Public holidays in Uruguay

Only 5 of these holidays (January 1, May 1, July 18, August 25 and December 25) imply a mandatory paid leave for workers. Most of the other days are only observed by schools and some public sector offices.

The following are public holidays in Uruguay.[1]

DateEnglish nameSpanish nameRemarks
January 1New Year's DayAño Nuevo
January 6Children's DayDía de los Niños (Día de Reyes)
moveable in late February or early MarchCarnivalCarnaval
moveable in late March or early AprilTourism Week (in place of Christian Holy week)Semana de Turismo (formerly Semana Santa)
April 19Landing of the 33 Patriots DayDesembarco de los 33 Orientales
May 1International Workers' DayDía de los Trabajadores
May 18Battle of Las PiedrasBatalla de las Piedras
June 19Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas and Never Again DayNatalicio de Artigas y Día del Nunca Más
July 18Constitution DayJura de la ConstituciónTo commemorate the promulgation of the First Constitution of Uruguay in 1830
August 25Independence DayDeclaratoria de la IndependenciaFrom the Empire of Brazil in 1825
October 12Day of the race (Columbus Day)Día de la Raza
November 2Deceased ones dayDía de los Difuntos
December 25Day of the Family ( Christmas )Día de la Familia (Navidad)

Moveable holidays

According to Uruguayan Law 16,805 with modifications of Law 17,414, the holidays declared by law, subject to the commemoration of them, follow the following scheme (whose commemoration as “moveable holidays”):[2][3]

  • If coincide on Saturday, Sunday or Monday will be observed in those days.
  • If occur on Tuesday or Wednesday, will be observed on Monday immediately preceding.
  • If occur on Thursday or Friday shall be observed on the Monday immediately following

This will not occur with Carnival and Tourism Week, and corresponding to January 1 and 6, May 1, June 19, July 18, August 25, November 2 and December 25, which will continue watching on the day of the week that may occur, whatever the same.

Independence Day
See also: Constitution of Uruguay of 1830

Historian Leonardo Borges argues that Independence Day, celebrated on August 25, does not reflect the actual birth of the nation. When the independence of the Brazilian Empire and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata was signed on August 25, 1825, Uruguay remained part of Argentina, the Banda Oriental.[4] Borges says that "[I]t seems like nonsense" to establish August 25 as Independence Day. Ana Ribeiro, Undersecretary of Education and Culture, argues that all such dates are arbitrary, and points out that Bastille Day does not celebrate the deternining date of the French Revolution.[4]

The Treaty of Montevideo, signed on August 27, 1828, and ratified on October 4 of the same year, after the Cisplatine War, granted independence to Banda Oriental, which became Uruguay.

References
  1. "Information from Uruguay.com, in Spanish". Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  2. "Law 16.805: Holidays. Establishing a system for their application" (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. December 31, 1996. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. "Law 17.414: Replacing article 2 of the Law 16.805, arranging that holidays which are determined, among them 'June 19' and 'November 2', will continue to observe on the day of the week in that may occur, no matter what would be" (in Spanish). Parliament of Uruguay. November 14, 2001. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  4. "El debate sin fin en Uruguay: ¿debería cambiar su Día de la Independencia?". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved August 25, 2020.


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