Public holidays in Nicaragua

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Public holidays in Nicaragua

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	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	Celebrated on the 19th of July on a national level. It marks the day that the National Liberation Army defeated the Somoza dictatorships in the Nicaraguan Revolution.
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	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.[1][2]
December 7	La Griteria Immaculate	Celebrated nationally on December 8 and in Leon on December 7.
December 12	Immaculate Conception	Celebrate in house praying and giving
December 25	Christmas	Celebrated internationally.
December 31	New Year's Eve	At 12am Nicaraguans celebrate with fireworks (polvora, cuetes) and head to the beach.

Notes and references

1. ^ "Nicaragua: No More Columbus Day". Prensa Latina. http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B314127EA-78B4-4889-B3A5-C18D23562553%7D&language=EN. Retrieved 2007-10-17. 
2. ^ October 12 was formerly Columbus Day but will no longer be observed. President Daniel Ortega and his government have renamed the day "Indigenous Resistance Day" and will be observed as of 2008.