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Holidays and Festivals in Uruguay

Date Holiday Festival Location
January 1 Año Nuevo
New Year
National
January 6 Epifanía
Epiphany
National
February 2 Virgen de la Candelaria Punta del Este
February or March Carnaval and Las Llamadas Montevideo and National
February or March Semana Santa National
May 1 Dia de los Trabajadores
Labor Day
National
May 18 Batalla de las Piedras National
June 19 Natalicio de Artigas National
July 18 Jura de la Constitución National
August 25 Dia de la Independencia National
October 12 Columbus Day
Dia de la Raza
National
November 2 Dia de los Muertos National
December 25 Navidad
Christmas Day
National

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