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A calendar of the national vacation days when businesses, schools and banks may close and most people get the day off in Argentina...
Public holidays in Argentina fall into two categories:
- Feriados inamovibles: Public holidays that do not move. If they fall on a Tuesday or Thursday, an extra holiday is added to the Monday before or the Friday after.
- Feriados trasladables: Public holidays that move, depending on the day of the week that they fall. New Year's Day, Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity (DÃa del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural) and the Day of National Sovereignty (DÃa de la SoberanÃa nacional) are moveable holidays, they are moved to the Monday before or after if they fall on another day.
Under Argentinian law, those of Jewish or Islamic faith are entitled to additional public holidays. These include Yom Kippur and the the first and last days of Passover for Jews; Eid al Fitr, Eid al Adha, and the Islamic New year for Muslims.
Public holidays 2017
1st January - New Year's Day
27th February - Carnival
28th February - Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
24th March - Truth and Justice Memorial Day
2 April - Veterans Day
13 April - Maundy Thursday
14th April - Good Friday
1 May - Labour Day
25th May - May Day Revolution
17th June - Martin Miguel de Guemes Day
20th June - National Flag Day
9 July - Independence Day (from Spain)
10 July - Independence Day substitute holiday
21st August - St Martin's Day
9th October - Day of respect for cultural diversity
27th November - National Sovereignty Day
8th December - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25th December - Christmas Day