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Colombia Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

* When they do not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed the following Monday.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
06
*Epiphany
March
19
*St Joseph's Day
April
05
Maundy Thursday
April
06
Good Friday
May
01
Labour Day
May
17
*Ascension
June
07
*Corpus Christi
June
30
*Sagrado Corazon (Sacred Heart)
July
03
St Peter and St Paul
July
20
Independence Day
August
07
Battle of Boyacá
August
15
*Assumption
October
08
*Columbus Day
November
01
*All Saints' Day
November
11
*Independence of Cartagena City
December
08
Immaculate Conception
December
25
Christmas Day

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