National Holidays in Costa Rica in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Costa Rica
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Holy Week Holiday
- Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism
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: Holy Week Holiday
- Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism
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: Holy Week Holiday
- Public sector workers have been given all of Holy week as a holiday to encourage domestic tourism
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: Good Thursday
- Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Juan Santamaria Day
- Juan Santamaria was a Costa Rican soldier who is the national hero of Costa Rica due to his heroic actions on April 11th 1856 in the Battle of Rivas
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: Workers or Labor Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Guanacaste Day
- Marks Costa Rica's annexation of Guanacaste province in 1824
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: Virgin of Los Angeles Day
- The Virgin of Los Angeles is the patron saint of Costa Rica
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: Mother's Day
- Mother's Day in Costa Rica is a public holiday on the Feast of the Assumption.
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: Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture
- A day to promote the contributions of the African diaspora in Costa Rica and to eliminate all forms of discrimination against people of African descent.
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: Independence Day
- Local celebrations, national pride and a spirit of community mark Costa Rica’s Independence Day. One of the year’s most important holidays, Costa Rica celebrates its freedom from colonial Spain with peaceful festivities and historic traditions.
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: Army Abolition Day
- Marks the abolishing of the country's armed forces on this day in 1948.
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: Christmas
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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