2008 Holidays and Events in Portugal

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2008, Tue	New Year's Day
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	2/4/2008, Mon	Carnival/ Rose Monday
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	2/5/2008, Tue	Carnival/ Shrove Tuesday
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	3/16/2008, Sun	Palm Sunday
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	3/20/2008, Thu	Holy Thursday
Note Banks are not closed per Bank of Portugal.
	3/21/2008, Fri	Good Friday
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	3/23/2008, Sun	Easter
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	4/25/2008, Fri	Liberty Day
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	5/1/2008, Thu	Labor Day
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	5/22/2008, Thu	Corpus Christi
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	6/10/2008, Tue	Portugal Day
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	6/23/2008, Mon	St. John the Baptist Eve
Note Huge fireworks display
	6/24/2008, 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
	8/15/2008, Fri	Assumption
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	10/5/2008, Sun	Republic Day
Note *New Addition
	11/1/2008, Sat	All Saints' Day
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	12/1/2008, Mon	Independence Day/Youth Day
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	12/8/2008, Mon	Immaculate Conception
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	12/24/2008, Wed	Christmas Eve
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	12/25/2008, Thu	Christmas Day
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	12/31/2008, Wed	New Year's Eve
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