Birthday of José Artigas
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Monday june 19, 2023
Banks only : In tribute to General José Gervasio Artigas, forefather of Uruguay, born in 1764
Fathers' Day
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Sunday july 9, 2023
cards/flowers :
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 14, 2023
School holidays :
Proclamation of the First Constitution
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Tuesday july 18, 2023
Secular holiday : In 1951 a collegiate form of government was set up, after the Parliament' s self destitution.
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday july 24, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
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Friday august 25, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by Brazil in 1825 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday september 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday september 19, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday september 25, 2023
School holidays :
Spanishness Day (moved backward to Monday)
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Monday october 16, 2023
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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Monday october 23, 2023
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 Souls' Day
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Thursday november 2, 2023
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.
Hanukkah
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Friday december 1, 2023
cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC)
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Monday december 18, 2023
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Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
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.