Costa Rica information
Population: 5.09m Capital: San Jose Calling Code: (506) Time Zone: -6 UTC Currency: Costa Rican colón Language: Spanish
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List of National
Holidays in Costa Rica in 2019
Costa Rica: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Costa Rica: 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
Costa Rica: Also Known as Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper and established the ceremony known as the Eucharist
Friday April 19th
Long Weekend!
Good Friday
Costa Rica: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Costa Rica: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Costa Rica: Marks Costa Rica's annexation of Guanacaste province in 1824
Costa Rica: The Virgin of Los Angeles is the patron saint of Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Mother's Day in Costa Rica is a public holiday on the Feast of the Assumption.
Costa Rica: Commemorates independence of the Central America region from Spanish rule in 1821
Costa Rica: Honors indigenous people on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Wednesday December 25th
Christmas
Costa Rica: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC