It is worth clarifying that this holiday is immovable within the national calendar, which implies that it cannot be modified.
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Although this is the only holiday in March, workers will soon also have new days off and an extra-long weekend: it is Easter week.
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Why is Friday a holiday and when is Easter?
Why is Friday a holiday?
46 years have passed since the last military coup in the Argentina with which the call began National Reorganization Process. This Friday, March 24, we commemorate the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice as a form of respect and remembering the victims, at the same time it is a form of asking for justice for the cases that are still unresolved.
Under the motto of “Never more”, Every March 24, marches are held throughout the country to remember and condemn again the crimes against humanity carried out between 1976 and 1983.
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This Friday, March 24, the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is commemorated.
In these demonstrations, different sectors of politics, social movements, unions and students come together to commemorate and demand justice for those who are missing.
He Memorial Day It was established in 2002 by the then president Eduardo Duhalde, while in 2006 – during the administration of Néstor Kirchner – March 24 was granted the status of a holiday.
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When does Easter fall
According to the holiday calendar, April 6 will be Maundy Thursday and April 7 will be Good Friday. However, it should be noted that, while the latter is an immovable holiday, the Holy Thursday It was arranged as a non-working day, therefore, the employer can request that it be worked without a double shift.
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Easter It is one of the dates with the most tourist movement throughout the country since workers usually enjoy four consecutive days of rest. Therefore, strong demand is expected for this date. It should be noted that another non-transferable holiday is also commemorated, April 2, Veteran’s Day and those who fell in the Falklands Wara date that this year falls on Sunday.
Immovable holidays 2023: what are they
- Sunday January 1st (already passed)
- February 20 and 21 (Carnival Holidays)
- Friday, March 24 (National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice)
- Sunday, April 2 (Veteran’s Day and those who fell in the Malvinas War)
- April 7 (Good Friday)
- Monday, May 1 (Labor Day)
- Thursday, May 25 (May Revolution Day)
- Saturday, June 17 (Passage to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes)
- Tuesday, June 20 (Passage to the Immortality of General Manuel Belgrano)
- Sunday, July 9 (Independence Day)
- Monday, November 20 (National Sovereignty Day)
- Friday, December 8 (Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary)
- Monday, December 25 (Christmas)