National Holidays in Colombia in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Colombia
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Epiphany Holiday
- In several countries in Latin America, Epiphany will be celebrated on the Monday after 6th January.
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: St. Joseph's Day (in lieu)
- If 19th March does not fall on a Monday, it is observed the following Monday.
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: Maundy Thursday
- Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Civic Holiday
- A Civic Holiday in celebration of the Copa America final, which Colombia will participate in.
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Mother's Day
- 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday.
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: Ascension Day Holiday (in lieu)
- Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven forty two days after his crucifixion
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: Corpus Christi Holiday (in lieu)
- The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
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: Sacred Heart
- In Colombia this national holiday always falls on a Monday is celebrated ten weeks and a day after Easter Sunday
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: Father's Day
- Father's Day is a celebration that honours the role of fathers and forefathers
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: Saints Peter and Paul's Day (in lieu)
- If 29 June does not fall on a Monday, it is observed the following Monday.
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: Civic Holiday
- A Civic Holiday in celebration of the Copa America final, which Colombia will participate in.
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: Declaration of Independence
- Key events related to Colombia's independence from Spain occurred on July 20th 1810
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: Battle of Boyacá
- The 1819 battle in which Colombia acquired its definitive independence from Spanish Monarchy
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: Assumption Day (in lieu)
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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: Day of the Races
- Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
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: All Saints' Day Holiday
- If 1st November does not fall on a Monday, it is observed the following Monday.
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: Independence of Cartagena
- On November 11th 1811, Cartagena declared independence from Spain
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: Immaculate Conception Day
- It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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