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- ↑ "Establecen traslados de feriados para el 2017". Diario Ultima Hora . Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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- ↑ "Ley 1.723/2001 Que autoriza al poder ejecutivo a trasladar los feriados nacionales al día Lunes". Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya . Retrieved February 1, 2016.
