| 1/1/1856, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 2/4/1856, Mon | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 2/5/1856, Tue | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/16/1856, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/21/1856, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/23/1856, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/1/1856, Thu | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 5/24/1856, Sat | Battle of Pichincha Anniversary |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 6/27/1856, Fri | Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 7/25/1856, Fri | Guayaquil Foundation Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 8/10/1856, Sun | National Independence Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 10/10/1856, Fri | Independence of Guayaquil Celebration: Actual Observance Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Celebrated on 10/9 though holiday moves ad hoc
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| 11/2/1856, Sun | All Souls' Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1856, Wed | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1856, Thu | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1856, Wed | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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