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Costa Rica : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Colon (CRC)
  • Internet domain: .cr - Telephone code: +506 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: -6 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Sunday
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    Monday january 1, 2024School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday february 12, 2024New year holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday february 21, 2024Expo ConstrucciónTradeshows
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    Tuesday march 19, 2024Feast of San José (St José only)Events, celebrations...
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    Friday march 22, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Maundy ThursdayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    School holidays

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    School holidays : Www.mep.go.cr
    calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    Costa Rica was one of the first nations in Central and South America to offer free public education
    PISA ranking (average 493): 420
    Average class size: more than 33
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    schools close on Saturday
    school uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2024

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    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    New year holiday (end)

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    Monday february 12, 2024
    School holidays :

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Expo Construcción

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    Wednesday february 21, 2024
    Tradeshows : Lasts 5 days - www.construccion.co.cr/ in San José 2024 edition NOT confirmed

    Feast of San José (St José only)

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    Tuesday march 19, 2024
    Culture :

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 22, 2024
    School holidays :

    Maundy Thursday

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.