Dates For The Year 2012
| Month | Day | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | Blue laws forbid opening of most services. |
| February | ||||
| March | ||||
| April | 6 | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | |
| 7 | Holy Saturday | Sábado Santo | ||
| May | 1 | Labour Day | Día del Trabajo | On this day, more stores and services will close than on any other holiday, as stipulated by blue laws. |
| 21 | Navy Day | Día de las Glorias Navales | Commemorates the Battle of Iquique. Annual speech by the President to Congress. | |
| June | ||||
| July | 2 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | San Pedro y San Pablo | |
| 16 | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Virgen del Carmen | Established in 2007, it replaced Corpus Christi. The Catholic Church's official name for this day is Solemnidad de la Virgen del Carmen, Reina y Patrona de Chile, but the law that created this holiday (20,148) doesn't use it. | |
| August | 15 | Assumption of Mary | Asunción de la Virgen | |
| September | 17 | "Bridge" holiday | Fiestas Patrias | Law 20,215 declares a holiday on days that are Monday September 17 or Friday September 20. |
| 18 | National holiday | Fiestas Patrias | Celebrates the establishment of the First Government Junta in 1810. | |
| 19 | Army Day | Día de las Glorias del Ejército | ||
| October | 15 | Columbus Day | Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos | Colloquially known as Día de la Raza ("Race Day") or formally by its older name (Aniversario del Descubrimiento de América). |
| 28 | Municipal election | Elecciones Municipales | These are held every four years on the last Sunday in October. Employers are required to give employees two hours off work. | |
| November | 1 | All Saints | Día de Todos los Santos | |
| 2 | Reformation Day | Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes | Established in 2008. This holiday moves in relation to the day of week. | |
| December | 8 | Immaculate Conception | Inmaculada Concepción | |
| 25 | Christmas Day | Navidad / Natividad del Señor | ||
| 31 | Banking holiday | Feriado bancario de fin de año | Banks and other financial institutions close down. Workers in other fields are not given the day off as in the rest of the holidays, though the workday schedule is usually shorter. | |
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