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Anybody have info about the national holidays of Costa Rica?

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Anybody have info about the national holidays of Costa Rica?

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  1. This is the list of the main and official holidays in Costa Rica:

    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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