| 1/1/1740, Fri | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 2/29/1740, Mon | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/1/1740, Tue | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/10/1740, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/15/1740, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/17/1740, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/1/1740, Sun | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/27/1740, Fri | Battle of Pichincha Anniversary: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/24/1740, Fri | Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 7/25/1740, Mon | Guayaquil Foundation Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/12/1740, Fri | National Independence Day: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 10/9/1740, Sun | Independence of Guayaquil Celebration |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Celebrated on 10/9 though holiday moves ad hoc
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| 11/2/1740, Wed | All Souls' Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1740, Sat | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1740, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1740, Sat | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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