Independence Day
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Civil Servants holiday
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Monday september 16, 2024
Secular holiday :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 6, 2024
Special Events :
Spanishness Day
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Saturday october 12, 2024
Banks only : On October 12, 1492, Christopher Colombus, a navigator from Genova, reached the New World. Numerous nations celebrate this event on October 12. In the U.S. and in Colombia, the celebration takes place on the second Monday of October.
Revolution Day
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Monday october 21, 2024
Secular holiday : Jorge Ubico y Castaneda was overthrown in 1944 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
All Saints' Day
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Friday november 1, 2024
Catholic :
Reporter's Day
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Saturday november 30, 2024
Special Events :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 13, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas Eve (1/2 day)
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Tuesday december 24, 2024
Secular holiday :
Christmas Day
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Wednesday december 25, 2024
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.
New Year Eve
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Tuesday december 31, 2024
Banks only :