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National Holidays

Puerto Rico has many public holidays when stores, offices, and schools are half or full-day closed. Check with the establishement for specific schedules.


2008
January 1
Año Nuevo (New Year's Day)
January 6 Día de los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings Day)
January 14 Conmemoracióon del Natalicio de Eugenio María de Hostos (Eugenio María de Hostos Birthday)
(second Monday in January)
January 21 Conmemoración del Natalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr. (Martin Luther King Birthday)
(third Monday in January)
February 14 Día de San Valentín (Valentine's Day)
February 18 Día de los Presidentes (Presidents' Day)
(third Monday in February)
March 21 Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
March 22 Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Emancipation Day)
March 23 Domingo de la Resurrección (Easter)
April 21 Conmemoración del Natalicio de José de Diego (José de Diego Birthday)
(third Monday in April)
May 11 Día de las Madres (Mother's Day)
(second Sunday in May)
May 26 Memorial Day
(last Monday in May)
June 16 Día de los Padres (Father's Day)
(third Sunday in June)
July 4 Día de la Independencia de Estados Unidos (Independence Day)
July 21 Conmemoración del Natalicio de Luis Muñoz Rivera (Luis Muñoz Rivera's Birthday)
(third Monday in July)
July 25 Conmemoración del Estado Libre Asociado (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
July 27 Conmemoración del Natalicio de José Celso Barbosa (José Celso Barbosa Birthday)
September 1 Día del Trabajo (Labor Day)
(first Monday in September)
October 13 Descubrimiento de América (Columbus Day)
November 11 Día del Veterano (Veteran's Day)
November 19 Día del Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico (Discovery of Puerto Rico Day)
November 27 Día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving Day)
(fourth Thursday in November)
December 25 Navidad (Christmas Day)