Holiday Guide for Portugal in 2020

Portugal information

Population: 10.31m
Capital: Lisbon
Calling Code: (351)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: Portuguese

List of National Holidays in Portugal in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Portugal: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday April 10th Long Weekend! Good Friday Portugal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 12th Easter Portugal: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Saturday April 25th Freedom Day Portugal: Celebrates the 1974 Revolution that ended the Dictatorship and started Democracy
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Portugal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday June 1st Long Weekend! Day of the Azores Azores: Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.
	Wednesday June 10th Portugal Day Portugal: Commemorates the death of Luís de Camões on June 10th 1580
	Thursday June 11th Corpus Christi Portugal: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Saturday June 13th Feast of St. Anthony Lisbon: Always celebrated on June 13th. It is the Feast day of St. Anthony and commemorates his death in 1231
	Wednesday June 24th Feast of St. John the Baptist Porto: The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
	Wednesday July 1st Madeira Day Madeira: Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976
	Saturday August 15th Assumption Day Portugal: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Monday October 5th Long Weekend! Republic Day Portugal: Commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910
	Sunday November 1st All Saints' Day Portugal: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Tuesday December 1st Restoration of Independence Portugal: Celebrates the reinstatement of sovereignty after the period of Spanish rule between 1580 and 1640
	Tuesday December 8th Immaculate Conception Day Portugal: It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Portugal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Saturday December 26th Christmas Holiday Madeira: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December