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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Paraguay

The list of Paraguay bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2010, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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23 Dec 2009 (Última Hora-Asunción) Paraguay's president, Fernando Lugo, has signed Decreto Presidencial Nº 3.693, which declares public sector holidays for the afternoon of Thursday, December 24, and Thursday, December 31, 2009, starting at 11:00. • 07 Dec 2009 (Portal Paraguayo de Noticias-PPN) Overnight, Paraguay's president, Fernando Lugo, signed executive decree 3.573 making the afternoon of Monday, December 7, 2009, today, a one-off public sector holiday, beginning at 12:00, local time. • 10 Sep 2009 (Ultima Hora-Asuncion) Late last night, local time, Paraguay's President, Fernando Lugo, issued executive decree 2887 making Thursday, September 10, 2009, a public sector holiday to celebrate Paraguay's football team's qualification for the 2010 World Cup. • 09 Sep 2009 (Ultima Hora-Asuncion) A noon, local time, Paraguay's President, Fernando Lugo, issued executive decree 2886 making today, Wednesday, September 9, 2009, a public sector holiday, from 15:00 (3 pm) onward. • 31 Jul 2009 (Ultima Hora-Asuncion) A presidential decree has been issued which, from this year onward, makes August 1st the commemorative day of "Día de la Solidaridad y Memoria". • 06 Apr 2009 (La Nación-Asunción) Paraguay's President, Fernando Lugo, has issued executive decree Nº 1.775 making Wednesday, April 8, 2009, a public sector holiday to allow Paraguay's public sector to begin the Semana Santa (Holy Week) public holidays one half-day before the rest of the country. • 22 Mar 2009 (Ultima Hora-Asunción) Paraguay's Parliament is to vote on a draft bill, presented by deputy, Ramona Mendoza, which would create a new annual public holiday, Día de la Democracia, on September 15. • 19 Jan 2009 (ABC Digital-Asunción) Once again, Paraguay's religious and civil organisations are asking the government to restore as a full annual public holiday, the date of February 3, San Blas, the patron saint of Paraguay. • 23 Dec 2008 (La Nación-Asunción) Paraguay's banking association, the Asociación de Bancos del Paraguay (ABP), has announced that, in addition to the usual December 31 bank holiday closing, this year banks in Paraguay would close at noon on both Wednesday December 24, and Tuesday December 30, 2008 • 26 Jul 2008 (ABC-Asunción) Arguing that mid-week closures of businesses hurt productivity, the leader of Paraguay's leading trade association, the Federación de la Producción, la Industria y el Comercio (Feprinco), Max Haber, has indicated that he will soon meet with the government to petition it to start using its discretionary powers to move mid-week public holidays to the following Monday. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Paraguay public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Paraguay are regulated by the Ley 8/90 del 6 de junio de 1990 por la cual se determinan los feriados de la República, además de los domingos which re-grouped into a single text of law all previous holidays bills such as Ley 69 de fecha 20 de abril de 1914, incluye como feriado nacional el dia 12 de Octubre, fecha del descubrimiento de America and by the law 1601 of 2000. Note that many online sources for these laws have incorrect dates for both Independence Day and Asunción Foundation Day. • Mid-Week Public Holidays: The laws of 1990 and 2000 were later amended by Law 1723 of 2001, which gave discretionary powers to the executive branch to move annual public holidays that fall mid-week, to the nearest Monday, except for some patriotic and religious public holidays. However, this discretionary power is not systematically used. In fact, former president, González Macchi, tried to do it one year for the June 12 and August 15 holidays, and had to rescind his decree, hours after issuing them, due to vociferous protests (the usual "moving religious dates is atheism, and moving historical dates is un-patriotic" criticism). • Battle of Boquerón Day (September 29): This public holiday was gazetted for a "trial" period of 5 years by law 715/95 and then made into an annual law, five years later by law 1601/2000. • Mid-Week Public Holidays: Article 1 of the law 1.723/01 authorizes the Executive Branch to move most public holidays to the following Monday, except 4. • New Year's Eve: The end-of-the-year bank holiday covers banks and all financial institutions, and is governed by Executive Decree Nº 9131 of December 23, 1949, which specifies that "declárase feriado bancario el último día hábil del mes de diciembre de cada año" (ie. the holiday occurs on the last working day of the year). • Paraguay International Codes PY and PRY (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .py (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Paraguay information and news: Central Bank of Paraguay (Paraguay central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Paraguay maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Paraguay), and Wikipedia (includes Paraguay commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Paraguay, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2010 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Paraguay, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Paraguay, before planning any trip to Paraguay. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.