Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday March 31, 2023
School holidays :
Banks close at 14:00
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
Banks only :
Maundy Thursday
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Thursday April 6, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).
Good Friday
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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
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Saturday April 8, 2023
Catholic : Paid holiday
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday April 10, 2023
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday April 30, 2023
Special Events :
Labor Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Mothers' Day
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
cards/flowers :
Optional holiday
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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Secular holiday : Womens Day (only for working women)
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 16, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Saturday June 17, 2023
cards/flowers :
General election
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Sunday June 25, 2023
Special Events :
Army Day
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Monday July 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday July 3, 2023
School holidays :
Banks are closed
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Tuesday July 4, 2023
Banks only :
Assumption (Guatemala City only)
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Tuesday August 15, 2023
Catholic :
General election
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Sunday August 20, 2023
Special Events :
Independence Day
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Friday September 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday