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East Timor Holidays 2015

by Vishal Kumar

Timor Leste in South East Asia observes a number of holidays that are meant both for the purpose of marking historic events as well as religious celebration. East Timor Holidays…


Timor Leste in South East Asia observes a number of holidays that are meant both for the purpose of marking historic events as well as religious celebration. East Timor Holidays include those that are observed in memory of the Freedom struggle. Besides, East Timor Holidays also consists of certain days that are not exactly considered as holidays but such days can be taken off from work.

Some of the East Timor Holidays are as follows:
1st January New Year’s Day
1st May Labor Day
15th August Assumption Day
30th August Constitution Day
All Saints Day 1st November
Santa Cruz Day 12th November
Independence Day 28th November
Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8th December
Christmas 25th December

Besides these holidays, East Timor Holidays also includes Good Friday which is a movable holiday.

Also, Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Ascension Day, International Children’s Day, Day of The Armed Forces for the National Liberation of Timor Leste, International Human Right’s Day, National Women’s Day are defined by the Law as “Official Commemorative Dates”.

List of National Holidays in East Timor 2015

Date Holiday
1 January 2015 New Year’s Day
3 April 2015 Good Friday
20 May 2015 Independence Day
15 August 2015 Assumption
30 August 2015 Consultation Day
20 September 2015 Liberation Day
1 November 2015 All Saints’ Day
12 November 2015 Santa Cruz Day
8 December 2015 Immaculate Conception
25 December 2015 Christmas Day

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