Guatemala : 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
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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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 | |
Monday August 15, 2022 | Assumption (Guatemala City only) | Catholic | |
Thursday September 15, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Sunday October 2, 2022 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
Wednesday October 12, 2022 | Spanishness Day | Banks only | |
Thursday October 20, 2022 | Revolution Day | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday November 1, 2022 | All Saints' Day | Catholic | |
Wednesday November 30, 2022 | Reporter's Day | Special Events | |
Thursday December 15, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
Friday December 30, 2022 | New Year Eve | Secular holiday | |
Fathers' Day
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Friday June 17, 2022
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 24, 2022
School holidays :
Army Day
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Friday July 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Banks are closed
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Monday July 4, 2022
Banks only :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday July 4, 2022
School holidays :
Assumption (Guatemala City only)
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Monday August 15, 2022
Catholic :
Independence Day
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Thursday September 15, 2022
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday October 2, 2022
Special Events :
Spanishness Day
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Wednesday October 12, 2022
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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Thursday October 20, 2022
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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Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic :
Reporter's Day
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Wednesday November 30, 2022
Special Events :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Thursday December 15, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
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.
Banks are closed
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Monday December 26, 2022
Banks only :
New Year Eve
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Friday December 30, 2022
Secular holiday :