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Guatemala : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday January 3, 2022 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Friday January 14, 2022 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday February 14, 2022 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
| Wednesday April 13, 2022 | Banks close at 14:00 | Banks only | |
| Thursday April 14, 2022 | Maundy Thursday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday April 15, 2022 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Saturday April 16, 2022 | Holy Saturday | Catholic | |
| Sunday April 24, 2022 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
| Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | Labour Day (forwarded to Monday) | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 10, 2022 | Optional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 10, 2022 | Mothers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday June 17, 2022 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday June 24, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday July 1, 2022 | Army Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday July 4, 2022 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Monday July 4, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
New Year's Day
-Saturday January 1, 2022
Secular holiday :
Banks are closed
-Monday January 3, 2022
Banks only :
Christmas holiday (end)
-Friday January 14, 2022
School holidays : Www.mineduc.gob.gt
calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 14
Number of instructional days: 200
Languages: Spanish and Mayan
schools may remain open on Saturday
school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till July 2022
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 14
Number of instructional days: 200
Languages: Spanish and Mayan
schools may remain open on Saturday
school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till July 2022
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 10 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for Guatemala
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
Valentine's Day
-Monday February 14, 2022
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
Banks close at 14:00
-Wednesday April 13, 2022
Banks only :
Maundy Thursday
-Thursday April 14, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).
Good Friday
-Friday April 15, 2022
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 16, 2022
Catholic : Paid holiday
Daylight Saving Time
-Sunday April 24, 2022
Special Events :
Labor Day
-Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday :
Labour Day (forwarded to Monday)
-Monday May 2, 2022
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 .
Optional holiday
-Tuesday May 10, 2022
Secular holiday : Womens Day (only for working women)
Mothers' Day
-Tuesday May 10, 2022
cards/flowers :
Fathers' Day
-Friday June 17, 2022
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday June 24, 2022
School holidays :
Army Day
-Friday July 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Banks are closed
-Monday July 4, 2022
Banks only :
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday July 4, 2022
School holidays :
