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Festivals and Customs

DATE
OCCASION
January 1
New Year's Day
March 4
Carnival
April 17
Holy Thursday – Bank Holiday
April 18
Good Friday
April 20
Easter
April 21
Easter Monday – not Banks
April 25
Liberation Day
May 1
Labour Day (Not listed by the Banco de Portugal)
June 10
National Day/Camoes and Portugal
June 19
Corpus Christi
August 15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
October 5
Republic Day
November 1
All Saints Day
December 1
Independence Day, Youth Day
December 8
Immaculate Conception
December 24
Christmas Eve - banks
December 25
Christmas Day


Local Festivals

Portugal has a remarkable number of festivals and local holidays, including the Holy Week Festival (Braga, Easter), which features colourful processions; the Festas de São João (Oporto, 24 June), when everyone dances through the streets amicably hitting each other over the head with leeks and the Feira de São Martinho (Golegã, November), which showcases all manner of horses, riding contests and bullfights. The following are known dates:-

May 18
Municipal holiday (Ponta Delgada)

June 1
Regional holiday (Azores)

June 13
Saint Anthony's Day (Lisbon)

June 24
Municipal holiday (Oporto)

July 1
Regional holiday (Madeira)

August 21
Municipal holiday (Funchal)

December 26
Boxing Day (Madeira)
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