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Dates of Significance

Author
Nina Evason,

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  • New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo) – 1st of January
  • Epiphany (¶Ùí²¹ de los Reyes Magos) – 6th of January*
  • St. Joseph’s Day (¶Ùí²¹ de San José) – 19th of March*
  • Holy Thursday (Jueves Santo) – Varies each year
  • Holy Friday (Viernes Santo) – Varies each year
  • Labour Day (Primero de Mayo) – 1st of May
  • Ascension Day – Varies each year
  • Corpus Christi – Varies each year
  • Sacred Heart (Sagrado Corazón) – Varies each year
  • Saint Peter and Saint Paul (San Pedro y San Pablo) – 29th of June*
  • Independence Day – 20th of July
  • Battle of Boyacá – 7th of August
  • Assumption (La Asunción) – 15th of August*
  • Columbus Day (¶Ùí²¹ de la Raza or ¶Ùí²¹ de Colón) – 12th of October*
  • All Saints’ Day (¶Ùí²¹ de Todos los Santos) – 1st of November*
  • Independence of Cartagena City – 11th of November*
  • Day of the Little Candles (¶Ùí²¹ de las Velitas) – 7th of December
  • Immaculate Conception Day (La Inmaculada Concepción) – 8th of December
  • Christmas Day (Navidad) – 25th of December


* When this date does not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed the following Monday.


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