Public holidays in Chile

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This is a list of national holidays in Chile. Most holidays in Chile are Christian holidays. In 2000, a law moved Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Columbus Day and Corpus Christi holidays to the nearest Monday, if they fell on a day other than Monday, Saturday or Sunday.

[edit] Dates for the year 2006

Date English Name Local Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day Año Nuevo
April 14 Good Friday Viernes Santo
April 16 Easter Pascua de Resurrección
May 1 Labour Day Día del Trabajo
May 21 Navy Day Día de las Glorias Navales Annual speech by the President to Congress
June 15 (12) Corpus Christi Corpus Christi
June 29 (26) Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pedro y San Pablo
August 15 Assumption of Mary Asunción de la Virgen
September 18 Independence Day Fiestas Patrias or "El Dieciocho" National Holiday
September 19 Army Day Día de las Glorias del Ejército
October 12 (9) Columbus Day Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos Formerly "Día de la Raza"
November 1 All Saints Día de Todos los Santos
December 8 Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción
December 25 Christmas Day Navidad
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Public holidays in South America

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Dependencies
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* Territories also in or commonly reckoned elsewhere in the Americas (North America).
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