The national public holidays in Ecuador include:[1]

DateEnglish nameLocal nameRemarks
January 1

(Fixed)

New Year's DayAño Nuevo
February - March

(Floating)

Carnival Carnaval Date (Monday & Tuesday) varies per liturgical calendar
March–April

(Floating)

Good FridayViernes SantoDate varies per liturgical calendar
May 1

(Floating)

Labour DayDía del Trabajo
May 24

(Floating)

The Battle of Pichincha (1822)Batalla de Pichincha
August 10

(Floating)

Declaration of Independence of Quito (1809)Primer Grito de Independencia
October 9

(Floating)

Independence of Guayaquil (1820)Independencia de Guayaquil
November 2

(Floating)

All Souls' DayDía de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos
November 3

(Floating)

Independence of Cuenca (1820)Independencia de Cuenca
December 25

(Fixed)

Christmas DayDía de Navidad

The anniversary of the annexation of the Galapagos Islands and Charles Darwin's birthday are also celebrated on February 12th as Galapagos Day[2] (dia de la Provincia or dia de la Provincia de Galápagos). This is sometimes described on the mainland as Amazon and Galapagos Day or Orient Day (dia del Oriente), as the discovery of the headwaters of the Amazon River by Francisco de Orellana in 1542 is also recorded occurring on the same day.[3]

References

Citations

  1. "Nueva Ley de Feriados". eltelegrafo.com.ec/. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. Moore (2021), p. 174.
  3. "Amazon & Galapagos Day", Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary (4th ed.), 2010.

Bibliography

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