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JANUARY DATE EVENT 1 New Year’s Day (National Holiday) Epiphany (Three Wise Men). Macaracas, Province of Los Santos. 6 Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of Remedies. Remedios, Province of Chiriqui. Patron Saint’s Day: Rio de Jesus, Province of Veraguas. National Sovereignty Day in remembrance of the patriotic deeds of January 9 1964 Cristo de Esquipulas. Chiman, Province of . 15 Cristo de Esquipulas. Anton, Province of Cocle. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Sebastian. Ocu, Province of Herrera. 20 Patron Saint’s Day: San Carlos, Province of Panama.

FEBRUARY DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: Virgin of Candelaria. , Province of Chiriqui. Patron Saint’s Day: Virgin of Candelaria. Tonosi, Province of Los Santos. 2 Patron Saint’s Day: Virgin of Candelaria. Santa Fe, Province of Veraguas. Patron Saint’s Day: Virgin of Candelaria. Pinogana, Province of Darien. Patron Saint’s Day: Santa Maria, Province of Herrera. 16 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Michael. Cañazas, Province of Veraguas. 25 Dule Revolution Day. San Blas Region.

CARNIVAL HOLIDAYS Carnival Monday Carnival Tuesday Ash Wednesday

MARCH DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: St. Joseph. David, Province of Chiriqui. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Joseph. Tole, Province of Chiriqui. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Joseph. Pese, Province of Herrera. 19 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Joseph. Sona, Province of Veraguas. Patron Saint’s Day: La Palma, Province of Darien. Patron Saint’s Day: Nargana, San Blas Region.

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HOLY WEEK Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday

APRIL DATE EVENT 17 Founding of the District of Changuinola, Province of Bocas del Toro. 30 Founding of the District of Penonome, Province of Cocle.

MAY DATE EVENT 1 Labor Day (National Holiday) 15 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Isidore the Farmer. District of Capira, Province of Panama.

JUNE DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: and Paso Canoa, District of Baru, 13 Province of Chiriqui. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Anthony. Chepigana, Province of Darien. Patron Saint’s Day: St. John the Baptist. Boquete, Province of Chiriqui. 24 Patron Saint’s Day: St. John the Baptist. Aguadulce, Province of Cocle. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Peter. Los Pozos, Province of Herrera. 29 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Peter. Los Pozos, Province of Herrera.

JULY DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: Buena Ventura, District of Las Palmas, Province of 15 Veraguas. Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel. District of Taboga, Province of Panama. 16 Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Donoso, Province of Colon. Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Bocas del Toro, Province of Bocas del Toro. Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of Santa Librada. Las Tablas, Province of Los 20 Santos Patron Saint’s Day: St. James the Apostle. Santiago, Province of Veraguas. Patron Saint’s Day: St. James the Apostle. , Province of Chiriqui. 25 Patron Saint’s Day: St. James the Apostle. Nata, Province of Cocle. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Christopher. Chepo, Province of Panama. 30 Founding of the District of San Miguelito, Province of Panama.

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AUGUST DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of the Angels. District of , Province of 2 Chiriqui. 4 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Dominic. District of Parita, Province of Herrera. 10 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Lawrence. District of Chagres, Province of Colon. Patron Saint’s Day: The Assumption of Mary, District of Santa Maria, 15 Province of Herrera. Founding of the city of Panama. District of Panama, Province of Panama. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Roch. District of Ola, Province of Cocle. 16 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Roch. District of San Francisco, Province of Veraguas. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Augustine. District of Los Santos, Province of Los 28 Santos. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Rose of Lima. District of Calobre, Province of 30 Veraguas.

SEPTEMBER DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: Consolation of Mary. District of Santa Isabel, Province of 8 Colon. Founding of the District of La Chorrera, Province of Panama. 12 Founding of the District of Arraijan, Province of Panama. Founding of the District of Capira, Province of Panama. 18 Founding of the District of Chame, Province of Panama. Patron Saint’s Day: Our Lady of Mercy. District of Guarare, Province of Los 24 Santos. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Michael the Archangel. District of Balboa, Province of 28 Panama. Patron Saint’s Day: Monagrillo, Province of Herrera. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Michael the Archangel. District of Boqueron, Province 29 of Chiriqui. Patron Saint’s Day: St. Michael the Archangel, District of Atalaya, Province of Veraguas.

OCTOBER DATE EVENT Patron Saint’s Day: St. Francis of Assisi. District of Dolega, Province of 4 Chiriqui. 18 Founding of the District of Renacimiento, Province of Chiriqui. Founding of the District of La Pintada, Province of Cocle. 19 Founding of the District of Chitre, Province of Herrera. Founding of the District of Aguadulce, Province of Cocle.

NOVEMBER DATE EVENT 3 Separation of Panama from Colombia (National Holiday). 4 Flag Day.

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5 Patriotic Holiday in Colon (National Holiday). 8 Patriotic Holiday “Cry for Independence,” Las Tablas. Patriotic Holiday “Cry for Independence in Santiago,” District of Santiago, 9 Province of Veraguas. 10 “Cry for Independence” in Villa de Los Santos (National Holiday). 12 “Cry for Independence” in Pocri, District of Pocri, Province of Los Santos. “Cry for Independence,” La Mesa, Province of Veraguas. 14 Founding of the District of Montijo, Province of Veraguas. 16 Founding of the Province of Bocas Del Toro. 17 Patron Saint’s Day: District of Changuinola, Province of Bocas del Toro. 20 Patron Saint’s Day: San Felix, Province of Chiriqui. 25 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Catherine, District of Pedasi, Province of Los Santos. 28 Independence of Panama from Spain (National Holiday).

DECEMBER DATE EVENT 3 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Francis Xavier. District of Cañazas, Province of Veraguas. 4 Patron Saint’s Day: St. Barbara. District of Las Minas, Province of Herrera. Mother’s Day (National Holiday). 8 Patron Saint’s Day: the Immaculate Conception. District of San Lorenzo, Province of Chiriquí. Patron Saint’s Day: the Immaculate Conception. District of Penonome, 15 Province of Cocle. 24 Christmas Eve. 25 Christmas Day (National Holiday). 31 New Year’s Eve.

** When a national holiday or national day of mourning, previously set by Law, falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will become a mandatory weekly holiday (Article 47 of the Labor Code).

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