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Portugal : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Portugal : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday december 17, 2024 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays |  |
| Tuesday december 24, 2024 | Christmas Eve | Events, celebrations... | |
| Tuesday december 24, 2024 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Wednesday december 25, 2024 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
| Wednesday january 1, 2025 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday january 6, 2025 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday february 14, 2025 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday february 28, 2025 | Carnival holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday march 4, 2025 | Customary holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday march 5, 2025 | Carnival holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday march 19, 2025 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday march 21, 2025 | Arbor Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday march 21, 2025 | Spring holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday march 30, 2025 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
| Monday march 31, 2025 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | cards/flowers | |
Christmas holiday (beginning)
-Tuesday december 17, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas Eve
-Tuesday december 24, 2024
Culture :
Banks are closed
-Tuesday december 24, 2024
Banks only :
Christmas Day
-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 Years Day on Christmas Day.
New Year's Day
-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
Christmas holiday (end)
-Monday january 6, 2025
School holidays : Www.portugal.gov.pt
based on the calendar issued by the Ministry of Education of Portugal
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
2022 PISA ranking: #27 with a 478 score
Schooling is mandatory till age 18
Average class size: more than 22
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 580
Number of teaching days: 175-180
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required
University of Lisbon ranking: Times Higher Education #401-500/QS ranking #305/Shanghai (2023) #201-300
We carry confirmed dates till July 2025; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 50 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for 5 countries, including Portugese schools
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based on the calendar issued by the Ministry of Education of Portugal
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
2022 PISA ranking: #27 with a 478 score
Schooling is mandatory till age 18
Average class size: more than 22
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 580
Number of teaching days: 175-180
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required
University of Lisbon ranking: Times Higher Education #401-500/QS ranking #305/Shanghai (2023) #201-300
We carry confirmed dates till July 2025; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 50 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for 5 countries, including Portugese schools
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
Valentine's Day
-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
Carnival holiday (beginning)
-Friday february 28, 2025
School holidays :
Customary holiday
-Tuesday march 4, 2025
Secular holiday : Shrove Tuesday Carnival
Carnival holiday (end)
-Wednesday march 5, 2025
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
-Wednesday march 19, 2025
cards/flowers :
Arbor Day
-Friday march 21, 2025
cards/flowers :
Spring holiday (beginning)
-Friday march 21, 2025
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
-Sunday march 30, 2025
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday march 31, 2025
cards/flowers : The month of Ramadan is that in which was revealed the Quran; a guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the criterion (of right and wrong). And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the month, and whosoever of you is sick or on a journey, a number of other days. Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and that you should complete the period, and that you should magnify Allah for having guided you, and that perhaps you may be thankful [Wikipedia]
