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Official Holidays

  • New Year's Day Celebration: January 1.

  • Easter: Celebrations throughout the country: April

  • The memory of the national hero Juan Santamaria: April 11

  • Labor Day: May 1.

  • Annexation of Guanacaste Day: July 25

  • Mother Day: 15 August

  • Independence Day: September 15

  • Day of human race : A celebration of Columbus’ discovery of the New World and the many cultural influences that helped form modern-day Latin America; held throughout the country: October 12.

  • Christmas Day: December 25

  • Qatar National Day: December 18

  • Additionally the days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.