| 1/1/1996, Mon | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 2/19/1996, Mon | Carnival/ Rose Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 2/20/1996, Tue | Carnival/ Shrove Tuesday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/31/1996, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/4/1996, Thu | Holy Thursday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Banks are not closed per Bank of Portugal.
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| 4/5/1996, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/7/1996, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/25/1996, Thu | Liberty Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/1/1996, Wed | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/6/1996, Thu | Corpus Christi |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/10/1996, Mon | Portugal Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/12/1996, Wed | Festa de Lisboa Parade |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- LB5 new for 2003
Huge parade down Central Avenue. Culmination of 3 week Festa de Lisboa
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| 6/13/1996, Thu | Lisbon's Day/St. Anthony's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Businesses chose to open or not. Lisbon Saint’s Day.
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| 6/23/1996, Sun | St. John the Baptist Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Huge fireworks display
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| 6/24/1996, Mon | St. John the Baptist Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Porto saint’s day. This is observed in Porto and Braga ONLY.
1999 Businesses choose to open or not
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| 8/15/1996, Thu | Assumption |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/5/1996, Sat | Republic Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- *New Addition
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| 11/1/1996, Fri | All Saints' Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/1/1996, Sun | Lisbon International Marathon |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Foot race
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| 12/1/1996, Sun | Independence Day/Youth Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/8/1996, Sun | Immaculate Conception |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/24/1996, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1996, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1996, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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