Public holidays in Paraguay

The following are national holidays in Paraguay^[1]

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day
March 1	National Heroes Day	Dia de los héroes	Moved to February 27 for 2017,[2] Moved to February 28 for 2022.[3]
March/April	Maundy Thursday	Jueves Santo	Movable, Lunar Calendar. April 13 on 2017.[4]
March/April	Good Friday	Viernes Santo	Movable, Lunar Calendar. April 14 on 2017.[5]
May 1	Labour Day	Día de los Trabajadores
May 14	Independence Day	Dia de la Independencia
June 12	Chaco Armistice Day	Dia de la Paz del Chaco	End of the Chaco War.
August 15	Founding of Asunción	Fundación de Asunción	Arrival of the Spaniards. Moved to August 14 for 2017.
September 29	Boqueron Battle	Victoria de Boquerón	Chaco War decisive Paraguayan victory. Moved to October 2 for 2017, Moved to October 3 for 2022.[6]
December 8	Virgin of Caacupe	Virgen de Caacupé	Immaculate Conception
December 25	Christmas Day	Día de Navidad

All holidays in Paraguay can be moved by presidential decree, but there has to be a presidential decree for such a change. The following holidays are the exception (dates are fixed and to not change): January 1, May 14, December 8, December 25, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.^[7]

References

1. "Calendario Escolar Año Lectivo 2012". Asuncion: Ministerio de Educación y Culto, Paraguay. 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012.
2. "Establecen traslados de feriados para el 2017". Diario Ultima Hora. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
3. "Paraguay national holidays in 2022". WProConnect. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
4. "Paraguay national holidays in 2017". February 2022.
5. "Paraguay national holidays in 2017". February 2022.
6. "Paraguay national holidays in 2022". WProConnect. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
7. "Ley 1.723/2001 Que autoriza al poder ejecutivo a trasladar los feriados nacionales al día Lunes". Congreso de la Nación Paraguaya. Retrieved February 1, 2016.