 | Public Holidays in Portugal |
A calendar of the Portuguese national vacation days, including bank holidays and the days when the general population of schools and businesses holiday. Also with links to holidays in the UK and US.
- The Portuguese for public holiday is feriado público
- A national holiday that falls on a Sunday is not taken the following
Monday
- The annual Mardi Gras (20 February in 2007) while not a national holiday
is a widely celebrated carnival day
National Public Holidays in Portugal 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day, Ano Novo (Tuesday) |
| 5 Feb |
Carnival (Tuesday) |
| 21 March |
Good Friday, Sexta-feira Santa |
| 25 April |
Freedom Day, commemorating the 1974 Revolution, Dia 25 de Abril
(Friday) |
| 1 May |
Labour Day, Dia do Trabalhador (Thursday) |
| 22 May |
Corpus Christi, Corpo de Deus (Thursday) |
| 10 June |
National Day in Portugal, Camões (Tuesday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day, Assunção de Nossa Senhora (Friday) |
| 5 October |
Republic Day, Implantação da República (Sunday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day, Dia de Todos-os-Santos (Saturday) |
| 1 December |
Independence Restoration Day, commemorating independence from Spain in 1640,
Dia da Restauração (Monday) |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception, Imaculada Conceição (Monday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day, Natal (Thursday) |
Public Holidays Worldwide
For information on public holidays around the world, see the following links:
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