Public holidays in Guatemala

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

## Public holidays

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

Date  | English Name  | Local Name  | Remarks

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January 1  | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | The 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 Trabajo | Also called International Workers' Day
June 30  | Army Day | Día del Ejército
August 15  | Assumption Day | Día de la Asunción | Assumption of Mary into Heaven (only in Guatemala City)
September 15  | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia | Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821.
October 20  | Revolution Day | Día de la Revolución | Celebrates 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 Buena | From noon onward
December 25  | Christmas Day | Navidad |
December 31  | New Year's Eve | Víspera de Año Nuevo

## Dates of variable holidays

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* 2020[4]
* April 9–11 – Holy Week
* June 29 – Army Day
* 2021[5]
* April 1–3 – Holy Week
* June 30 – Army Day
* September 22 – September equinox
* December 21 – December solstice
* 2022[6]
* March 20 – March equinox
* April 14–16 – Holy Week
* June 30 – Army Day
* December 21 – December solstice
* 2023[7]
* March 20 – March equinox
* April 6–8 – Holy Week
* June 30 – Army Day
* 2024[8]
* March 28–30 – Holy Week
* June 20 – June solstice
* June 30 – Army Day
* September 23 – September equinox

## See also

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* Holy Week processions in Guatemala

## References

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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.
4. ^ a b "Así quedarán los feriados en Guatemala para el 2020 – Prensa Libre" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
5. ^ "Holidays and observances in Guatemala in 2021". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
6. ^ "Holidays and observances in Guatemala in 2022". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
7. ^ "Holidays and observances in Guatemala in 2023". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
8. ^ "Holidays and observances in Guatemala in 2024". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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