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Ecuador Public Holidays

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

Public holiday note: 

Ecuador's Carnival (in March/April), the Foundation of Guayaquil (usually in October), the Foundation of Cuenca (usually in November) and the Foundation of Quito (usually in December) are not official public holidays, but are widely observed. Other holidays, in addition to the above, may be marked locally.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
April
06
Good Friday
May
01
Labour Day
May
24
Battle of Pichincha
August
10
Independence Day
October
09
Guayaquil Independence Day
November
02
All Souls' Day
November
03
Cuenca Independence Day
December
25
Christmas Day
December
31
New Year's Eve

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