National Holidays in Venezuela in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Venezuela
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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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: 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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: Carnival Tuesday
- 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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: St. Joseph's Day
- Feast day of St. Joseph. Joseph was the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster father of Jesus
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: Holy Week Holiday
- Public sector holiday in the run up to Easter
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: Holy Week Holiday
- Public sector holiday in the run up to Easter
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: Holy Week Holiday
- Public sector holiday in the run up to Easter
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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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: Independence Declaration Day
- Declaration of a local junta in Caracas on 19 April 1810
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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
- This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
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: Father's Day
- 3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday.
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: Corpus Christi
- The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
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: St. John's Day
- The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
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: Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
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: Independence Day
- Signing of the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence marking the first independent nation of South America, also Armed Forces Day
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: Simón Bolivar's Birthday
- Simón Bolívar led Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire
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: Assumption Day
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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: Virgin of Coromoto
- Commemorates the appearance of the Virgin Mary to local indigenous tribes near Guanare in the 16th century.
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: Indigenous Resistance Day
- Not an official holiday, this day Honors the heroes of the anti-Spanish resistance
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: All Saints' Day
- Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
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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 Eve
- Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.
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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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: New Year's Eve
- The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches
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