20242025
New Year's Day1 January1 January
Epiphany Day8 January6 January
Saint Joseph's Day25 March24 March
Maundy Thursday28 March17 April
Good Friday29 March18 April
Labour Day1 May1 May
Ascension Day13 May2 June
Corpus Christi3 June23 June
Sacred Heart Day10 June30 June
Feast of St Peter and St Paul1 July30 June
Independence Day20 July20 July
Battle of Boyacá Day7 August7 August
Assumption Day19 August18 August
Día de la Raza Holiday14 October13 October
All Saints' Day4 November3 November
Cartagena Independence Day11 November17 November
Immaculate Conception Day8 December8 December
Christmas Day25 December25 December

Further reading

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