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Important Holidays in Guyana

Guyana observes 19 public holidays. The calendar includes Diwali, Eid ul-Adha, and Phagwah alongside national holidays, a direct reflection of the country's Hindu, Muslim, and Afro-Caribbean population.
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Important Holidays in Ecuador

Ecuador observes 16 public holidays. Inti Raymi in June is an indigenous solar festival observed primarily in the Andean highlands, with cultural significance that predates Spanish colonization.
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Important Holidays in Colombia

Colombia observes 18 public holidays, the most of any country in Latin America. Several are moved to the nearest Monday by law, creating a predictable string of three-day weekends across the calendar.
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Important Holidays in Chile

Chile observes 21 public holidays. Fiestas Patrias on September 18-19 anchors a multi-day stretch that reliably takes out a full week of availability each year.
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Important Holidays in Brazil

Brazil observes 15 public holidays. Carnival in February is a full-week national shutdown — offices close, deadlines pause, and the country effectively goes dark.
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Important Holidays in Bolivia

Bolivia observes 15 public holidays. Carnival in Oruro is a nationally observed event tied to both Catholic and indigenous Andean traditions, drawing workers away from even urban centers.
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Important Holidays in Belize

Belize observes 17 public holidays. Garifuna Settlement Day on November 19 marks the 1823 arrival of the Garifuna people on the Belizean coast and is one of the most culturally distinct observances in Latin America.
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Important Holidays in Argentina

Argentina observes 23 public holidays. Bridge days (puentes) are regularly declared by the government, extending long weekends in ways that are not visible on the standard calendar.
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Important Holidays in Panama

Panama observes 15 public holidays. November alone contains four independence-related holidays clustered within three weeks, creating a month that operates at reduced capacity.
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Important Holidays in Costa Rica

Costa Rica observes 20 public holidays. Semana Santa is a full-week shutdown — not just Good Friday — with beaches and travel fully occupying the workforce from Palm Sunday onward.
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Important Holidays in Nicaragua

Nicaragua observes 24 public holidays. La Purisima on December 7-8 is one of the loudest and most widely observed religious celebrations in Central America, with street processions running through the night.
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Important Holidays in El Salvador

El Salvador observes 17 public holidays. The August Festival runs the first week of August in honor of El Salvador del Mundo, the patron saint of San Salvador, and is a full-week city-wide celebration.
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Important Holidays in Honduras

Honduras observes 15 public holidays. Semana Santa is a near-total national shutdown, with coastal towns and rural areas completely emptied out for the full week.
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Important Holidays in Guatemala

Guatemala observes 17 public holidays. All Saints Day on November 1 blends Catholic and Maya traditions into a multi-day observance that includes elaborately decorated kite festivals at cemeteries.
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Important Holidays in Romania

Romania observes 18 public holidays. Orthodox Easter is a multi-day shutdown and the single biggest disruption on the Romanian work calendar.
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Important Holidays In Serbia

Serbia observes 11 public holidays. Orthodox Christmas falls on January 7, landing outside the typical US holiday window and catching employers off guard.
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Important Holidays in Slovakia

Slovakia observes 15 public holidays. Good Friday only became an official holiday in 2017, making it one of the most recently added shutdowns in Central Europe.
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Important Holidays in Slovenia

Slovenia observes 15 public holidays. The calendar opens with two consecutive New Year days off — more paid non-working days than most Western European countries.
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Important Holidays in Ukraine

Ukraine observes 15 public holidays. The country moved Christmas from January 7 to December 25 in 2023, aligning its work calendar with Western schedules.
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Important Holidays in Poland

Poland observes 14 public holidays. Christmas Eve (Wigilia) carries the same weight as Christmas Day — workers are largely unavailable for both.
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