Do you know on which days the holidays fall and what the possibilities are for long weekends and bridges in 2023? Discover, in this article, all the work breaks that the new year has in store for you
We all want to keep up with the calendar and of course all the mandatory holidays it has in store for us. Whether you want to plan your vacations, long weekends or rest periods in advance, it is important that you stay up to date with the mandatory holidays and bridging holidays of 2023. Take a look at the distribution of holidays throughout the year and on which day of the week they fall and start planning now.
In Portugal, labor law establishes two types of holidays: compulsory and optional. Mandatory holidays are those that must be taken, and apply to the entire country. Optional holidays, on the other hand, are overwhelmingly regional. Their use depends on a collective bargaining agreement or employment contract. This category includes Carnaval Tuesday and the local municipal holiday. In 2023, the main holidays are distributed over the days of the week as follows:
January 1 (Sunday) - New Year's Day
April 7 (Friday) - Good Friday
April 9 (Sunday) - Easter Sunday
April 25 (Tuesday) - Liberty Day
May 1 (Monday) - Labor Day
June 10 (Saturday) - Day of Portugal, Camões and Portuguese Communities
June 8 (Thursday) - Corpus Christi
August 15 (Tuesday) - Assumption Day
October 5 (Thursday) - Implantation of the Republic
November 1 (Wednesday) - All Saints' Day
December 1 (Friday) - Independence Restoration Day
December 8 (Friday) - Day of Immaculate Conception
December 25 (Monday) - Christmas Day
Optional/municipal holidays 2023 in Portugal
In addition to the optional holidays, such as Carnaval, there are also municipal holidays, which vary according to the municipality.
Lisbon: June 13 (Tuesday), Santo António.
Porto: June 24 (Saturday), São João.
Sintra: June 29 (Thursday), São Pedro.
Loures: July 26 (Wednesday), day of the creation of the county.
Matosinhos: May 30, Pentecost Tuesday.
Oeiras: June 7 (Wednesday), day of the creation of the municipality.
Long weekends and bridges in 2023
In 2023, the calendar offers us the following long weekends:
April 7 to 9: Good Friday will be on the 7th.
April 29 to May 1: Labor Day (May 1) will be on a Monday.
December 1 to 3: Restoration of Independence, December 1, will be on a Friday.
December 8 to 10: Immaculate Conception Day will be on Friday the 8th.
December 23 to 25 - Christmas (the 25th), which will be on a Monday.
Bridges or "mini vacations" in 2023
As far as bridges or "mini vacations" are concerned, 2023 brings us the following possibilities:
Bridge on February 20: for those who have time-off tolerance, there is Carnival (or Entrudo), on February 21. The 20th (Monday) is a possible bridge, taking advantage of the school calendar (kids don't have classes on February 20).
April 24th Bridge: Freedom Day (25th) will be on a Tuesday, allowing a 4-day weekend between April 22nd and 25th.
Bridge on June 9 and 12: for those who have St. Anthony's vacation (the 13th, a Tuesday), adding the 8th (Corpus Christi, on a Thursday), can take a "mini vacation", between June 8 and 13 (6 consecutive days).
June 9 Bridge: if Corpo de Deus (Corpus Christi) is on the 8th, for those who don't have Santo António (Saint Anthony), you can always take 4 days between June 8 and 11, doing the bridge on the 9th.
June 30 Bridge: for those who can take advantage of Saint Peter's (on the 29th, a Thursday) will have the possibility of a bridge on the 30th and 4 weekend days (between June 29 and July 2).
August 14 Bridge: with the holiday on the 15th, the day of the Assumption of Our Lady, a Tuesday, a bridge and a 4 day "weekend" is possible, between August 12 and 15.
October 6 Bridge: the holiday of the Implantation of the Republic, on the 5th, will be on a Thursday, allowing a long weekend between October 5 and 8.
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