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National Holidays
of Nicaragua
Exotic
Celebrations
Nicaragua certainly has no shortage of national holidays. Their
annual calendar is filled not only with a large number of national
holidays but also with a certain amount of local holidays which are
celebrated only in certain regions. As a Central American nation,
Nicaragua enjoys a number of common Central American national
holidays. It is also home to a strongly Catholic nation and so many
holidays held to honor saints are celebrated each year. Holiday
celebrations are usually loud and colorful and include fireworks,
music, dancing in the streets and parks and parades.
If it is a religious holiday the festivities will usually include a
float with a statue of the saint in question. Festivities also
include large quantities of rum and beer and plenty of laugher and
merrymaking. If you’re going to be visiting Nicaragua in time for a
Nicaragua national holiday or even a Nicaragua local holiday, make
sure you join in on the festivities for a most memorable visit.
Below you will find a listing and, where possible, a brief
description of the event. Keep in mind that sometimes these
celebrations change and we may not have had a chance to update them
yet.
National and Local Holidays in
Nicaragua:
January
New Year’s Day – celebrated on a nationally scale on the 1st of
January each year.
February
Air Force Day – held on the 1st of February in honor of the nation’s
airforce.
April
Holy Thursday – celebrated nationally on the first Thursday of
April.
Good Friday – celebrated nationally on the Friday following Holy
Thursday.
May
Labour Day – celebrated nationally on the first 1st of May.
Army Day – held on May 27 in honor of the nation’s army.
July
Liberation Day/Sandinista Revolution Day – celebrated on the 19th of
July on a national level. It marks the day that the National
Liberation Army defeated the Somoze dictatorship.
Fiesta de Santiago – celebrated on the 25th of July in Boaco, Somoto
and Managua.
Fiesta de Santa Ana – celebrated on the 26th of July in Nandaime,
Niquinohomo, Moyogalpa and Ometepe.
August
Fiesta de Santo Domingo – celebrated on the 1st of August in
Managua.
Fiesta de San Roque – celebrated from the 8th to the 16th of August
in Chinandega.
Fiesta de Asuncion – celebrated on the 14th and 15th of August in
Masaya, Granada, Juigalpa, Ocotal.
September
Battle of San Jacinto – celebrated on the 14th of September on a
National level. It is held on the anniversary of the battle of San
Jacinto which took place in 1856.
Independence Day – a national holiday held on September 15 to
celebrate Central America’s declaration of Independence in 1821.
Fiesta de San Jeronimo – celebrated in Masaya and Leon on the 20th
of September.
Virgen de Mercedes – celebrated on September 24th in Leon and
Chinandega.
Fiesta de San Miguel – celebrated on the 29th of September in Masaya.
October
Mes Del Rosario – celebrated in Granada on all Saturdays of October.
Festividades de San Jeronimo – celebrated on Sundays during October
in Masaya.
Fiesta de San Rafael – celebrated on October 29 in Pueblo Nuevo.
November
Fiesta de San Diego – celebrated in Altagracia and Ometepe during
November.
All Soul’s Day – celebrated nationally on November 2nd.
December
Immaculate Conception – celebrated nationally on December 8th and in
Leon on December 7th.
Pase de la Virgen – celebrated in Granada on December 8th.
Procesion de la Virgen de Guadalupe – celebrated in Masaya on
December 12.
Fiesta de Santa Lucia – celebrated in Leon on the 13th of December.
Christmas Day – celebrated nationally on December 25th.
Dia del Nino Dios – celebrated in Masaya and Esteli on December
25th.
Fiesta de San Silvestre – celebrated in Catarina on December 31st.
New Years Eve – celebrated nationally on December 31st.
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