SNo Date English name Local name Remarks New Year's 1 Jan-01 Ano Nuevo International holiday Day Dia del Bicentenario bicentennial (Only For 2013) 200th anniversary of the initial meeting of the 2 Jan-31 de la (Thursday) Argentine Constituting Assembly of the year XIII. Asamblea del ano XIII Carnival Lunes de 3 Feb-11 (For 2013 /Floating day ) (Monday) Carnaval Carnival Martes de 4 Feb-12 (For 2013 /Floating day ) (Tuesday) Carnaval Dia del Bicentenario bicentennial de la Creacion (Only For 2012) Honors the creation of the Flag of Argentina and 5 Feb-27 (Monday) y Primera Jura the first pledge to it on this day in 1812. de la Bandera Argentina Day of Dia de la Remembrance Memoria por Anniversary of the coup d'etat that started the 1976-1983 National 6 Mar-24 for Truth and la Verdad y la Reorganization Process dictatorships. Justice Justicia Holy 7 Mar-28 Jueves Santo (For 2013 /Floating day) International Catholic holiday Thursday 8 Mar-29 Good Friday Viernes Santo (For 2013 /Floating day) International Catholic holiday Dia del Day of the Veterano y de veterans and Tribute to the fallen in, and the veterans of, the 1982 Falklands War 9 Apr-02 los Caidos en the fallen in (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlantico Sur) la Guerra de Malvinas War Malvinas Dia del 10 May-01 Labour Day International holiday Trabajador Day of the Primer 11 May-25 First National Gobierno Anniversary of the 1810 May Revolution. Government Patrio National Flag Dia de la Anniversary of the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the Flag 12 Jun-20 Day Bandera of Argentina. (Not movable from 2011 on) Independence Dia de la 13 Jul-09 Anniversary of the 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence. Day Independencia Anniversary Dia del of the death (August Libertador Anniversary of the death of Jose de San Martin, liberator of 14 of General 17) Jose de San Argentina, Chile and Peru. Jose de San Martin Martin Celebrated on the second Monday of October. Former "Dia de la Day of Dia del raza" (English: Race day), anniversary of the arrival of Columbus to (October Respect for Respeto a la the Americas. Some indigenous communities and activists for their 15 8) Cultural Diversidad rights consider the arrival of Columbus the prelude of destruction for Diversity Cultural native civilizations in the Americas, and occasionally stage a protest/mourning holiday on October 11, the "last day of freedom". Day of Dia de la Celebrated on the fourth Monday of November. Anniversary of the (November 16 National Soberania 1845 Battle of Vuelta de Obligado against the Anglo-French 20) Sovereignty nacional blockade of the Rio de la Plata (from year 2010 on) Immaculate Dia de la 17 Dec-08 Conception Inmaculada Also known as Dia de la Virgen ("Virgin Mary's Day") Day Concepcion Christmas 18 Dec-24 Nochebuena Begins at midday. Eve Christmas 19 Dec-25 Navidad International Christian holiday Day New Year's 20 Dec-31 Fin de Ano Final day of the Gregorian Calendar. Begins at midday. Eve For other more formats kindly visit : www.downloadexcelfiles.com Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Argentina.