primer Periódico Ecuatoriano , dictó el acuerdo que estableció la fecha del Día del Periodista Ecuatoriano

    End of school year (coastal regions)

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    Monday february 5, 2024
    School holidays :

    Carnival

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    Monday february 12, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Carnival

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    Tuesday february 13, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    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

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday february 19, 2024
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning) (Sierra & Amazonia)

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    Wednesday march 6, 2024
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (end) (Sierra & Amazonia)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    School holidays :

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.