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Public Holidays in Portugal |
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Public holidays, or Bank Holidays, are far more frequent in Portugal than they are in the United Kingdom. It is useful to note apart from supermarkets, cafes and services stations most commercial businesses do not operate on these days.
If you are considering a viewing trip, or are already living in Portugal, take a note of these dates as it would be unlikely as you may save yourself time, money and effort visiting companies, which are 'fechado'. |
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| Date (2007) | Event |
| 1 January | New Year's Day |
| 20 February | Carnival - Shrove Tuesday |
| 6 April | Good Friday |
| 25 April | Revolution Day |
| 1 May | Labour Day |
| 10 June | National Day |
| 10 June | Corpus Christi |
| 15 August | Assumption Day |
| 5 October | Republic Day |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day |
| 1 December | Independence Day |
| 8 December | Immaculate Conception of our Lady |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Note: 26 December, or Boxing Day, is not a holiday. Moveable Feasts: Good Friday and Corp Christi, which is usually in June. Public holidays falling on a weekend are not moved forwards to the following Monday. Banks, post offices, offices and shops are all closed on Public Holidays. Each town and region also has its own special holidays in addition to those given above | |
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