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This is a list of '''national holidays in Chile'''. Most holidays in [[Chile]] are [[Christian]] holidays. |
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==History== |
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On [[January 28]] [[1915]], [[President of Chile]] [[Ramón Barros Luco]] promulgated Law 2,977; which arranged all the information insofar about holidays celebrated in Chile. It established the following holidays: |
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#Sundays year-round. |
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#[[January 1]] ([[New Year]]), [[June 29]] ([[Saint Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]]), [[August 15]] ([[Assumption of Mary]]), [[December 8]] ([[Immaculate Conception]]), [[December 25]] ([[Christmas Day]]), and the floating holidays of the [[Ascension of Jesus Christ|Ascension]] of Jesus Christ and [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]]. |
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#Fridays and Saturdays during [[Holy Week]] |
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#[[September 18]], Establishment of the [[Government Junta of Chile (1810)|First Government Junta]] in 1810 |
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#[[September 19]] and [[May 21]], in celebration of the glories of the Army and the Navy. |
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#The day of election of electors of the President of the Republic. |
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On [[November 24]] [[1921]], President [[Arturo Alessandri Palma]] promulgated Law 3,810; marking [[October 12]] ([[Columbus Day]]) as holiday. |
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In [[1968]] the holiday on [[June 29]] ([[Saint Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]]) and the floating holidays of the [[Ascension of Jesus Christ|Ascension]] of Jesus Christ and [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] were eliminated. The Catholic Church agreed to celebrate them on the nearest Sunday. |
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In [[1987]], during a visit by [[Pope John Paul II]], [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] was reestablished (though the Church continued to observe the holiday on the nearest Sunday). The holiday on [[June 29]] ([[Saint Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]]) was also reestablished. |
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In [[1988]], Law 18,700 established that days coinciding with elections and plebiscites are to be legal holidays. |
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In [[2000]], Law 19,668 moved [[Saint Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]], [[Columbus Day]] and [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] holidays to the preceding Monday, if they fall on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, or to the following Monday, if they fall on a Friday. Additionally, the desigation of [[Columbus Day]] was changed from ''Día de la Raza'' ("Race Day") to ''Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos'' ("Discovery of Two Worlds Day"). |
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[[September 11]] (the day of the [[Chilean coup of 1973|military coup in 1973]]) was established as a holiday by the military regime in [[1974]]. In [[1998]] it was replaced by the ''Día de la Unidad Nacional'' ("Day of National Unity") and moved to the first Monday in September. In [[2002]] it was finally abolished. |
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On [[January 6]] [[2007]] Law 20,148 replaced [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] with [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]], to be observed [[July 16]], starting in 2007. |
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On [[September 14]] [[2007]] Law 20,215 declared holidays all [[September 17]]s falling on a Monday and all [[September 20]]s falling on a Friday. |
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==Dates for the year 2008== |
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! Date !! English Name !! Local Name !! Remarks |
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| [[January 1]] || [[New Year's Day]] || Año Nuevo || |
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| [[March 21]] || [[Good Friday]] || Viernes Santo || |
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| [[March 23]] || [[Easter]] || Pascua de Resurrección || |
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| [[May 1]] || [[Labour Day]] || Día del Trabajo || |
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| [[May 21]] || [[Navy Day]] || Día de las Glorias Navales || [[Battle of Iquique]] / Annual speech by the [[President of Chile|President]] to [[Congress of Chile|Congress]] |
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| [[June 29]] || [[Saint Peter]] and [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]] || San Pedro y San Pablo || |
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| [[July 16]] || [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] || Solemnidad de la Virgen del Carmen, Reina y Patrona de Chile || Replaced [[Corpus Christi (feast)|Corpus Christi]] from 2007 |
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| [[August 15]] || [[Assumption of Mary]] || Asunción de la Virgen || |
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| [[September 18]] || [[National Day|National holiday]] || [[Fiestas Patrias (Chile)|Fiestas Patrias]] || Establishment of the [[Government Junta of Chile (1810)|First Government Junta]] in 1810 |
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| [[September 19]] || [[Army Day]] || Día de las Glorias del Ejército || |
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| [[October 12]] || [[Columbus Day]] || Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos || Formerly ''Día de la Raza'' ("Race Day") |
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| [[November 1]] || [[All Saints]] || Día de Todos los Santos || |
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| [[December 8]] || [[Immaculate Conception]] || Inmaculada Concepción || |
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| [[December 25]] || [[Christmas Day]] || Navidad / Natividad del Señor || |
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==Sources== |
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*[http://www.familia.cl/cultura/feriados/feriados.htm Feriados 2007] |
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*[http://www.obispadoarica.cl/Noticias/desarrollo/feriado_vdelcarmen.htm Fiesta de la Virgen de Carmen] |
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[[Category:Chilean society]] |
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[[Category:Latin American culture]] |
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[[Category:Public holidays by country|Chile]] |
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