2024 Holiday Calendar: Dates for Holy Week, Easter, and Other Religious Celebrations

2024-03-05 07:52:38

March brings us the celebration of Holy Week, a religious period marked by several holidays. During this time, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is commemorated, and various religious activities and cultural traditions are carried out, such as the visit of the Easter bunny.

This year, the Semana Santa will begin on Sunday, March 24 with Palm Sundayand will conclude on March 31 with Easter Sunday.

Below are the dates of the next holidays in 2024.

Holidays 2024

Friday March 29, Good Friday
Saturday March 30, Holy Saturday
Wednesday, May 1, Labor Day (inalienable)
Tuesday, May 21, Day of Naval Glories
Sunday, June 9, Primary Elections for Mayors and Governors (inalienable)
Thursday, June 20, National Day of Indigenous Peoples
Saturday June 29, Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Tuesday, July 16, Day of the Virgin of Carmen
Thursday, August 15, Assumption of the Virgin
Wednesday, September 18, National Independence (unavoidable)
Thursday, September 19, Day of the Glories of the Army (inalienable)
Friday, September 20, added National Holidays Holiday
Saturday, October 12, Meeting of Two Worlds
Sunday, October 27, Municipal Elections, Regional Councilors and Regional Governors (non-waivable)
Thursday, October 31, Day of the Evangelical and Protestant Churches
Friday, November 1, All Saints’ Day
Sunday, December 8, Immaculate Conception
Wednesday, December 25, Christmas (unmissable)