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2011 Dominican National HolidaysJanurary1 New Year's Day

10 Día de los Santo Reyes Magos - Epifania Three Kings Day - Epiphany (official 6th)

21 Our Lady of Altagracia Day. (long holiday weekend 21st to the 24th)

The Virgin of La Altagracia (the Virgin of the Highest Grace) is the patron saint of the Dominican Republic - revered in a similar fashion to the Virgin Mary.

24 Duarte Day (official day is the 26th)

Juan Pablo Duarte is the founder of the Dominican Republic. He established a dissident group, La Trinitaria, that helped to put an end to Haitian rule.

February1-27 Las Fiestas de Carnaval Dominicano / Dominican Carnival Parties

3 Chinese New Year

27 Día de la Independencia, Día de la Bandera/Independence Day,Flag Day

March9 Miércoles de Ceniza / Ash WednesdayApril22 Viernes Santo / Good Friday (long weekend 21st to the 24th )

24 Semana Santa / Easter

26 Secretaries Day

May2 Día del Trabajo / Labor Day (official day May 1st)

29 Mother's Day. (Always falls on the last Sunday in May)

June23 Corpus Christi Day (long weekend 23rd to the 25th)

A National holiday in commemoration of the Last Supper on the day before Jesus' crucifixion.

July31 Father's Day (Always falls on the last Sunday in July)August16 Día de Restauración / Restoration Day - celebrated on the 15th

This holiday celebrates the freedom regained by the Dominicans after a brief period of Spanish occupation

September24 Día de las Mercedes/ Our Lady of Mercedes Day

Las Mercedes is patroness of the firefighters and the Patron Saint of the Dominican People. The day is celebrated by a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Cerro atop a hill that is close the city of La Vega.

November6 Día de la Constitución/ Constitution DayDecember/ Decembre25 Día de Navidad / Christmas Day

31 Año Nuevo/ New Years Eve

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