| Date |
English name |
Portuguese name |
Remarks |
| 1 January |
New Year's Day |
Ano Novo |
|
| moveable |
Carnival |
Carnaval |
Tuesday , date varies. This is an optional holiday, although it is usually observed. 47 days before Easter Sunday.
|
| moveable |
Good Friday |
Sexta-feira Santa |
Friday before Easter Sunday |
| moveable |
Easter |
Páscoa |
Sunday, date varies. |
| 25 April |
Freedom Day |
Dia da Liberdade |
Celebrates the 1974 Revolution that ended the Dictatorship and started Democracy
|
| 1 May |
Labor Day |
Dia do Trabalhador |
Similar to Labor Day in the States. |
| moveable |
Corpus Christi (feast) |
Corpo de Deus |
Thursday, date varies. 60 days after Easter Sunday. Similar to Thanksgiving; however, it is religion based.
|
| 10 June |
Portugal Day |
Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas |
Nationalist Day |
| 15 August |
Assumption |
Assunção de Nossa Senhora |
A religious account of the taking up of Mary into heaven.
|
| 5 October |
Republic Day |
Implantação da República |
Celebrates the end of Monarchy and the beginning of the Portuguese Republic |
| 1 November |
All Saints Day |
Todos os Santos |
In terms of Western Christian theology, the feast commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in heaven.
|
| 1 December |
Restoration of Independence |
Restauração da Independência |
Celebrates the end of the Iberian Union (1580-1640) |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception |
Imaculada Conceição |
According to Roman Catholic Dogma, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain of original sin |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
Natal |
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