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 .
Flag Day
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Friday june 7, 2024
Secular holiday : Battle of Arica day
Regional holiday
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Monday june 24, 2024
Secular holiday : Inti Raymi: During the Inca Empire, the Inti Raymi was the most important of four ceremonies celebrated in Cusco. The celebration took place in the Haukaypata or the main plaza in the city.
The Inti Raymi ( Festival of the Sun ) was a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti, one of the most venerated gods in Inca religion. in Cuzco, San Antonio de Pichincha, Andahuaylas, Apurimac [Wikipedia]
St Peter & St Paul
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Saturday june 29, 2024
Catholic : Or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The celebration is of ancient origin, the date selected being the anniversary either of their death or of the translation of their relics.
Peruvian Air Force Day
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Tuesday july 23, 2024
Secular holiday : In tribute to the heroic sacrifice of FAP Captain José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales. from 2023
Independence Day
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Sunday july 28, 2024
Secular holiday : Obtained from Spain by José San Martín in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Independence Day (second day)
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Monday july 29, 2024
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Battle of Junín day
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Tuesday august 6, 2024
Secular holiday : The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on August 6, 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in Trujillo, Simón Bolívar in June led his rebel forces south to confront the Spanish under Field Marshal José de Canterac. The two armies met on the Plain of Junín in the Bombon Plateau, northwest of the Jauja Valley. from 2022 [Wikipedia]
St Rosa of Lima Day
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Friday august 30, 2024
Secular holiday : Rose of Lima, T.O.S.D. (April 20, 1586 August 24, 1617), was a Spanish colonist in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe asceticism and her care of the needy of the city through her own private efforts. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, being the first person born in the Americas to be canonized. in Lima only [Wikipedia]
Civil Servants holiday
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Monday october 7, 2024
Secular holiday :
Battle of Angamos
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Tuesday october 8, 2024
Secular holiday : The Naval Combat of Angamos was an important struggle in the War of the Pacific. The Peruvian ironclad Huascar was surrounded and captured by the Chilean Navy in October 8, 1879. The captain of the ironclad, Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau, was killed in the combat. After this battle, The Peruvian Navy was unable to prevent the invasion of its territory. The seas were cleared for the invasion of Peru and Bolivia. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]