PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Don't get caught out - a list of all the national public holidays of Portugal

Public Holidays

In Portugal a Public Holiday takes place on the stated day. It is not carried over to the next working day

A celebration to honor the memory of deceased relatives and all Saints, both known and unknown, who have entered Heaven

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Marks the reinstatement of sovereignty after Spanish rule of Portugal from 1580 and 1640

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To celebrate the belief that the Virgin Mary had been free of original sin since the moment she was conceived

Pope Pius IX issued an apostolic constitution in 1854 clarifying the importance of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Ineffabilis Deus

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Commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ

Also the day for opening the gifts left by Saint Nicholas (Santa) for all the well-behaved children!

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