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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Cape Verde

The list of Cape Verde bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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29 May 2005 The Youth Day (Dia da Criança) public holiday, which was cancelled since 1991 (lei n 16/IV/91 de 30 de Dezembro) will be restored beginning this coming June 1, 2005. • 06 Apr 2005 (Jeune Afrique) The government of Cap Verde has declared a 3-day period of mourning to commemorate the death of Pope John Paul II. In addition, Friday, April 8, 2005, will be a public holiday throughout Cape Verde. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Cape Verde public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Cape Verde are regulated by the Decreto núm. 18/84, de 18 de febrero, por el que se establece la obligación de los empleadores de informar a la autoridad laboral del calendario de días feriados, which was amended in 1991 by the lei n 16/IV/91 de 30 de Dezembro, an amendment which was overturned on May 29, 2005. • Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example). • Cities and regions also have some of their own public holidays. • Municipal Day in Mindelo is January 22. Municipal Day in Praia is May 19. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: 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).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Cape Verde, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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 Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde, before planning any trip to Cape Verde. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.