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Venezuela bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2013, 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.

Date in 2013

Holiday Name Observance*
Tue New Year's Day
Fri Public Holiday (President Chavez's Funeral)
* Fri Public Holiday (Miranda, Vargas and Distrito Capital) Regional
* Tue Saint Joseph's Day (San José) Banks
Thu Maundy Thursday
Fri Good Friday
Fri Independence Declaration Day
Wed Labor Day
* Mon Ascension Bank Holiday Banks
* Mon Corpus Christi Bank Holiday Banks
Mon Battle of Carabobo Day
Fri Independence Day
Wed Simón Bolívar's Birthday
* Mon Assumption Bank Holiday Banks
Sat Día de la Resistencia Indígena
* Mon All Saints Bank Holiday Banks
Tue Christmas Eve
Wed Christmas Day
Tue New Year's Eve
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Recent News and Updates

31 May 2013 Venezuelan Bank Holiday June 3 (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario-Sudeban) The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector, Sudeban (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has announced that Monday, June 3, 2013, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela, on account of the upcoming "Corpu Cristi" holiday celebrations in Venezuela.  01 May 2013 Venezuelan Public Holidays Law Takes Effect (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Caracas) The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has signed the decree enforcing last year's amendments to the Venezuelan legislation governing non-working public holidays, which take effect today, though they were signed by President Hugo Chávez on May 1st, 2012.  10 Apr 2013 Venezuelan Public Holiday April 11 (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Caracas) The Mayor of the Venezuelan city of Caroni, José Ramón López, has issued the Decreto número 43 which declares Thursday, April 11, 2013, as a one-off non-working regional public holiday.  04 Apr 2013 Venezuelan Bank Holiday April 19 (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario-Sudeban) The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector, Sudeban (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has announced that Friday, April 19, 2013, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela, on account of the upcoming "Independence Day" non-working public holiday in Venezuela.  18 Mar 2013 Venezuelan Bank Holiday March 19 (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario-Sudeban) The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector, Sudeban (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has announced that Tuesday, March 19, 2013, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela, on account of the upcoming "día de San José".  13 Mar 2013 Venezuelan Public Holiday March 15 (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Caracas) The Venezuelan government has declared another one-off non-working public holiday on Friday, March 15, 2013, following the death of former President Hugo Chavez.  07 Mar 2013 Venezuelan Public Holiday March 8 (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Caracas) The Venezuelan Minister of the Interior and Justice, Nestor Reverol, has announced that tomorrow, Friday, March 8, 2013, would be extended to be a nationwide non-working public holiday to coincide with the funeral of former President Hugo Chavez.  07 Mar 2013 Venezuelan Bank Holiday March 8 (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario-Sudeban) The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector, Sudeban (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has announced that Friday, March 8, 2013, the date of President Hugo Chavez's funeral, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela.  17 Jul 2012 Venezuelan 2013 Bank And Public Holidays (Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario-Sudeban) The Venezuelan regulatory body for the banking sector (La Superintendencia de Instituciones del Sector Bancario) has released the official list of the dates for the 2013 public holidays and banking holidays in Venezuela.  25 Jun 2012 Venezuelan Bank Holiday July 2 (Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela-Caracas) The Bankers' Association of Venezuela (Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela) has announced that Monday, July 2, 2012, would be a bank holiday in Venezuela, in the place of the upcoming feast of San Pedro y San Pablo.  13 Mar 2012 Venezuelan Public Holidays Changes Confirmed (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Caracas) The government of Venezuela has announced that the recently-announced amendments to the Venezuelan legislation governing non-working public holidays would be signed by President Hugo Chávez on May 1st, 2012, and will then take effect on May 1st, 2013.  More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Venezuela public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.


Background Information

Governing Law: The list and dates of the official public holidays in Venezuela are regulated by the Ley de Fiestas Nacionales de 17 de junio de 1971 which replaced the earlier Ley de Fiestas Nacionales de 11 de junio de 1921.  Bank Holidays: Although it is common for Latin American countries to have one or two additional holidays when banks are closed but the rest of businesses, including government, is open, Venezuela stands out by the sheer number of bank holidays compared with the number of national public holidays.  Banks and financial establishments usually close the Monday after a non-national public holiday, such as All Saints' Day, but the Consejo Bancario Nacional reserves the right to make last minute changes.  Día de la Resistencia Indígena was decreed to replace Día de la Raza, by Presidential Decree Nº 2028 of October 10, 2002.  Dry Days Law: On public holidays, in Venezuela, shopping centres usually open at noon, and the sale of alcoholic beverage is strictly prohibited.  Venezuela International Codes VE and VEN (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ve (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Venezuela information and news: Central Bank of Venezuela (Venezuela central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Venezuela maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Venezuela), and Wikipedia (includes Venezuela commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).


Footnotes
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Venezuela, 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 2013 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Venezuela, 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 Venezuela, before planning any trip to Venezuela. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.



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