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Colombia has 18 holidays (12 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of
Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays celebrating Monday and Tuesday of
Carnival .
The following are
public holidays in
Colombia :
Año Nuevo / (
New Year's Day ) (January 1)
Día de los Reyes Magos / (
Epiphany ) (January 6
[1] )
Día de San José / (
Saint Joseph's Day ) (March 19
[1] )
Jueves Santo / (
Maundy Thursday ) (Thursday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April)
Viernes Santo (
Good Friday ) (Friday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April)
Primero de Mayo / (
Labour Day ) (May 1)
Ascensión del señor / (
Ascension Day ) (39 days after
Easter Sunday
[1] )
Corpus Christi (60 days after
Easter Sunday
[1] )
Sagrado Corazón /(
Sacred Heart ) (68 days after
Easter Sunday
[1] )
San Pedro y San Pablo /
Saint Peter and Saint Paul ) (June 29
[1] )
Declaración de la Independencia de Colombia /
Declaration of Independence (July 20)
Battle of Boyacá (August 7)
La Asunción / (
Assumption Day ) (August 15
[1] )
Día de la Raza / (
Columbus Day ) (October 12
[1] )
Día de los Santos /
All Saints’ Day (November 1
[1] )
Independencia de Cartagena / Independence of
Cartagena (November 11
[1] )
La Inmaculada Concepción (
Immaculate Conception ) (December 8)
Navidad (
Christmas ) (December 25)
The following are considered holidays only in the city of
Barranquilla :
Monday of Carnival (48 days before
Easter Sunday or 2 days before
Ash Wednesday .)
Tuesday of Carnival (47 days before Easter Sunday or the day before Ash Wednesday.)
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j Movable holiday: when they do not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed the following Monday.
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