Holidays & Festivals

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We love them and we’d love them more if they were uniform across the globe. Holidays and Festivals have a habit of happening after you’ve worked out your travel schedule to the last nanosecond. Find out how your trip figures with calendars around the world with JourneyMart’s exhaustive list.
EL SALVADOR
Date 2008 Occasion
January 1 New Year's Day
March 23 Easter Sunday  
May 1 Labour Day
June 30 Bank holiday (Balance day)
August 5 - 6 San Salvador Festival
September 15 Independence Day
November 2 All Souls Day or Memorial Day
November 5 Cry of Independence Day
December 25 Christmas Day  
December 31 Bank Holiday
Other Observances
June 22 Schoolteachers' Day
December 12 Virgen de Guadalupe
You should know:

The first week in August is generally a holiday. Many businesses may be either closed or working with minimal staff.

The week before San Salvador del Mundo is taken up with a fair and a parade in San Salvador.

There are also celebrations throughout holy week (the week before Easter Sunday). Each city also has a fiesta in honour of its patron saint.

Weekend Sunday