Friday January 1st
New Year's Day
Portugal: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Friday April 2nd
Good Friday
Portugal: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Sunday April 4th
Easter
Portugal: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
Portugal: Celebrates the 1974 Revolution that ended the Dictatorship and started Democracy
Portugal: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Azores: Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.
Portugal: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
Portugal: Commemorates the death of Luís de Camões on June 10th 1580
Lisbon: Always celebrated on June 13th. It is the Feast day of St. Anthony and commemorates his death in 1231
Porto: The feast day of St John the Baptist marking Midsummer. John by tradition was born six months before Jesus.
Madeira: Commemorates the autonomy granted to the Madeira archipelago by the Portuguese Constitution of 1976
Portugal: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Portugal: Commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910
Monday November 1st
All Saints' Day
Portugal: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
Portugal: Celebrates the reinstatement of sovereignty after the period of Spanish rule between 1580 and 1640
Portugal: It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
Portugal: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
Madeira: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December
