Birthday of José Artigas
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Sunday June 19, 2022
Banks only : In tribute to General José Gervasio Artigas, forefather of Uruguay, born in 1764
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 8, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday July 10, 2022
cards/flowers :
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday July 18, 2022
School holidays :
Proclamation of the First Constitution
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Monday July 18, 2022
Secular holiday : In 1951 a collegiate form of government was set up, after the Parliament' s self destitution.
Independence Day
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Thursday August 25, 2022
Secular holiday : Granted by Brazil in 1825 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday September 20, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday September 26, 2022
School holidays :
Rosh Hashanah
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Monday September 26, 2022
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year NOT a public holiday
Spanishness Day (moved backward to Monday)
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Monday October 10, 2022
Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.
Reporter's Day
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Sunday October 23, 2022
Special Events : Día de 1815 en el que José Artigas pidió al Cabildo de Montevideo que apoyara la publicación Prospecto Oriental , de Mateo Vidal, calificada por el prócer como herramienta fundamental , oficio en el que tamién reclamaba promover la libertad de prensa en la nación. El 3 de diciembre de 1990 se promulgó la ley 16.154, que oficializó el día de la celebración Wikipedia
All Saints - (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays :
All Souls' Day
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Catholic : This is an ancient festivity that has been much transformed through the years,but which was intended in prehispanic Mexico to celebrate children and the dead. This holiday is a time when Mexican families remember their dead and the continuity of life. The original celebration can be traced to the Aztec civilization, in the month of Miccailhuitontli, presided by the Lady of the Dead , goddess Mictecacihuatl and dedicated to children and the dead. This celebration is also observed in other countries in Latin América. Families visit the graves and engage in sprucing up the gravesite, decorating it with flowers, setting out and eating a festive picnic.
All Saints - (end)
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Thursday November 3, 2022
School holidays :
Hanukkah
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Friday December 2, 2022
cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC) NOT a public holiday
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.