Public holidays in Bolivia
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| Date | English name | Aymara name | Quechua name | Spanish name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | |||
| January 22 | Plurinational State of Bolivia Anniversary | Nacimiento del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia | |||
| February 2 | Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Mamacha Candelaria | Fiesta de la Virgen de Candelaria | ||
| The dates change every year, but regardless of the dates and days on which they occur, they are two days' paid holiday. | Feriado por Carnaval | ||||
| floating | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | The different churches in the cities across the country schedule Masses and additional services to celebrate Triduum, the most three important days in the Holy Week: Good Friday through Easter Sunday. So far, Good Friday is a paid holiday. | ||
| floating | Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | This holiday, religious as well as national, is a celebration of the Eucharist and one of the nation's busiest festivities. It occurs 60 days after Easter. | ||
| May 1 | Labor Day | Dia del trabajo | Paid holiday, occurs on Monday if it falls on a Sunday | ||
| June 21 | Aymara New Year | Willkakuti | Año Nuevo Andino | On traditional date of Aymara New Year and the winter solstice. Declared official holiday in 2010.[1] | |
| August 2 | Agrarian Reform Day | Día de la Revolución Agraria, Productiva y Comunitaria | Day of the Indian (Día del Indio), promulgated by President Germán Busch in 1937. Anniversary of agrarian reform law of 1953. Briefly known as Día del Indio y la Interculturalidad and Día de los Pueblos Originarios in the 21st century.[2] | ||
| August 6 | Independence Day | Dia de la Patria | |||
| November 2 | All Saints' Day | Todos Santos | |||
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Navidad | |||
| Notes | Paid holiday- this essentially refers to the people who depend on a salary, and who would normally be paid that day. Fast food companies negotiate holidays with their employees so they can provide their services during these days. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bolivia celebra el Año Nuevo Aymara con feriado nacional". La Jornada. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ Grover Choque, Freddy (2011-08-02). "El 2 de agosto, Día de la Revolución Agraria en Bolivia". La Prensa. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-03.