Public holidays in Puerto Rico

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Date
English name
Local name (in Spanish)
Remarks

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cells: January 1
New Year's Day
Día de Año Nuevo
As in most countries, this holiday is celebrated with gatherings and fireworks. Although illegal, celebratory gunfire has sometimes led to injuries and even deaths on certain occasions.[4]
cells: January 6
Three Kings Day/ Epiphany
Día de Reyes
This is a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday, as well as a religious holiday. It celebrates the Three Wise Men's visit to see the newborn Christ by exchanging gifts. Traditionally, children stack bundles of hay in boxes under their beds for each Wise Man's camel, to then find their boxes exchanged for gifts.[5]
cells: Second Monday in January
Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos
Natalicio de Eugenio María de Hostos
This is a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday. In recent years it has been celebrated on the 2nd Monday of January. Eugenio María de Hostos (1839–1903) was a writer and statesman who struggled for Puerto Rican independence and the end to slavery in the late 19th century.
cells: Third Monday in January
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Natalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr.
A federal and commonwealth official holiday.
cells: Third Monday in February
Presidents' Day, Washington's Birthday
Día de los Presidentes Natalicio de Washington
A federal and commonwealth official holiday.
cells: February 18
Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín
Natalicio de Luis Muñoz Marín
Luis Muñoz Marín (1898–1980), was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico. He founded the Partido Popular Democrático and was instrumental in establishing the Commonwealth status in 1952. He was a noted journalist and poet, and served four terms as governor. His birthday is now celebrated concurrently with Washington and Lincoln.
cells: March 22
Emancipation Day
Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud
A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday. Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873 while the Island was still a colony of Spain.
cells: Friday in late March or early April
Good Friday
Viernes Santo
An official public holiday and a religious holiday; see notes below in the religious holidays section.
cells: April 16
Birthday of José de Diego
Natalicio de José de Diego
A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (ELA) official holiday. José de Diego (1867–1918) was a much-loved poet and political leader. In recent years, the holiday has been celebrated on the third Monday of April.
cells: Last Monday of May
Memorial Day
Recordación de los Muertos de la Guerra
A federal and commonwealth official holiday.
cells: July 4
Independence Day
Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos Día de la Independencia
A federal and commonwealth official holiday.
cells: Third Monday of July
Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera
Natalicio de Don Luis Muñoz Rivera
A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday, celebrated in recent years on the 4th of July. Don Luis Muñoz Rivera (1859–1916) was a prominent journalist, poet, and politician who advocated independence from Spain and later, the United States. His son Luis Muñoz Marín was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico.
cells: July 25
Puerto Rico Constitution Day
Constitución de Puerto Rico
An official Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday. See also Constitution of Puerto Rico. Formerly called Occupation Day, commemorating the anniversary of the landing of American troops at Guánica in 1898.
cells: July 27
Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa
Natalicio de Dr. José Celso Barbosa
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (ELA) holiday. Dr. José Celso Barbosa (1857–1921) was a medical doctor and an early advocate of statehood, founder of the Republican Party on the Island.
cells: First Monday in September
Labor Day
Día del Trabajo
A federal and commonwealth official holiday.
cells: Second Monday in October
Columbus Day
Día de la Raza Descubrimiento de América
A federal and commonwealth official holiday.
cells: November 11
Veterans Day
Día del Veterano Día del Armisticio
A federal and commonwealth official holiday, usually observed at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery.
cells: November 19
Discovery of Puerto Rico
Día del Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico
A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday. Christopher Columbus (Don Cristóbal Colón) landed on the northwest coast of Puerto Rico near Aguada on his second voyage to the New World in 1493.
cells: Fourth Thursday in November
Thanksgiving Day
Acción de Gracias Día de Acción de Gracias
A federal and commonwealth official holiday. It marks the beginning of the Holiday (Christmas) season.
cells: December 24
Christmas Eve
Noche Buena Nochebuena
A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday,[citation needed] sometimes only a half-day of work
cells: December 25
Christmas
Día de Navidad Navidad Nacimiento del niñito Jesús Día del niño Jesús
During Spanish colonial rule (1492 to 1898),"Navidad" (Christmas in English), marked the Christian ecumenical celebration date of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Is not until the development of the commercialization of Christmas, product of the subsequent American colonial rule, that "Navidad" becomes the delivery day for Santa Claus. As in the United States, Santa Claus leaves Christmas presents under the "Arbolito" Christmas tree. This has replaced in large part, but not entirely, the gift giving custom of Puerto Ricans in Three Kings Day. No other country celebrates a holiday for so long. Many countries celebrate Christmas for a couple of days, or as long as four or five. In Puerto Rico, however, the celebration starts after Thanksgiving and ends in the third week of January, on the last day of the St. Sebastian Street Festival in Old San Juan.

Questions about this table:
originalText: when is independence day celebrated in puerto rico
answer: answerTexts: July 4