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El Salvador : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
El Salvador : 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 March 26, 2023 | Day of Peace | cards/flowers |  |
| Thursday March 30, 2023 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday April 1, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Monday April 3, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday April 4, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday April 5, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday April 6, 2023 | Maundy Thursday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Saturday April 8, 2023 | Holy Saturday | Catholic | |
| Monday April 10, 2023 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday May 10, 2023 | Mother's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday May 19, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Monday May 29, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Saturday June 17, 2023 | Fathers' Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday June 30, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Friday July 28, 2023 | San Salvador holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday July 31, 2023 | Reporter's Day | Special Events | |
| Tuesday August 1, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday August 2, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday August 3, 2023 | San Salvador Day (San Salvador only) | Secular holiday | |
| Friday August 4, 2023 | Optional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday August 5, 2023 | San Salvador Festival (second day) | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday August 6, 2023 | San Salvador Festival (third day) | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday August 9, 2023 | San Salvador holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday September 1, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Friday September 15, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Day of Peace
-Sunday March 26, 2023
cards/flowers : 'Día Nacional por la Paz, la Vida y la Justicia' is an appeal to Salvadorian society to favour life, peace and security and to repudiate the violent and criminal actions.
Easter holiday (beginning)
-Thursday March 30, 2023
School holidays :
Civil Servants holiday
-Saturday April 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
-Monday April 3, 2023
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
-Tuesday April 4, 2023
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
-Wednesday April 5, 2023
Secular holiday :
Maundy Thursday
-Thursday April 6, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).
Good Friday
-Friday April 7, 2023
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.
Holy Saturday
-Saturday April 8, 2023
Catholic : Paid holiday
Easter holiday (end)
-Monday April 10, 2023
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Mother's Day
-Wednesday May 10, 2023
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Friday May 19, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools
-Monday May 29, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
-Saturday June 17, 2023
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Friday June 30, 2023
School holidays :
San Salvador holiday (beginning)
-Friday July 28, 2023
School holidays :
Reporter's Day
-Monday July 31, 2023
Special Events :
Civil Servants holiday
-Tuesday August 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
-Wednesday August 2, 2023
Secular holiday :
San Salvador Day (San Salvador only)
-Thursday August 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Devoted to the country's patron saint: El Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the World). paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Optional holiday
-Friday August 4, 2023
Secular holiday :
San Salvador Festival (second day)
-Saturday August 5, 2023
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
San Salvador Festival (third day)
-Sunday August 6, 2023
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
San Salvador holiday (end)
-Wednesday August 9, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end) - French schools
-Friday September 1, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
-Friday September 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
