Bank Holiday today!

Labour day. I found this about Portugal. It seems you have around six months of holidays a year ! PUblic holidays 2019 Tuesday, 1 January: New Year’s Day (Ano Novo) Friday, 19 April: Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa) Sunday, 21 April: Easter Sunday Thursday, 25 April: Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade) Wednesday, 1 May: Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador) Monday, 10 June: Portugal National Day (Dia de Portugal) Thursday, 20 June: Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) Monday, 24 June: St John’s Day – Porto, Braga, Figueira da Foz and Almada Saturday, 29 June: St Peter’s Day – celebrated in some regions Thursday, 15 August: Assumption of Mary (Assunção de Nossa Senhora) Sunday, 8 September: Nativity of Mary – celebrated in some regions Saturday, 5 October: Republic Day (Implantação da República) Friday, 1 November: All Saints’ Day (Todos os Santos) Sunday, 1 December: Restoration of Independence Day (Restauração da Independência) Sunday, 8 December: Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) Tuesday, 24 December: Christmas Eve – banks are closed Wednesday, 25 December: Christmas Day (Natal) Local holidays in Portugal Tuesday, 15 January: Municipal holiday, Santa Cruz Tuesday, 22 January: Municipal holiday, Sao Vicente Tuesday, 19 March: St Joseph’s Day, Santarem Thursday, 11 April: Municipal holiday, Lagoa Tuesday, 23 April: St George’s Day, Velas Saturday, 25 May: Municipal holiday, Santana Sunday, 26 May: Municipal holiday, Ponta Delgada – celebrated on the fifth Sunday after Easter Monday, 10 June: Azores Day – in Azores only Thursday, 13 June: St Anthony’s Day – in Lisbon only Thursday, 20 June: Municipal holiday, Corvo Monday, 1 July: Madeira Day – on Madeira Island only Thursday, 4 July: St Elizabeth’s Day, Coimbra Monday, 15 July: Municipal holiday, Lajes das Flores Thursday, 18 July: Municipal holiday, Nordeste Monday, 22 July: Municipal holiday, Porto Moniz and Madalena Sunday, 11 August: Municipal holiday, Praia da Vitoria Friday, 16 August: Municipal holiday, Sao Roque do Pico Tuesday, 20 August: Municipal holiday, Viana do castelo Wednesday, 21 August: Funchal City Day Monday, 2 September: Municipal holiday, Povoacao Saturday, 21 September: St Matthew’s Day in Viceu and Elvas Friday, 4 October: Municipal holiday, Camara de Lobos Wednesday, 9 October: Municipal holiday, Machico Monday, 25 November: Saint Catherine’s Day, Calheta

@nela13 Yes we all feel that way!

@garymarsh6 local holidays mean that it is only holiday in that city and not in the all country. It seems to me that we have very few holidays

@garymarsh6 Thank you Gary, the 1st of May was a non working day here, as in most European countries. The next Holiday here in Canton Ticino is the 30th of May (Assumption Day), this part of Switzerland has 15 Bank Holidays in total, more than the other Swiss Cantons.

It is supposed to be May day Some small towns and villages put on fetes and having Morris dancers, dancing around the maypole and such things. We don't do labour marches here as they do in some countries.

@LadyDuck Thats nice. Yes our next one is Monday 27th May Used to be known as Whitsun bank holiday but its name is now late spring bank holiday!

@garymarsh6 I can't thank myLot enough for helping me increase my knowledge.

Its surprising what you learn on here isn't it!

A bank holiday celebrates workers given a compulsory day of from work! Your biggest two would be 4thJuly and Thanksgiving!

@garymarsh6 A holiday to have a holiday is always a good thing!

@garymarsh6 You know it backwards ! However yours counts the Saterday and Sunday when people work as usual so that they can take more days off than the statutory holiday.

Thank you I read it was 21 days which would be nice January 1st, 2019 – International New Year * February 4th to February 10th 2019 – Chinese New Year ** April 5th 2019 – Qing Ming Jie (Tomb Sweeping Day) May 1st – 4th 2019 – Labor Day *** June 7th 2019 – Dragon Boat Festival September 13th 2019 – Mid Autumn Festival October 1st – 7th 2019 – National Holiday ****

We are so deprived! LOL Bon Voyage!

@garymarsh6 Thanks.

Exceelent. I wish we had a memorial day too.

You grouped us into the UK holidays @garymarsh6 right?

I wrote it down but did not type it in! I think it is 10? I will add it now. Gawd I don't know how I left that off the list!

Yes it is nice to have a peaceful day. I just hope that they do not descend on us later this evening!

@garymarsh6 quiet days are nice

Thanks Marie. Apart from doing some chores we have had a quiet day!

Yes I heard the news earlier. Congratulations to them I bet they are excited being their first child,

Same here John apart from Easter Sunday it is against the law to open the shops. Other times they may only trade for 6 hours!

Yes this is only the official list of holidays. There are a lot of regional celebrations that are not included in the list.

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