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Uruguay : 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: Peso (UYU)
  • Internet domain: .uy - Telephone code: +598 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: -3 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday december 20, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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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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    Monday january 6, 2025EpiphanyBanks only
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    Friday february 28, 2025Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday march 3, 2025CarnivalBanks only
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    Tuesday march 4, 2025Carnival TuesdayBanks only
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    Tuesday march 4, 2025Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    School holidays :

    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.cep.edu.uy
    issued by the Ministry of Education
    2022 PISA ranking: #47 with a 425 score
    Number of instructional days: 192
    Schooling is mandatory till age 15
    Teaching languages: Spanish
    schools closed Saturday & Sunday
    school uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till Jan 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
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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

    Epiphany

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    Monday january 6, 2025
    Banks only :

    Regional holiday

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    Friday february 28, 2025
    Secular holiday : el Grito de Asencio y la toma de la Capilla Nueva in the Soriano district only (Mercedes)

    Carnival

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    Monday march 3, 2025
    Banks only :

    Carnival Tuesday

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    Tuesday march 4, 2025
    Banks only :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Tuesday march 4, 2025
    School holidays :