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Panama : 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

  • Currency: Balboa (PAB)
  • Internet domain: .pa - Telephone code: +507 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: -5 (DST: no)
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    Friday december 8, 2023Mothers' DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday december 20, 2023Day of MourningSpecial Events
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    Wednesday december 20, 2023Invasion DaySpecial Events
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    Wednesday december 20, 2023Day of MourningSecular holiday
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    Friday december 22, 2023End of school yearSchool holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 1, 2024School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Tuesday january 9, 2024Martyrs'DaySecular holiday
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    Monday february 12, 2024Carnival (first day)Banks only
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    Tuesday february 13, 2024Carnival TuesdaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Ash WednesdayBanks only
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Monday february 26, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Tuesday march 5, 2024ExpocomerTradeshows
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Bank Holiday (from 13:00)Banks only
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Saturday march 30, 2024Holy SaturdayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 5, 2024General electionSpecial Events
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    Sunday may 5, 2024General electionSpecial Events
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    Friday may 24, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday june 3, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Mothers' Day

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    Friday december 8, 2023
    Secular holiday : Initially set in May, the date was judged to only concern Americans living in the Canal Zone. In was then changed to Immaculate's Conception celebration and gazetted a public holiday. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Day of Mourning

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    Wednesday december 20, 2023
    Special Events : Relates to the 1989 US invasion

    Invasion Day

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    Wednesday december 20, 2023
    Special Events : Commemorates the U.S. invasion in 1989

    Day of Mourning

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    Wednesday december 20, 2023
    Secular holiday : To commemorate Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S. invasion of the country from 2022

    End of school year

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    Friday december 22, 2023
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    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    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.

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    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

    School holidays

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    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
    School uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2024; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

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    Martyrs'Day

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    Tuesday january 9, 2024
    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

    Carnival (first day)

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    Monday february 12, 2024
    Banks only :

    Carnival Tuesday

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    Tuesday february 13, 2024
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    Ash Wednesday

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    Banks only :

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    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

    Beginning of school year

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    Monday february 26, 2024
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    Expocomer

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    Tuesday march 5, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.expocomer.com lasts 4 days - 2024 edition confirmed

    Bank Holiday (from 13:00)

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    Banks only : Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper) celebrates and His washing of the disciples' feet Maundy Thursday is not an official public holiday. But since it is the day before long Friday, many people has their workday shortened, and banks are closed in the afternoon.

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    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 march 30, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : paid holiday

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    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 .

    General election

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
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    General election

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday may 24, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday june 3, 2024
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    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
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