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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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    Sunday june 18, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday june 21, 2023End of school year (Sierra & Amazonia)School holidays
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    Friday july 21, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday july 24, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday july 31, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday august 11, 2023Independence DayNational Day
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    Sunday august 20, 2023General electionSpecial Events
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    Sunday august 20, 2023General electionSpecial Events
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    Monday september 4, 2023Beginning of school year (Sierra & Amazonia)School holidays
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    Monday october 9, 2023Guyaquil Independence DaySecular holiday
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    Friday october 27, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning) (coastal regions)School holidays
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    Thursday november 2, 2023Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)Catholic or protestant
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    Friday november 3, 2023Cuenca Foundation DaySecular holiday
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    Monday november 6, 2023Mid-term holiday (end) (coastal regions)School holidays
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    Friday december 8, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday december 22, 2023New year holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 18, 2023
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    End of school year (Sierra & Amazonia)

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    Wednesday june 21, 2023
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    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday july 21, 2023
    School holidays :

    Regional holiday

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    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)

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    Monday july 31, 2023
    School holidays :

    Independence Day

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    Friday august 11, 2023
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the first uprising against Spanish rule in 1809

    General election

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    Sunday august 20, 2023
    Special Events :

    General election

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    Sunday august 20, 2023
    Special Events : president & parliament

    Beginning of school year (Sierra & Amazonia)

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    Monday september 4, 2023
    School holidays : Applies to Quito

    Guyaquil Independence Day

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    Monday october 9, 2023
    Secular holiday : Celebrated in the whole country

    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.

    Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)

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    Thursday november 2, 2023
    Catholic or protestant :

    Cuenca Foundation Day

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    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)

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    Monday november 6, 2023
    School holidays : Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, El Oro, Santa Elena.

    Regional holiday

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    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)

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    Friday december 22, 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.