The business world's No-Go Days!
Panama : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
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
in 2014, Panamá will be celebrating the Canal' centennial
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday February 14, 2023 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers |  |
| Monday February 20, 2023 | Carnival (first day) | Banks only | |
| Tuesday February 21, 2023 | Carnival Tuesday | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday February 22, 2023 | Ash Wednesday | Banks only | |
| Monday March 6, 2023 | Beginning of school year | School holidays | |
| Tuesday March 28, 2023 | Expocomer | Tradeshows | |
| Thursday April 6, 2023 | Bank Holiday (from 13:00) | Banks only | |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday June 2, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday June 12, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday June 18, 2023 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Tuesday August 15, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
Valentine's Day
-Tuesday February 14, 2023
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
Carnival (first day)
-Monday February 20, 2023
Banks only :
Carnival Tuesday
-Tuesday February 21, 2023
Secular holiday :
Ash Wednesday
-Wednesday February 22, 2023
Banks only :
Beginning of school year
-Monday March 6, 2023
School holidays :
Expocomer
-Tuesday March 28, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.expocomer.com lasts 4 days - 2023 edition confirmed
Bank Holiday (from 13:00)
-Thursday April 6, 2023
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
-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.
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 .
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Friday June 2, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday June 12, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
-Sunday June 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Regional holiday
-Tuesday August 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Foundation Day, Panama City Only in Panama City, but stock market is closed in the whole country.
