Public holidays in Nicaragua
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| Date | English Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Years | Many Nicaraguans celebrate New Year's Day at the beach. |
| February 1 | Air Force Day | Held on the 1st of February in honor of the nation’s air force. |
| April | Holy Thursday | Celebrated nationally on the first Thursday of April. |
| May 1 | Labour Day Labour Day Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for... |
Celebrated nationally on the first of May. |
| May | Army Day | Held on May 27 in honor of Nicaragua's army. |
| July 19 | Liberation Day/FSLN Revolution Day Revolution Day Revolution Day refers to the public holiday in Egypt on 23 July, the anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. It is the biggest secular public holiday in Egypt.... |
Celebrated on the 19th of July on a national level. It marks the day that the National Liberation Army defeated the Somoza Somoza The Somoza family was an influential political dynasty who ruled Nicaragua as an hereditary dictatorship. Their influence exceeded their combined 43 years in the de facto presidency, as they were the power behind the other presidents of the time through their control of the National Guard... dictatorships in the Nicaraguan Revolution Nicaraguan Revolution The Nicaraguan Revolution encompasses the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the campaign led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front which led to the violent ousting of that dictatorship in 1979, and the... . |
| July 25 | Fiesta de Santiago | Celebrated on the 25th of July in Boaco, Somoto and Managua. |
| July 26 | Fiesta de Santa Ana | Celebrated on the 26th of July in Nandaime, Niquinohomo, Moyogalpa and Ometepe. |
| August 1 | Fiesta de Santo Domingo | Managuans celebrate Santo Domingo de Guzman (Patrion Saint) |
| September 14 | Battle of San Jacinto | Celebrated on the a National level. It is held on the anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto which took place in 1856. |
| September 15 | Independence Day Independence Day An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony or part of another nation or state, and more rarely after the end of a military occupation... |
A national holiday held on September 15 to celebrate Central America’s declaration of Independence in 1821. |
| October 12 | Indigenous Resistance Day | Formerly Columbus Day; Highlights the struggle of native peoples against European colonialism. |
| December 7 | La Griteria Immaculate | Celebrated nationally on December 8 and in Leon on December 7. |
| December 12 | Immaculate Conception Immaculate Conception The Immaculate Conception of Mary is a dogma of the Roman Catholic Church, according to which the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin. It is one of the four dogmata in Roman Catholic Mariology... |
Celebrate in house praying and giving |
| December 25 | Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... |
Celebrated internationally. |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve New Year's Eve New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the... |
At 12am Nicaraguans celebrate with fireworks (polvora, cuetes) and head to the beach. |