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The national holidays in Aruba are:
Date | English name | Dutch name | Papiamento name | Notes |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Nieuwjaarsdag | Aña Nobo | About special Aruban tradition related to the New Year's Eve, pagara and Dande. [1] |
25 January | Betico Croes Day | Dag van Betico Croes | Dia di Betico | Arubans commemorates the birthday of the late Aruban political leader, Gilberto François ("Betico") Croes, called the Father of the Aruban People and Libertador (lit. Liberator). He helped Aruba attain the "Status Aparte", giving Aruba autonomy from the Netherlands Antilles and eventually allowing it to function as a commonwealth within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
February | Carnival Monday | Carnavalmaandag | Dialuna despues di Carnaval | Carnival Monday always takes place after the weekend of the grand Carnival parades and it is the Monday before Ash Wednesday. 2024: February 12. It is an official day of rest, so that everyone can recoup and recover from all the parades and festivities that took place in the previous two months or so. |
March 18 | National Anthem and Flag Day | Dag van het Volkslied en de Vlag | Dia di Himno y Bandera | The national flag of Aruba, along with the official anthem "Aruba Dushi Tera", was adopted on 18 March 1976. The celbration commemorates the Kingdom of the Netherlands giving Aruba an autonomous status (Status Aparte). [2] |
March or April | Good Friday | Goede Vrijdag | Bierna Santo | Friday before Easter. 2024: March 29 |
March or April | Easter | Pasen | Pasco di Resureccion (Pasco Grandi) | This is a two-day holiday, called Eerste Paasdag (lit.: First Easter Day) on Sunday and Tweede Paasdag (lit.: Second Easter Day) on Monday. 2024: March 31 - April 1. |
27 April | King's Day | Koningsdag | Dia di Rey | This is the celebration of the birthday of King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. If April 27 falls on a Sunday, King's Day is celebrated on the 26th. |
May 1 | Labor Day | Dag van de Arbeid | Dia di Labor | Contrary to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where no Labor Day is celebrated at all (even not at a different date), Arubans celebrate it on the 1st of May, like most countries of the world. |
40 days after Easter | Ascension Day | Hemelvaartsdag | Dia di Ascension | 2024: May 9 |
7 weeks after Easter | Pentecost | Pinksteren | Pentecoste | A one-day public holiday (Sunday), called Eerste Pinkstersdag (lit. First Pentecost Day). The Tweede Pinksterdag (lit. Second Pentecost Day) on Monday is only a religious holiday. |
25–26 December | Christmas Day | Kerstmis | Pasco di Nacemento (Pasco) | Two days of Christmas are celebrated, called Eerste Kerstdag (lit. First Christmas Day) and Tweede Kerstdag (lit. Second Christmas Day) |
These celebrations are not official holidays, but they are still part of the cultural celebrations in Aruba.
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Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
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