page_title: Fiestas Patrias (Chile)
hierarchical_section_title: Fiestas Patrias (Chile)
caption_attribution_description: Español: Celebraciones de las Fiestas Patrias, Chilefiestas patrias chilenas
context_page_description: The Fiestas Patrias of Chile consist of two days, with a third one added on some years:
  18 September, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of the Chilean Independence process.
  19 September, known as the "Day of the Glories of the Army".
  Since 2007, 17 September or 20 September will be included as well.
  Within Chile the Fiestas Patrias are often referred to as the Dieciocho, or "18th" because the celebration occurs on 18 September. Unofficially, the celebration can last for around a week, depending on when it falls. For example, if the 18th is a Wednesday, public holidays are from Wednesday the 18th to Friday the 20th and celebrations begin the afternoon of Tuesday the 17th and continue until Sunday the 22nd. It is held close to the spring equinox of the Southern Hemisphere so it doubles as a spring festival. Chile's Declaration of Independence happened on 12 February. Most schools and jobs declare a week-long vacation for the holiday. This day is very important to the Chilean people because they are celebrating their freedom from Spanish rule.
context_section_description: The Fiestas Patrias (literally Homeland Holidays) of Chile consist of two days, with a third one added on some years:
  18 September, in commemoration of the proclamation of the First Governing Body of 1810, and marking the beginning of the Chilean Independence process.
  19 September, known as the "Day of the Glories of the Army".
  Since 2007, 17 September (if it should be a Monday) or 20 September (if it should be a Friday) will be included as well.
  Within Chile the Fiestas Patrias are often referred to as the Dieciocho, or "18th" because the celebration occurs on 18 September. Unofficially, the celebration can last for around a week, depending on when it falls. For example, if the 18th is a Wednesday, public holidays are from Wednesday the 18th to Friday the 20th and celebrations begin the afternoon of Tuesday the 17th and continue until Sunday the 22nd. It is held close to the spring equinox of the Southern Hemisphere so it doubles as a spring festival. Chile's Declaration of Independence happened on 12 February. Most schools and jobs declare a week-long vacation for the holiday. This day is very important to the Chilean people because they are celebrating their freedom from Spanish rule.
  Being widespread in rural areas of Chile Mexican corrido is often played in Fiestas Patrias. In popular celebrations traditional Chilean music such as cueca and tonada are not as common as the foreign music styles of corrido and cumbia.
caption: A Huaso folklorist sings the Cueca (the Chilean national dance) during the Fiestas Patrias
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