1997 Holidays and Events in Portugal

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1997, Wed	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/10/1997, Mon	Carnival/ Rose Monday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/11/1997, Tue	Carnival/ Shrove Tuesday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	3/23/1997, Sun	Palm Sunday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	3/27/1997, Thu	Holy Thursday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Banks are not closed per Bank of Portugal.
	3/28/1997, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	3/30/1997, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/25/1997, Fri	Liberty Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/1/1997, Thu	Labor Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/29/1997, Thu	Corpus Christi
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/10/1997, Tue	Portugal Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/23/1997, Mon	St. John the Baptist Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Huge fireworks display
	6/24/1997, Tue	St. John the Baptist Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday 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
	8/15/1997, Fri	Assumption
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/5/1997, Sun	Republic Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note *New Addition
	11/1/1997, Sat	All Saints' Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/1/1997, Mon	Independence Day/Youth Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/8/1997, Mon	Immaculate Conception
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/24/1997, Wed	Christmas Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/25/1997, Thu	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/31/1997, Wed	New Year's Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –

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