Dominican Republic: national holidays

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.

01 January - New Year's Day.
06 January - Epiphany (Dominican children receive their gifts on this day, not on Christmas Day).
21 January - Day of Our Lady of Altagracia (Dominican patroness).
26 January - Duarte's Birthday (first of the three founding fathers).
27 February - Independence Day.
01 May - International Labour Day.
16 August - Restauration Day.
24 September - Day of Our Lady of Las Mercedes (island's patroness).
06 November - Constitution Day.
25 December - Christmas Day. Note that Christmas Day is not a big deal for most Dominicans, even if it is a national holiday. The real Dominican Nativity celebration takes place on Christmas Eve, when families get together to share a late-night dinner of too many foods and too much to drink - similar to the American Thanksgiving Dinner.
Other no working days:

Variable - Good Friday (April), Easter (April), a thursday in June: Corpus Christi, and all the sundays of the year.
The last Sunday of May: Mother's Day, the last Sunday of June: Father's Day.
Other important days:

14 April - Pan-american Day
16 July - Foundation of the Trinitarian Society
12 October - Discovery of America
24 October - Day of the United Nations
1 November - All Saints' Day

Dominican Republic: Patriotism

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