Public holidays in Guatemala

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This is a list of public holidays in Guatemala . [1] [2]

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Public holidays

The Guatemalan Labor Code recognizes the following dates as public holidays with paid leave (unless marked as "Bank holiday"): [3]

DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
January 1 New Year's Day New Year's DayThe celebration of the first day of the Gregorian Calendar.
March or April Holy Week Semana Santa [4] Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are official holidays.
May 1 Labour Day Día del TrabajoAlso called International Workers' Day
June 30 Army Day Día del Ejército
August 15 Assumption Day Día de la AsunciónAssumption of Mary into Heaven (only in Guatemala City)
September 15 Independence Day Día de la IndependenciaCelebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821.
October 20 Revolution Day Día de la RevoluciónCelebrates the "Ten Years of Spring," the democratic period that began with the uprising against Jorge Ubico in 1944.
November 1 All Saints' Day Día de Todos los Santos
December 24 Christmas Eve Noche BuenaFrom noon onward
December 25 Christmas Day Navidad
December 31 New Year's Eve Víspera de Año Nuevo

Dates of variable holidays

See also

References

  1. "Guatemala Holidays 2017 - Guatemala Holidays and Festivals - Guatemala Holiday Calendar 2017" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. "TuSalario.org/Guatemala. Derechos laborales: ¿Cuáles son los días de asueto?" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. "Guatemala. Código del Trabajo" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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