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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. |
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PORTUGAL
| Date 2008 |
Occasion |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
| February
5 |
Carnival |
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March 12 |
Good Friday |
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March 23 |
Easter Day |
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April 25 |
Liberty day |
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May 1 |
Labour Day |
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May 22 |
Corpus Christi |
| June 10 |
National Day/Camoes and
Portugal Day |
| August 15 |
Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary1 |
| October 5 |
Republic Day |
| November 1 |
All Saints Day |
| December 1 |
Independence Restoration
Day, Youth Day |
| December 8 |
Immaculate Conception |
| December 24 |
Christmas Eve - banks |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
| 1 Not
listed by the Banco de Portugal |
| Local Festas Portugal
has a remarkable number of festivals and local holidays, including the Holy Week Festival
(Braga, Easter), which features colourful processions; the Festas de São João (Oporto,
24 June), when everyone dances through the streets amicably hitting each other over the
head with leeks and the Feira de São Martinho (Golegã, November), which showcases all
manner of horses, riding contests and bullfights. The following are known dates:- |
| May |
Municipal holiday (Ponta
Delgada) |
| June |
Regional holiday (Azores) |
| June |
Saint Anthony's Day
(Lisbon) |
| June |
Municipal holiday
(Oporto) |
| July |
Regional holiday
(Madeira) |
| August |
Municipal holiday
(Funchal) |
| December |
Boxing Day (Madeira) |
| Weekend
- Saturday, Sunday |
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