1997 Holidays and Events in Portugal

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1997, Wed	New Year's Day
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	2/10/1997, Mon	Carnival/ Rose Monday
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	2/11/1997, Tue	Carnival/ Shrove Tuesday
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	3/23/1997, Sun	Palm Sunday
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	3/27/1997, Thu	Holy Thursday
Note Banks are not closed per Bank of Portugal.
	3/28/1997, Fri	Good Friday
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	3/30/1997, Sun	Easter
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	4/25/1997, Fri	Liberty Day
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	5/1/1997, Thu	Labor Day
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	5/29/1997, Thu	Corpus Christi
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	6/10/1997, Tue	Portugal Day
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	6/23/1997, Mon	St. John the Baptist Eve
Note Huge fireworks display
	6/24/1997, Tue	St. John the Baptist Day
Note Porto saint’s day. This is observed in Porto and Braga ONLY. 1999 Businesses choose to open or not
	8/15/1997, Fri	Assumption
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	10/5/1997, Sun	Republic Day
Note *New Addition
	11/1/1997, Sat	All Saints' Day
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	12/1/1997, Mon	Independence Day/Youth Day
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	12/8/1997, Mon	Immaculate Conception
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	12/24/1997, Wed	Christmas Eve
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	12/25/1997, Thu	Christmas Day
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	12/31/1997, Wed	New Year's Eve
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