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Paraguay : 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: Guarani (PYG)
  • Internet domain: .py - Telephone code: +595 - International dialing code: 002 - GMT offset: -4 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday september 29, 2023Battle of BoqueronSecular holiday
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    Thursday november 30, 2023Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday december 29, 2023Banks are closedBanks only
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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, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday march 1, 2024Battle of Cerro CoraSecular holiday
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    Sunday march 10, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Friday march 22, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday march 27, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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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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    Battle of Boqueron

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    Friday september 29, 2023
    Secular holiday : The border was preserved thank to this battle in 1930 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday november 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Day

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    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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    Banks are closed

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    Friday december 29, 2023
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    School holidays

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    School holidays : Www.mec.gov.py calendar
    International schools may follow a different calendar
    gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    school uniform required
    Number of instructional days: 186 (40 weeks)

    We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2024; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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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

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday february 12, 2024
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    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

    Battle of Cerro Cora

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    Friday march 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the battle (and defeat) of Cerro Cora in 1870, during the War of the Triple Alliance, which pitted the combined forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay against Paraguay. http://grabados.org/paraguay/text.htm

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 10, 2024
    Special Events :

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 22, 2024
    School holidays :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Wednesday march 27, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    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.