Public holidays in Panama

Holidays in the Republic of Panama

Public holidays in Panama include:

Holidays

Panama's national public holidays are:

  • January 1 New Year's Day
  • January 9 Martyrs' Day
  • Carnival Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
  • Maundy Thursday
  • Good Friday
  • May 1 Labour Day
  • November 3 Separation Day
  • November 4 Flag Day -Observed only by Public Agencies and all schools. Not a holiday for the private sector.
  • November 5 Colon Day
  • November 10 "Primer Grito de Independencia de la Villa de Los Santos" celebrating The Gesture of Rufina Alfaro and the uprising in the Villa de Los Santos against Spain.
  • November 28 Independence Day (from Spain, 1821)
  • December 8 Mother's Day
  • December 20 National Mourning Day
  • December 25 Christmas Day

Variable dates

  • 2023[1]
    • Carnaval begins (Monday) – February 24
    • Ash Wednesday – February 26[2]
    • Good Friday – April 10[3]
  • 2021
    • Carnaval begins (Monday) begins – February 15
    • Ash Wednesday – February 17[2]
    • Good Friday – April 2[3]
  • 2022
    • Carnaval begins (Monday) – February 28
    • Ash Wednesday – March 2[2]
    • Good Friday – April 15[3]
  • 2023
    • Ash Wednesday – February 22[2]
    • Good Friday – April 7[3]
  • 2024
    • Ash Wednesday – February 14[2]
    • Good Friday – March 29[3]
  • 2025
    • Good Friday – April 18[3]

Fiestas Patrias (National Holidays)

The holidays in November (starting from Separation Day), are called the Fiestas Patrias ("National Holidays").[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Holidays in Panama in 2023". Panama Public Holidays. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Ash Wednesday 2023 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "When Is Holy Friday 2020 & 2021? Dates Of Holy Friday". Avnitasoni. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Chatlani, Manoj (7 November 2014). "Fiestas Patrias: Panama celebrates its history all through November". POLS - Attorneys. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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