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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
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Related countries: North and South America Netherlands
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The list of Aruba bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from
the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database,
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Recent News and Updates
Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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Date in 2008 |
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Tue |
New Year's Day
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Fri |
G.F. (Betico) Croes Day
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Mon |
Carnival Monday
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Tue |
National Anthem and Flag Day
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Fri |
Good Friday
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Sun |
Easter
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Mon |
Easter Monday
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Wed |
Queen's Birthday
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Thu |
Ascension Day
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Labour Day
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Christmas Day
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Boxing Day
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Recent News and Updates |
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28 Apr 2006 (Nederlands Dagblad) Aruba has confirmed that this year, it would follow the Netherlands' handling of the cases when the Queen's Birthday public holiday falls on a Sunday, and that the Queen's Birthday public holiday would be celebrated in Aruba on Saturday, April 29, in 2006.
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Background Information |
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Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that fixed date (ie. they are not moved to another date).
• Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve: Although they are not official public holidays, some shops and businesses may be closed or will close early on these days.
• Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Aruba (Aruba central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation). |
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Footnotes |
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Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Aruba, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Aruba, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Aruba. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. |
Disclaimer
In many parts of
the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local
authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of
2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Aruba, we
cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented
above. You are therefore advised to verify
the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Aruba, before planning any
trip to Aruba. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
visit our blog or subscribe to our free
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