National Holidays in Panama in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Panama
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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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: Martyr's Day
- Martyrs' Day marks the date of the 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone.
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: Carnival Monday
- The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday
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: Mardi Gras
- Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
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: Ash Wednesday
- Marks the beginning of lent. Marking the forehead with ash represents regret for past sins.
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: Holy Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Labor Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Separation Day
- Declaration of independence from Colombia in 1903
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: Flag Day
- The Panamanian flag was designed and made by Maria de la Ossa de Amador on 1 November 1903
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: Colon Day
- In 1903, the citizens of Colon averted a march on Panama City by the Colombian army.
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: Los Santos Uprising Day
- The movement for independence from Spain began in Los Santos province
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: Independence Day
- Panama was part of Gran Colombia when it became independent from Spain in 1821
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: Panama Mother's Day
- Mother's Day in Panama is a national holiday, celebrated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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: National Mourning Day
- Honours the Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S. invasion of the country.
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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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