Easter holiday (end)
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Tuesday april 2, 2024
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Mother's Day
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Thursday may 30, 2024
Secular holiday :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 23, 2024
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 12, 2024
School holidays :
Liberation Day
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Friday july 19, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates the overthrow of dictator Somoza
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday july 29, 2024
School holidays :
Festival of Santo Domingo (Managua only)
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Thursday august 1, 2024
Secular holiday :
Festival of Santo Domingo (Managua only)
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Saturday august 10, 2024
Secular holiday :
Regional holiday
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Wednesday august 14, 2024
Secular holiday : Gritería Pequeña ( Small Scream ) in León only
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday september 13, 2024
School holidays :
San Jacinto Fight Day
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Saturday september 14, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto (1836). General Sam Houston, commander in chief of the Texan Army, had camped out by the San Jacinto River, waiting for his chance to attack General Santa Anna. General Santa Anna was taken prisoner and forced to sign a treaty.
Independence Day
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday september 16, 2024
School holidays :
Independence Day
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Monday september 16, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Regional holiday
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Tuesday september 24, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Virgin of the Mercedes in León only