Public holidays in Panama

This article is about public holidays in Panama.

Holidays

Panama's national public holidays are:

• January 1 New Year's Day
• January 9 Martyrs' Day, anniversary of the riots over sovereignty in the Canal Zone in 1964.[1]
• Carnaval Tuesday: The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
• Viernes Santo - Good Friday
• May 1 International Workers' Day - Labour Day - May Day
• July 1 (every 5 years) presidential inauguration
• November 3 Separation Day (from Colombia, 1903).[2]
• November 4 Flag Day -Observed only by Public Agencies and all schools. Not a holiday for the private sector.
• November 5 Colón Day, celebrates the day in 1903 when citizens of Colón stopped the advance of the Colombian army on Panama City.[3]
• November 10 "Primer Grito de Independencia de la Villa de los Santos" celebrating The Gesture of Rufina Alfaro and the uprising in the Villa de los Santos against Spain.
• November 28 Independence Day (from Spain, 1821)
• December 8 Mothers' Day & Feast of the Immaculate Conception[4]
• December 25 Christmas

Variable dates

• 2020[5]
  • Carnaval begins (Monday) – February 24
  • Ash Wednesday – February 26[6]
  • Good Friday – April 10[7]
• 2021
  • Carnaval begins (Monday) begins – February 15
  • Ash Wednesday – February 17[6]
  • Good Friday – April 2[7]
• 2022
  • Carnaval begins (Monday) – February 28
  • Ash Wednesday – March 2[6]
  • Good Friday – April 15[7]
• 2023
  • Ash Wednesday – February 22[6]
  • Good Friday – April 7[7]
• 2024
  • Ash Wednesday – February 14[6]
  • Good Friday – March 29[7]
• 2025
  • Good Friday – April 18[7]

Fiestas Patrias (National Holidays)

The holidays in November (starting from Separation Day), are called the Fiestas Patrias ("National Holidays").[8]

References

1. "Martyr's Day in Panama in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
2. "Separation Day in Panama in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
3. "Colon Day in Panama in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
4. "Panama Mother's Day in Panama in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
5. "National Holidays in Panama in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
6. "Ash Wednesday 2023 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
7. "When Is Holy Friday 2020 & 2021? Dates Of Holy Friday". Avnitasoni. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
8. Chatlani, Manoj (7 November 2014). "Fiestas Patrias: Panama celebrates its history all through November". POLS - Attorneys. Retrieved 2 November 2018.