Holidays and Festivals in Chile

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Date	Holiday	Festival	Location
January 1	New Year Año Nuevo		National
January 20 and March 20		San Sebastián de Yumbel	Yumpel
February 2		Virgen de la Candelaria	Copiapo
Semana Santa		National
Sunday after Easter Sunday	Cuasimodo		Santiago area
May 1	Dia de los Trabajadores Labor Day		National
End of May	Corpus Christi		National
May 21	Glorias Navales Battle of Iquique		National
June 24	We Xipantu, Año Nuevo Mapuche	Mapuche New Year	Temuco
June 29	San Pedro y San Pablo		National
August 15	Asunción de la Virgen		National
September 11	1973 Military Coup		National
September 18	Fiestas Patrias, also known as the Dieciocho	Independence Day	National
September 19	Armed Forces Day		National
September 20	Pampilla de Coquimbo		Coquimbo
October 12	Columbus Day Dia de la Raza		National
October 12	Fiestas Patrias		San Clemente
November 1	Día de Todos Santos All Saints Day		National
December 8	Immaculate Conception		National
December 25	Christmas Day Navidad		National
December 24 -27	Fiesta De La Virgin Del Rosario		Andacollo

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