Public holidays in Paraguay

The following are national holidays in Paraguay^[1]

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year
March/ April	Maundy/Holy Thursday	Jueves Santo	Movable, Lunar Calendar
March/ April	Good Friday	Viernes Santo	Movable, Lunar Calendar
May 1	Labor Day	Día de los Trabajadores
May 14 and 15	Paraguayan Independence	Independencia
June 12+	Chaco Armistice	Dia de la Paz del Chaco	End of the Chaco War. Movable holiday: June 16 on 2014.
August 15	Founding of Asunción	Fundación de Asunción	Arrival of the Spaniards
September 29	Boqueron Battle Victory Day	Victoria de Boquerón	Chaco War version of D-day
December 8	Virgin of Caacupe	Virgen de Caacupé	Immaculate Conception
December 25	Christmas Day	Día de Navidad

+ Movable holidays: they are observed on the Monday following the actual date (if the holiday does not fall on a Monday itself).

Although not necessarily national holidays, the following are also holidays affecting important institutions:

Date	English Name	Local Name	Institutions Affected
April 30	Teacher's Day	Día del Maestro	Affects educational institutions
December 31	New Year's Eve	Último día del año	Bank holiday per Paraguayan Central Bank regulations

References

1. "Calendario Escolar Año Lectivo 2012". Asuncion: Ministerio de Educación y Culto, Paraguay. 2011.