Argentines will be able to enjoy a new holiday for Easter 2023the main holiday of Christianity, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Within these seven holidays, there will only be one holiday, which will form a new long weekend, the first of four in 2023.
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Easter 2023: when it falls and what days are holidays
This year, Easter falls in the first days of April. The exact start date is Palm Sunday, which falls on April 2.
- Palm Sunday: April 2
- Holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: April 3, 4 and 5
- Holy Thursday: April 6
- Good Friday: April 7
- Easter Sunday: April 9
In Argentina, the Thursday April 6 is considered a non-working dayMeanwhile he Friday April 7th is a holiday. According to the Labor Contract Law, the legal regulations on Sunday rest apply on holidays, while non-working days are optional for the employer.
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What is celebrated at Easter
The EasterIt is the annual Christian commemoration of the entrance to Jerusalem, the last supper, the Via Crucis, the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Palm Sunday: da inicio a la Easter and celebrates the entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem who was received by a crowd that acclaimed him with olive branches.
- Monday, Tuesday and Holy Wednesday: During these days, the good works and miracles that Jesus performed are commemorated.
- Holy Thursday: commemorates the last scene of Jesus with his disciples. Furthermore, he established the Eucharist, by blessing the bread and wine, and telling his apostles that through these elements they would receive his body and blood. At the end, Jesus prayed in the Garden of Olives and was later apprehended.
- Holy Friday: The Passion of Christ is recreated through a Way of the Crosswhich in Latin means “the way of the cross”.
- Holy Saturday: It is a day of silence and reflection in which it is remembered that Jesus was in the tomb before the resurrection.
- Easter Sunday: It is remembered that Jesus was resurrected and the Easter Mass is celebrated.
Holidays 2023: how many are left in the year?
According to decree 764 signed by President Alberto Fernández in 2022, this year includes 14 immovable holidays, 2 transferable and 3 for tourism purposes. In total, 16 non-working days remain for 2023.
In this sense, in the remainder of the year you can enjoy the following holidays:
- 6 of April: Holy Thursday
- april 7: Holy Friday
- May 1st (Monday): Labor Day
- 25 of May (Thursday): May Revolution Day
- May 26 (Friday): holiday for tourist purposes
- June 17 (Saturday): Passage to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes
- 19th of June (Monday): holiday for tourist purposes
- June 20th (Tuesday): Passage to Immortality of Gral. Manuel Belgrano
- July 9th (Sunday): Independence Day
- August 21 (Monday): Passage to Immortality of Gral. José de San Martín (run from 08/17)
- October 13 (Friday): holiday for tourist purposes
- October 16 (Monday): Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity (run from 10/12)
- November 20 (Monday): National Sovereignty Day
- December 8 (Friday): Immaculate Conception of Mary
- December 25th (Monday): Christmas
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How many long weekends are left in 2023?
In this way, this year there are three extra long weekendsfour days each:
- From Thursday 25 al domingo 28 of May
- Of Saturday June 17 al mars 20 of the same month.
- of friday 13 al monday october 16.
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