Like everyone else, Portuguese love to celebrate. But not many holidays make all offices close. Here is the list of national holidays:
January 1 New Year's Day
February 12 Shrove Tuesday/Carnaval - Bank holiday
March 28 Holy Thursday -Bank holiday
March 29 Good Friday
March 31 Easter
April 1 Easter Monday - not banks
April 25 Liberation Day
May 1 Labour Day
May 30 Corpus Christi
June 10 National Day/Camoes and Portugal Day
August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
October 5 Republic Day
November 1 All Saints Day
December 1 Independence Day, Youth Day
December 8 Immaculate Conception
December 24 Christmas Eve - banks
December 25 Christmas Day
