The first week of 2024 starts off well, with the January 1 holiday on Monday. In the last month of the year, the 25th brings an additional gift: Christmas is celebrated on Wednesday, right in the middle of the week, preceded by Tolerance Day, which is usually held at Christmas.
There will be no need to wait until the end of February for the Carnival Tuesday holiday, if the government so decides, which will take place on the 13th. Easter has a long weekend in store for us, the first of the year: it is set for the last day of March, the 11th. The thirtieth, which is expected by the Good Friday holiday on the twenty-ninth.
The 50th anniversary will be celebrated on April 25 on Thursday. Labor Day, May 1, falls on the first Wednesday of the month.
The month of the famous saints brings another long weekend: Juneteenth, Portugal Day, and the Day of Camões and Portuguese Communities, are celebrated on Monday. Residents of Lisbon and other municipalities can celebrate the Thursday of Saint Anthony’s Day in their calendar, June 13.
July and September hold no rest periods for us. The religious holiday of August 15, which marks the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, falls on a Thursday and provides a new bridge, with the possibility of an additional day of rest on Friday.
In total, there are 13 mandatory holidays and one optional (Carnival Day). There is only one holiday on Saturday, October 5th. There are three Sundays: March 31 (Easter), December 1 (Restoration of Independence), and December 8 (Immaculate Conception Day).
Below is a list of holidays and their respective holidays:
- January 1The first day of the year, which falls on Monday.
- Carnival Tuesday, today February 13which makes it possible to erect the bridge on the previous Monday, if the government, municipalities and companies decide to do so.
- March 29which falls on Good Friday, followed by Easter, on Sunday March 31. Thus there is the possibility of having three consecutive days of rest.
- Hey April 25the 50th celebration of the Carnation Revolution, is celebrated on Thursday.
- May 1Labor Day, which falls on a Wednesday, is perfect for a mid-week stopover.
- May 30with Corpus Christi Day falling on a Thursday and opening the door to a longer weekend.
- Hey June 10Camões and Portuguese Communities Day, falls on Monday.
- Lisbon municipal holiday on Saint Anthony’s Day, June 13It is scheduled for Thursday, with the possibility of constructing a bridge on Friday. Per day June 24 Saint John’s Day is celebrated in cities such as Porto, Braga and Tavira. Hey June 29Saint Peter’s Day is celebrated in Évora, for example.
- August 15Assumption Day, the only public holiday in August, is celebrated on Thursday, with the possibility of a bridge being made.
- October 5 Republic Day falls on a weekend, Saturday.
- November 1 It’s Friday. In this case, Halloween entails the possibility of creating a bridge, with a long weekend and three consecutive days of rest.
- December 1 (Restoring independence) and December 8 (The Day of the Immaculate Conception) is Sunday.
- December 25 It is Christmas and is celebrated in the middle of the week, on Wednesday.
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