| 1/1/1940, Mon | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 2/5/1940, Mon | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 2/6/1940, Tue | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/17/1940, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/22/1940, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/24/1940, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/1/1940, Wed | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/24/1940, Fri | Battle of Pichincha Anniversary |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/28/1940, Fri | Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 7/25/1940, Thu | Guayaquil Foundation Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 8/10/1940, Sat | National Independence Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/11/1940, 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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| 11/2/1940, Sat | All Souls' Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1940, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1940, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1940, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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