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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
Cuba
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Related countries: North and South America
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The list of Cuba 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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Tue |
Liberation Day
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Wed |
New Year Public Holiday
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Thu |
Labor Day
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Fri |
Revolution Anniversary Holiday
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Sat |
Revolution Anniversary (Día de la Rebeldía)
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Sun |
Revolution Anniversary Holiday
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Fri |
War of Independence Anniversary
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Thu |
Christmas Day
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Wed |
End of the Year Public Holiday
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Recent News and Updates |
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20 Nov 2007 (Milenio + Univision) The Government of Cuba decreed 2 new annual public holidays, December 31 and January 2, to take effect immediately.
• 19 Jun 2007 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Government has declared today, Tuesday, June 19, 2007, a national day of mourning, following last night's death of Vilma Espín, Cuba's unofficial First Lady for the last 47 years.
• 20 Dec 2006 The Minister of Labor and Social Secutrity has decreed that Tuesday January 2, 2006, would be an additional holiday.
• More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Cuba public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters. |
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Background Information |
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Christmas: The celebration of Christmas as a public holiday in Cuba, was stopped in 1970 (to use that extra working day to increase sugar production). But, after a 30 year absence, Cuba re-established Christmas as one of its public holidays, in 1998, on the eve of the visit of Pope John Paul II .
• Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Cuba (Cuba 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 Cuba, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Cuba, 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 Cuba. 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 Cuba, 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 Cuba, before planning any
trip to Cuba. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
visit our blog or subscribe to our free
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