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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Nicaragua

The list of Nicaragua 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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05 Dec 2008 (La Prensa-Managua) Nicaragua's Ministry of Labor (MITRAB) has announced that the public sector would be on public holidays from Wednesday, December 24, 2008, until Sunday, January 4, 2009, inclusively. • 06 Nov 2008 (El Nuevo Diario-Managua) In what is the third modification this week, the Ministry of Labour of Nicaragua (MITRAB) has announced that it was rescinding ordinances JCHG-013-11-08 and JCHG-012-11-08, relative to the public holidays for the upcoming municipal elections. Friday, November 7, 2008, will be a public holiday for civil servants only, while Monday, November 10, 2008, will remain a full paid public holiday for all. • 05 Nov 2008 (La Prensa-Edición Digital) The Ministry of Labour of Nicaragua (MITRAB) released ordinance JCHG-013-11-08 which modifies ordinance JCHG-012-11-08 with respect to the status of the upcoming November 7-8 municipal elections public holidays. The change affects payment due to employees on that day, but does not change the status of these days as nationwide public holidays. • 04 Nov 2008 (La Gaceta, Diario Oficial-MITRAB) At the request of the Electoral Commission of Nicaragua, the Labor Minister of Nicaragua, Jeannette Chávez Gómez, issued the ministerial decision JCHG-012-11-08 declaring 3 days of public holidays for the upcoming municipal elections. These 3 days of paid nationwide public holidays (asueto con goce de salario, a nivel nacional) will be Friday, Saturday and Monday, November, 7-8-10, 2008. • 07 Sep 2008 (Ministerio del Trabajo-MITRAB) In a rare move, and availing itself of articles 263, 264 and 265 of the Labour Code, the Ministry of Labour of Nicaragua (MITRAB) announced that, in addition to the annual, September 15 Independence Day public holiday, it had exceptionally declared Tuesday, September 16, 2008, as a one-off public holiday, given as compensation for the fact that, in 2008, the September 14, Batalla de San Jacinto, public holiday falls on a Sunday. • 30 Jul 2008 (El Pueblo Presidente) Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has issued a communique to lay to rest rumours that Monday, August 11, 2008, would be a public holiday in Managua to compensate the fact that the municipal holiday of August 10 falls on a Sunday this year. • 29 Apr 2008 (Cadena Global) Nicaragua's Ministry of Labor announced that Friday, May 2, 2008, would be a one-off, compulsory, bridge public holiday for both the public and private sectors. • 10 Mar 2008 (La Voz del Sandinismo-Managua) Labour Minister, Yanet Chávez, announced that civil servants and employees of state-run enterprises would benefit from paid holidays from Saturday, March 15, to Sunday, March 23, 2008, inclusively. • 03 Dec 2007 (El Nuevo Diario) The Nicaragua Ministry of Labor announced that civil servants would be on public holidays leave from the evening of Friday December 21, 2007, to the morning of Wednesday January 2, 2008. • 01 Aug 2007 (La Voz del Sandinismo) The Minister of Labour announced that she had declared Wednesday and Thursday, August 1 and 2, 2007, as fully-paid public holidays for all municipal employees of Managua, on the occasion of the commemoration of the life of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, patron of Managua. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Nicaragua 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: The law governing official public holidays (feriados nacionales y asuetos decretados) in Nicaragua, is the Labour Code of October 30, 1996, and in particular articles 66-67-68 and 264 as well as laws 185 and 290. • Weekend Public Holidays: Article 68 of the Labour Code states that holidays that fall on Sundays are either financially compensated, or an alternative date is given. But giving the alternate date on the following Monday is not a regular practice; these extra days tend to be added to paid vacations, or to complete the afternoon-only public holidays of May 30 and November 2. • Election Public Holidays are regulated by articles 48 and 51 of the Constitución Política de Nicaragua. • Santo Domingo: the public holidays of Treida de Santo Domingo and Dejada de Santo Domingo are celebrated in the capital city of Managua only. • Municipal Public Holidays: In addition to the above national public holidays, many cities and towns throughout Nicaragua celebrate their own festival and public holidays, usually on the nameday of their patron Saint. • Mothers' Day and All Souls' Day: By tradition, and as resolved by the Ministerio del Trabajo, the afternoons of Mothers' day and of All Souls' day are half-day public holidays. • End-of-the-Year Government Closings: Although this is not an automatic yearly occurrence, in the past years, the Ministry of Labour has announced, in early December, that all non-essential government offices would be closed from the Friday night before Christmas, to the morning of the first working day after January 1. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Nicaragua (Nicaragua 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).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Nicaragua, 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.

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