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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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