United States (Puerto Rico) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday June 1, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
Secular holiday : paid holiday
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
cards/flowers :
Juneteenth National Freedom Day
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Monday June 20, 2022
Banks only : To remember and honor the freeing, in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, of the last slaves in the United States from 2019 on
St John Baptist Day (San Juan only)
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Friday June 24, 2022
Catholic : Christian observance to remember the beheading of John who protested against the morality of king Herod. San Juan only
Independence Day
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Monday July 4, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemorates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Luis Muñoz Rivera's birthday
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Monday July 18, 2022
Culture : Patriot and journalist (1859-1916)
Constitution Day
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Monday July 25, 2022
Banks only : In 1950, the U.S. Congress passed a law authorizing Puerto Rico to draft a constitution. This is often a step toward statehood. In this case, Congress didnt mention statehood.
For two years, Puerto Rico worked on the constitution. Congress required some changes and the constitution was ratified by the voters of Puerto Rico. President Truman sent the document to the U.S. Congress for approval in April. More changes were required, made, and ratified. In July of 1952, Puerto Rico had a constitution of her own. observed from 2022
Constitution Day
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Monday July 25, 2022
Culture : Commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1952 when Puerto Rico became a commonwealth with the proclamation of their constitution. The United States had acquired the island after the Spanish-American war, and did not allow self-government until the 1950's, when their constitution was written. Also known as Commonwealth Day, or Occupation Day in commemoration of the US troops landing on the island on this day in 1898 (shagtown.com)
José Celso Barbosa' birthday
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Wednesday July 27, 2022
Banks only : July 27, 1857 September 21, 1921) was a medical Physician, sociologist, and political leader of Puerto Rico. Known within Puerto Rico's New Progressive Party as The father of the Statehood for Puerto Rico movement ,[1] Barbosa was also the first Puerto Rican earn a medical degree in the United States. [Wikipedia]
Regional holiday
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Friday August 12, 2022
Secular holiday : Ponce de León Day in Ponce de León only
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday August 15, 2022
School holidays :
Labor Day
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Monday September 5, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebrated on the first Monday in September with parades. For most Americans, it marks the end of summer holidays, and for many students the beginning of the classes.
Columbus Day
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Monday October 10, 2022
Banks only : Commemorates the day explorer Christopher Columbus first landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. It is celebrated on October 12 in many American countries, but the United States and Colombia celebrate it on the 2nd Monday of October. banks & civil servants only
Remembrance Day
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Friday November 11, 2022
Banks only : Formerly Armistice Day, is a holiday observed in honour of all those, living and dead, who served with U.S. armed forces in wartime. Armistice Day, the forerunner of Veterans Day, was proclaimed to commemorate the termination of World War I Some banks, post office and governement close, but businesses, more and more, remain open, as well as universities.
Thanksgiving (beginning)
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Friday November 18, 2022
School holidays :
Discovery of Puerto Rico
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Saturday November 19, 2022
Secular holiday : Dicovered by Christopher Columbus during his second trip to the West in 1493
Thanksgiving
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Thursday November 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.
Civil Servants holiday
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Friday November 25, 2022
Secular holiday :
Black Friday
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Friday November 25, 2022
Special Events : Day of sales and bargains
Thanksgiving (end)
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Monday November 28, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday December 21, 2022
School holidays :
Bank Holiday (from 13:00)
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Friday December 23, 2022
Banks only :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Banks are closed
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Monday December 26, 2022
Banks only :