2012 Holidays and Events in Portugal

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2012, Sun	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/20/2012, Mon	Carnival/ Rose Monday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	2/21/2012, Tue	Carnival/ Shrove Tuesday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/1/2012, Sun	Palm Sunday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/5/2012, 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.
	4/6/2012, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/8/2012, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	4/25/2012, Wed	Liberty Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	5/1/2012, Tue	Labor Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/7/2012, Thu	Corpus Christi
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/10/2012, Sun	Portugal Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	6/23/2012, Sat	St. John the Baptist Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Huge fireworks display
	6/24/2012, Sun	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
	8/15/2012, Wed	Assumption
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/5/2012, Fri	Republic Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note *New Addition
	11/1/2012, Thu	All Saints' Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/1/2012, Sat	Independence Day/Youth Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/8/2012, Sat	Immaculate Conception
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/24/2012, Mon	Christmas Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/25/2012, Tue	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	12/31/2012, Mon	New Year's Eve
Businesses Closed Banks Closed PM Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event –

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