Public holidays in Costa Rica for 2020

Costa Rica, known as the “rich coast” is a country in Central America, colonized by Spain in the 16th century. The Republic of Costa Rica was established on September 15, 1821, and by 1847 gained independence from Spainish rule. Costa Rica is an environmentally conscious country, known for having both black and white sand beaches, volcanoes and interesting wildlife.

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Date	Weekday	Name	Notes
January 1st	Wednesday	New Year's Day
January 1st	Wednesday	Durin's Day
March 3rd	Tuesday	UN World Wildlife Day
March 15th	Sunday	Weasel Stomping Day
March 19th	Thursday	Saint Joseph's Day
March 20th	Friday	March Equinox
April 9th	Thursday	Maundy Thursday
April 10th	Friday	Good Friday	Long weekend.
April 11th	Saturday	Battle of Rivas
May 1st	Friday	Labor Day	Long weekend.
May 10th	Sunday	Whacking Day
June 20th	Saturday	June Solstice
June 21st	Sunday	Father's Day
July 25th	Saturday	Annexation of Guanacaste
August 2nd	Sunday	Our Lady of Los Ángeles
August 15th	Saturday	Mother's Day
August 24th	Monday	National Parks' Day
September 9th	Wednesday	Children's Day
September 15th	Tuesday	Independence Day
September 20th	Sunday	Unification Day
September 22nd	Tuesday	September Equinox
October 12th	Monday	Day of the Cultures
November 2nd	Monday	All Souls' Day
November 22nd	Sunday	Teachers' Day
November 24th	Tuesday	Hogswatch
December 8th	Tuesday	Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 21st	Monday	December Solstice
December 23rd	Wednesday	Festivus
December 24th	Thursday	Christmas Eve
December 25th	Friday	Christmas Day	Long weekend.
December 25th	Friday	Winter Veil
December 25th	Friday	Decemberween
December 31st	Thursday	New Year's Eve

Public holidays (national, legal, government, civic, etc) are denoted in bold.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.

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