2009 Holidays and Events in Portugal

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2009, Thu	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/23/2009, Mon	Carnival/ Rose Monday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/24/2009, Tue	Carnival/ Shrove Tuesday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/5/2009, Sun	Palm Sunday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/9/2009, 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.
	4/10/2009, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/12/2009, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/25/2009, Sat	Liberty Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/1/2009, Fri	Labor Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/10/2009, Wed	Portugal Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/11/2009, Thu	Corpus Christi
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/23/2009, Tue	St. John the Baptist Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Huge fireworks display
	6/24/2009, Wed	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
	8/15/2009, Sat	Assumption
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/5/2009, Mon	Republic Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note *New Addition
	11/1/2009, Sun	All Saints' Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/1/2009, Tue	Independence Day/Youth Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/8/2009, Tue	Immaculate Conception
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/24/2009, Thu	Christmas Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/25/2009, Fri	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/31/2009, Thu	New Year's Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –

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