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| Author: | Wickid8 [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Public Holidays in May/June? |
After my first ever excursion to SJ, I'm thinking of a return trip either in May and June. I was wondering if anyone knows whether there will be any public holidays or festivals around that time? I don't want to arrive and find all the ticas have all gone home! I had a check on Lonely Planet but it wasn't very helpful. Much appreciated. |
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| Author: | El Silencioso [ Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:27 pm ] |
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Costa Rica's Major Holidays.... http://www.costarica.com/Trip-Planning/ ... -Holidays/ January 1st: New Year’s Day, celebrated with a big dance in San Jose’s Parque Central. March 19th: St. Joseph’s Day, patron saint of San Jose and San Jose province. Easter: Holy Week, Semana Santa. Dates vary annually but businesses will often close for the entire week preceding Easter weekend. April 11th: Juan Santamaria Day. Public holiday to commemorate the national hero who fought at the battle of Rivas against the American invader William Walker in 1856. May 1st: Labor Day. Dia de los Trabajadores. June: Corpus Christi June 29th: St. Peter and St. Paul’s Day July 25th: Guanacaste Day. To mark the annexation of Guanacaste from Nicaragua in 1824. b>August 2nd: Virgin de los Angeles Day. Patron saint of Costa Rica. August 15th: Mother’s Day and Assumption Day September 15th: Independence Day, with big patriotic parades celebrates Costa Rica’s independence from Spain in 1821. October 12th: Dia de la Raza (Columbus Day). Limon province only, marked by carnival, which take place in the week prior to October 12. November 2nd: All soul’s Day December 8th: Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. December 25th: Christmas Day. Family-oriented celebrations with trips to the beach. Much consumption of apples and grapes. |
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