Battle of Cerro Cora
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Friday march 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the battle (and defeat) of Cerro Cora in 1870, during the War of the Triple Alliance, which pitted the combined forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay against Paraguay. http://grabados.org/paraguay/text.htm
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 10, 2024
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Civil Servants holiday
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Wednesday march 27, 2024
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Easter holiday (beginning)
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Thursday march 28, 2024
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Maundy Thursday
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Thursday march 28, 2024
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 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.
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 1, 2024
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Reporter's Day
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Friday april 26, 2024
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School holiday
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Tuesday april 30, 2024
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Día de la Solidaridad y Memoria
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Special Events : In tribute of the victims of the Ycuá Bolaños supermarket accident that occurred in 2004
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 .
Independence Day
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Tuesday may 14, 2024
Secular holiday : The Spanish governor was overthrowned in 1811
Mothers' Day
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Wednesday may 15, 2024
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Peace of Chaco Day
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Wednesday june 12, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates the end of the Chaco War against Bolivia (1935 )
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
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Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 5, 2024
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Winter holiday (end)
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Monday july 22, 2024
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Foundation of Asunción
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Gold-seeking Spaniards first established a fort on the Guarani inhabited Paraguay River on August 15, 1537. They called it Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion (Our Lady of the Assumption). http://news.quickfound.net/intl/paraguay_news.html
Battle of Boqueron
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Sunday september 29, 2024
Secular holiday : The border was preserved thank to this battle in 1930 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday