Public holidays in Peru
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This is an incomplete list of public holiday
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Public holiday
A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year....
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Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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| January 1 | New Years Day | Año Nuevo |
| April-May | Holy Thursday | Jueves Santo |
| April-May | Good Friday Good Friday Good Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of... | Viernes Santo |
| April-May | Easter Day | Domingo Santo (Pascua) |
| May 1 | Labor Day Labor Day Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:... | Día del Trabajo |
| June 29 | St. Peter and St. Paul | Día de San Pedro y San Pablo |
| July 28-29 | Independence Day Fiestas Patrias (Peru) The Fiestas Patrias peruanas, or Peruvian National Holidays are celebrations of Peru's independence from the Spanish Empire. They officially consist of two days:*July 28, in commemoration of Peru's independence won by José de San Martín.... | Día de la Independencia |
| August 30 | Santa Rosa de Lima Rose of Lima Rose of Lima, , the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru.-Biography:Saint Rose of Lima was born in the city of that name, the daughter of Gaspar Flores, a harquebusier from San German, Puerto Rico, and his wife, Maria de Oliva, who was a native of Lima. She was part of a... | Día de Santa Rosa de Lima |
| October 8 | Battle of Angamos Battle of Angamos The Battle of Angamos was fought on October 8, 1879, during the naval stage of the War of the Pacific . The Chilean Navy, commanded by Captain Galvarino Riveros and Captain Juan Jose Latorre surrounded and captured the ironclad Huáscar, commanded by Rear Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, who died in... | Combate de Angamos |
| November 1 | All Saints Day | Día de Todos los Santos |
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology... | Inmaculada Concepción |
| December 25 | Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... | Navidad |