Holiday Guide for Portugal in 2023

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 2023

	Sunday 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 7th Long Weekend! Good Friday Portugal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 9th 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.
	Tuesday April 25th Freedom Day Portugal: Celebrates the 1974 Revolution that ended the Dictatorship and started Democracy
	Monday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Portugal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 29th Long Weekend! Day of the Azores Azores: Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.
	Thursday June 8th Corpus Christi Portugal: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Saturday June 10th Portugal Day Portugal: Commemorates the death of Luís de Camões on June 10th 1580
	Tuesday 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
	Saturday 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.
	Saturday July 1st Madeira Day Madeira: Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976
	Tuesday August 15th Assumption Day Portugal: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Thursday October 5th Republic Day Portugal: Commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910
	Wednesday November 1st All Saints' Day Portugal: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Friday December 1st Long Weekend! Restoration of Independence Portugal: Celebrates the reinstatement of sovereignty after the period of Spanish rule between 1580 and 1640
	Friday December 8th Long Weekend! 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
	Monday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Portugal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Tuesday December 26th Christmas Holiday Madeira: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December