PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Don't get caught out - a list of all the national public holidays of Portugal
Public Holidays
In Portugal a Public Holiday takes place on the stated day. It is not carried over to the next working day
New Year’s Day
1 January
The first day of the Gregorian year and commonly seen as a day for new starts and resolutions
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Good Friday
A Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus at Calvary
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Easter Sunday
Commemorating the resurrection of Jesus
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Liberation Day
25 April
Celebrating the Carnation Revolution when a military coup in Lisbon overthrew the Estado Novo regime
The name comes from the fact that almost no shots were fired during the coup and carnations were given to soldiers when the population celebrated the end of the dictarotshiop and took to the streets
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Labour Day
1 May
Celebrated since 1890 and also known as May Day this public holidays focuses on – “Workers Day of International Unity and Solidarity.”
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Corpus Christi
3 June
Celebrated since 1264 the feast of Corpus Christi signifies lthe real presence of the body (corpus) of Jesus Christ
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National Day
10 June
Portugal Day or officially the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities is celebrated by the Portuguese worldwide and commemorates the death of Luis de Camões, a poet and national literary icon
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Assumption of Mary
15 August
At the end of her life Mary was taken, both in body and soul, into heaven to live with her son Jesus Christ for eternity
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Proclamation of the Republic
5 October
The 1910 revolution was the overthrow of the Portuguese Monarchy which had existed for centuries and its replacement by the First Portuguese Republic
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Lagos Day
27 October
Each area of the Algave has its own special day and this is the one for Lagos
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