List of legal holidays in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has diverse cultures. It is the cultural intersection of Central and South America, and has many traditional festivals and celebrations. But unlike China, Costa Rica's holidays are relatively deserted, and store owners, taxi drivers, restaurant staff, etc. will not continue to work to make money. Costa Ricans generally work from Monday to Friday, have two weekends off, and other holidays are taken in accordance with national legal holidays. January 1 New Years Day March 19 San Jose Day Saint Josephs Day) March or April Semana Santa) March or April Thursday before Easter, Friday April 5 Last Supper Maundy Thursday) April 6 Good Friday) Good Friday), also known as Good Friday, is the day when Christian believers commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is the Friday before Easter. According to the Bible, Jesus was crucified at about 9:00 a.m. on the 14th day of the Jewish calendar in 33 A.D. and died at about 3:00 p.m. Jesus only commanded His disciples to remember His death.

April 11 is National Hero Juan Santa Maria's Day May 1 International Labor Day (Labour Day) International Labor Day) International Labor Day, also known as "May Day International Labor Day" and "International Demonstration Day", is Labor Day in most countries in the world.

June 29 Saint Peter and Saint Pauls Day) July 27 Commemoration of the annexation of Guanacaste Province into Costa Rican territory The province of Guanacaste is within the Spanish Empire. Spain gave the region back to Nicaragua in 1787, and gave the region back to Costa Rica in 1812. The province of Costa Rica was won by referendum in 1824.

August 2, Virgin of Los Angeles) August 15, Mother's Day September 15, Independence Day) September 15, National Day October 12, Columbus Day (Día de las Culturas) Columbus Day, also known as Colombia Day, is a festival in some American countries, commemorating Christopher Columbus's crossing of the Atlantic Ocean from Europe in 1492 and "discovering" the "New World" of the Americas. In the United States, most banks and schools have holidays on this day. Columbus Day is October 12 or the second Monday in October, the day when Columbus landed on the American continent in 1492. Columbus Day was first launched by the United States in 1792, marking the 300th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America. Later, in 1893, Chicago held the Columbus Exposition and held a grand commemorative event. Since then, every year on October 12, most states in the United States hold commemorative activities. This custom has also begun to spread throughout the Americas, and now countries in North America, South America, and the Caribbean hold commemorative activities on Columbus Day. Because Columbus opened the door for Europeans to colonize America, it was the beginning of aggression for the local indigenous Indians. This is a sad day, because their lives have been completely changed since then: disease, loss of land, and war not only killed a large number of Indians, but also made them unable to be self-sufficient, becoming the bottom of American society, or even being regarded as non-existent. Therefore, on this day every year, many Indians hold activities to protest against colonial rule. Columbus Day is known as "Native People's Day" in some local leftist ideological areas in the United States, such as Berkeley, California. Venezuela has called this festival "Indigenous Resistance Day" since 2002.

November 12 Cultural Festival December 8 Immaculate Conception) December 25 Christmas, also known as Christmas in Taiwan, is a traditional festival in the church calendar. It is a celebration for Christians celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. Day. On Christmas Day, most Catholic churches hold midnight Mass on Christmas Eve on December 24, that is, in the early morning of December 25, while some Christian churches hold good news and then celebrate Christmas on December 25; while the Christmas celebration of the Orthodox Church, another major branch of Christianity, is held on January 7 every year. According to the Catholic Gospels, Jesus was born of Mary, the Virgin Mary of Bethlehem, who was pregnant with the Holy Spirit. Mary and her husband Joseph were on their way to the Roman census and register. Jesus 'birth appears to believers to be the fulfillment of the Jewish prophetic plan for the coming of Messiah, because Bethlehem was the home of Joseph's ancestor, David. Christmas is also a public holiday in the Western world and in many other places, such as Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore in Asia. But the exact date of Jesus 'birth is controversial.

December 31, the day before New Year's Day