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Nicaragua : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Nicaragua : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday March 1, 2023 | Reporter's Day | Special Events |  |
| Thursday March 30, 2023 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| 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 | |
| Sunday April 9, 2023 | Easter | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday April 10, 2023 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 30, 2023 | Mother's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday June 23, 2023 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Monday July 17, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday July 19, 2023 | Liberation Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday July 31, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday August 1, 2023 | Festival of Santo Domingo (Managua only) | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday August 10, 2023 | Festival of Santo Domingo (Managua only) | Secular holiday | |
| Monday August 14, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Friday September 8, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday September 14, 2023 | San Jacinto Fight Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday September 15, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Monday September 18, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday September 24, 2023 | Regional holiday | Catholic or protestant | |
Reporter's Day
-Wednesday March 1, 2023
Special Events : En recuerdo de la fecha de salida al público del primer periódico de frecuencia diaria, Diario de Nicaragua , fundado el 1 de febrero de 1884 por Rigoberto Cabezas. Fue fijado por decreto número 904, aprobado el 28 de febrero de 1964 y publicado en La Gaceta Diario Oficial número 51 del 29 de febrero del mismo año.
Easter holiday (beginning)
-Thursday March 30, 2023
School holidays :
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
-Sunday April 9, 2023
Catholic or protestant : 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
-Tuesday May 30, 2023
Secular holiday :
Fathers' Day
-Friday June 23, 2023
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday July 17, 2023
School holidays :
Liberation Day
-Wednesday July 19, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebrates the overthrow of dictator Somoza
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Monday July 31, 2023
School holidays :
Festival of Santo Domingo (Managua only)
-Tuesday August 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Festival of Santo Domingo (Managua only)
-Thursday August 10, 2023
Secular holiday :
Regional holiday
-Monday August 14, 2023
Secular holiday : Gritería Pequeña ( Small Scream ) in León only
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Friday September 8, 2023
School holidays :
San Jacinto Fight Day
-Thursday September 14, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto (1836). General Sam Houston, commander in chief of the Texan Army, had camped out by the San Jacinto River, waiting for his chance to attack General Santa Anna. General Santa Anna was taken prisoner and forced to sign a treaty.
Independence Day
-Friday September 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday September 18, 2023
School holidays :
Regional holiday
-Sunday September 24, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Virgin of the Mercedes in León only
