The business world's No-Go Days!
Curaçao : 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
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday june 18, 2023 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers |  |
| Sunday july 2, 2023 | Flag Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday july 7, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday august 10, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Saturday september 30, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday october 9, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday october 10, 2023 | National Day | National Day | |
| Friday december 22, 2023 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday december 25, 2023 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
| Tuesday december 26, 2023 | Second Christmas Day | Secular holiday | |
Fathers' Day
-Sunday june 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Flag Day
-Sunday july 2, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday july 7, 2023
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
-Thursday august 10, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Saturday september 30, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday october 9, 2023
School holidays :
National Day
-Tuesday october 10, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the date the island gained autonomous country status within the Dutch Kingdom
Christmas holiday (beginning)
-Friday december 22, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
-Monday december 25, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Second Christmas Day
-Tuesday december 26, 2023
Secular holiday : Tweede Kerstdag
