What holidays do people celebrate in Guatemala?

January

* January 1: New Year's Day (Año Nuevo)

* January 6: Epiphany (Día de los Reyes Magos)

February

* February 15: Quetzalcóatl Day (Día de Quetzalcóatl) [Local Holiday, celebrated in various Mayan locations in Central America]

March

* March 2: Catholic Carnival ("Mardi Gras")

* March 19: Día de San José (Saint Joseph's Day)

April

* Late April: Holy Week:

* Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo)

* Good Friday (Viernes Santo)

* Holy Saturday (Sábado Santo)

* Easter Sunday (Domingo de Resurreción)

May

* May 1, Día del Trabajador (Labor Day)

* May 10, Día de la Madre (Mother's Day)

June

* June 29, Dia del Ejército (Army Day)

July

* July 1: Bank Employee's Day (Día del Trabajador Bancario)

August

* August 15, Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Virgen de la Asunción)

September

* September 15: Independence Day (Día de Independencia)

October

* October 12: Día de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day)

* October 20: Día de la Revolución (Revolution Day)

November

* November 1: All Saint's Day (Día de Todos los Santos)

* November 2: All Soul's Day (Día de los Difuntos)

December

* December 24: Christmas Eve

* December 25: Christmas Day

* December 31: New Year's Eve

Other Public Holidays

* Maundy Thursday (half day)

* Good Friday (full day)

* Holy Saturday (half day)

* Día de la Revolución (half day)

* Christmas Eve (half day)

* New Year's Eve (half day)

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