The following are the national

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s and other observances of

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. Though holidays of many faiths are respected, public holidays usually include most Catholic based holidays. Historic holidays include the celebration of the May Revolution (25 May), Independence Day (9 July),

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Day (20 June) and the death of

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(17 August). The extended family gathers on

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at around 9 p.m. for dinner, music, and often dancing. Candies are served just before midnight, when the fireworks begin. They also open gifts from Papá Noel (Father Christmas or "Santa Claus").

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is also marked with fireworks. Other widely observed holidays include

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Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samue ...

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(1 May) and Veterans Day (formerly

Malvinas Day Malvinas Day (), officially Day of the Veterans and Fallen of the Malvinas War (''Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de las Malvinas''), is a public holiday in Argentina, observed each year on 2 April. The name refers to the Falkl ...

, 2 April).

Public holidays in 2022

The "movable holidays" whose dates coincide with Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be moved to the previous Monday. Those that coincide with Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be moved to the following Monday. Every employee is entitled to 15 paid public holidays and every year the government adds a few more holidays known as "bridge holidays" which means that a holiday last two days. }), anniversary of the arrival of Columbus to the Americas. , -style="background:#ffe6e6;" , November 20 , National Sovereignty Day , ''Día de la Soberanía Nacional'' , Movable , Anniversary of the 1845 Battle of Vuelta de Obligado against the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. , -style="background:#ffe6e6;" , December 8 ,

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, ''Día de la Inmaculada Concepción de María'' , Immovable , Christian holiday, conception of the

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free from

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. , -style="background:#ffe6e6;" , December 25 ,

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, ''Navidad'' , Immovable , Christian holiday,

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Non-working days

The following are federal non-working national or religious holidays, during which people of the following faiths are excused from work:

Bicentennial holidays

As part of the celebration of the Independence Day Bicentennial, the following extraordinary and one-time holidays were arranged: * February 27, 2012: Bicentenary of the creation of the

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and the first pledge to it. * September 24, 2012: Bicentenary of the Battle of Tucumán. * January 31, 2013: Bicentenary of the inaugural session of the

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. * February 20, 2013: Bicentenary of the Battle of Salta. * July 9, 2016: Bicentennial of the

Argentine Declaration of Independence What today is commonly referred as the Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9, 1816, by the Congress of Tucumán. In reality, the congressmen who were assembled in Tucumán declared the independence of the United Provinces of So ...

Other observances

* Argentine National Anthem Day (''Día del Himno Nacional Argentino'') on May 11. Not a holiday. *

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(''Semana de Mayo'') on May 18-24. Not a holiday * Father's Day (''Día del Padre'') on the third Sunday of June. Not a holiday. * Friend's Day (''Día del Amigo'') on July 20. Not a holiday. *

Children's Day Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country. In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...

(''Día de la Niñez'') on the third Sunday of August. Not a holiday. *

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(''Día del Maestro'') on September 11. Anniversary of the death of

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (; born Domingo Faustino Fidel Valentín Sarmiento y Albarracín; 15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the second President of Argentina. His writing s ...

in 1888. Holiday only for primary and high school students. * Student's Day (''Día del Estudiante'') on September 21. Holiday only for high school and university students. *

Mother's Day Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in th ...

(''Día de la Madre'') on the third Sunday of October. Not a holiday. * Tradition Day (''Día de la Tradición'') on November 10. Anniversary of the birth of

José Hernández José Hernández may refer to: Arts and entertainment * José Hernández (writer) (1834–1886), Argentine writer * Pepe Hern (José Hernández Bethencourth, 1927–2009), American actor * José Hernández, American singer (born 1940), better known ...

in 1834. Not a holiday.

External links

Official Public holidays in Argentina
Ministerio del Interior.
Argentina Public Holidays
Argentina Public Holidays

Sources

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