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  • Currency: Balboa (PAB)
  • Internet domain: .pa - Telephone code: +507 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: -5 (DST: no)
    in 2014, Panamá will be celebrating the Canal' centennial
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday november 11, 2024First cry for independenceSecular holiday
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    Wednesday november 13, 2024Reporter's DaySpecial Events
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    Thursday november 28, 2024Inauguration DayNational Day
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    Thursday december 19, 2024End of school yearSchool holidays
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    Friday december 20, 2024Day of MourningSecular holiday
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    Friday december 20, 2024Invasion DaySpecial Events
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    Friday december 20, 2024Day of MourningSpecial Events
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday january 9, 2025Martyrs'DaySecular holiday
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    Friday february 14, 2025Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    First cry for independence

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    Monday november 11, 2024
    Secular holiday : On the 10th of November 1821 citizens of Los Santos passed a resolution calling for Los Santos' secession from Spain. This resolution led to the rest of Panamá to declare independence less than two decades later. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Reporter's Day

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    Wednesday november 13, 2024
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    Inauguration Day

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    Thursday november 28, 2024
    Secular holiday : Panamá declared its independence from Spain on Nov. 28, 1821.

    End of school year

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    Thursday december 19, 2024
    School holidays :

    Day of Mourning

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    Secular holiday : To commemorate Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S. invasion of the country from 2022

    Invasion Day

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    Special Events : Commemorates the U.S. invasion in 1989

    Day of Mourning

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    Special Events : Relates to the 1989 US invasion

    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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    School holidays

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    School holidays : Www.meduca.gob.pa
    calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Number of instructional days: 190
    Teaching languages: Spanish, English
    Schools close on Saturday & Sunday
    2022 PISA ranking: #67 with a 379 score
    School uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2026; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

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    New Year's Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Martyrs'Day

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    Thursday january 9, 2025
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riots erupted after a Panamanian flag was torn down during conflict between Panamanian students and U.S. citizens living in the Panama Canal Zone over the right of the Panamanian flag to be flown alongside the U.S. flag. United States' Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police were overwhelmed. After three days of fighting, 22 Panamanians and four U.S. citizens were killed. Wikipedia

    Valentine's Day

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    Friday february 14, 2025
    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