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Public holidays in Venezuela
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<h2 id="popular-holidays">Popular holidays</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Local name</th><th>English name</th></tr><tr><td>January 14</td><td><i>Día de la Divina Pastora</i></td><td>Feast of the <a href="/facts/Divina_Pastora_(Barquisimeto)/XpVSXU61">Divina Pastora</a></td></tr><tr><td>January 15</td><td><i>Día del Maestro</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Teachers%2527_Day/lqGcBv87">Teachers' Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>February 12</td><td><i>Día de la Juventud</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Youth_Day/VEs9cbn5">Youth Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>February 20</td><td><i>Dia de la Federacion</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Federation_Day/t9DuqzHP">Federation Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>March 8</td><td><i>Dia Internacional de la Mujer</i></td><td><a href="/facts/International_Women%2527s_Day/AGE0QUxf">International Women's Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>March 21</td><td><i>Día del abolición de la esclavitud</i></td><td>Slavery Abolition Anniversary</td></tr><tr><td>March 28</td><td><i>Día Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural</i></td><td>National Cultural Patrimonies Day</td></tr><tr><td>March 31</td><td><i>Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal</i></td><td>Foundation anniversary Day of <a href="/facts/San_Crist%25C3%25B3bal%2c_T%25C3%25A1chira/CHeJk09u">San Cristóbal, Táchira</a></td></tr><tr><td>May 3</td><td><i>Día del Cruz del Mayo</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Fiesta_de_las_Cruces/rWHctkkB">Fiesta de las Cruces</a></td></tr><tr><td>May 25</td><td><i>Día del Himno Nacional</i></td><td>National Anthem Day</td></tr><tr><td>June 27</td><td><i>Día del Periodista</i> y<i> Aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria</i></td><td>Journalists' Day and the Anniversary of the 1872 Public Education Decree</td></tr><tr><td>Third Sunday of July (movable)</td><td><i>Dia del niño</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Children%2527s_Day/PmzzJ87G">Children's Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>July 24</td><td><i>Dia de la Armada Nacional</i></td><td>Navy Day and the anniversary of the <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Lake_Maracaibo/cqhtee1B">Battle of Lake Maracaibo</a></td></tr><tr><td>July 25</td><td><i>Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Caracas/5MSJo2SQ">Caracas</a> City Foundation Day</td></tr><tr><td>August 3</td><td><i>Día de la Bandera</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Flag_Day/CeSlFDTP">Flag Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>August 4</td><td><i>Día de la Guardia Nacional</i></td><td>National Guard Day</td></tr><tr><td>September 8</td><td><i>Día del Virgen del Valle</i></td><td>Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, feast of the <a href="/facts/Virgen_del_Valle/6aKHLr5s">Virgen del Valle</a></td></tr><tr><td>September 24</td><td><i>Día del Virgen de las Mercedes</i></td><td>Feast of the <a href="/facts/Virgin_of_Mercy/Mq6AMWgY">Our Lady of Mercy</a></td></tr><tr><td>November 2</td><td><i>Día de los fieles difuntos</i></td><td><a href="/facts/All_Souls%2527_Day/aAFzwzEo">All Souls' Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>November 17 to November 19</td><td><i>Feria de la Chinita</i></td><td>Feria of La Chinita</td></tr><tr><td>November 21</td><td><i>Día del estudiante universitario</i></td><td>University Students' Day</td></tr><tr><td>December 8</td><td><i>Dia de la Lealtad</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Loyalty_Day/72pgg3bn">Loyalty Day</a></td></tr><tr><td>December 10</td><td><i>Día de la Aviacion Militar</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Venezuelan_Air_Force/sXuAgWha">Venezuelan Air Force</a> Day</td></tr><tr><td>December 17</td><td><i>Aniversario de la muerte de Libertador Simón Bolívar</i></td><td><a href="/facts/Sim%25C3%25B3n_Bol%25C3%25ADvar/Q2C1EfpN">Simón Bolívar</a> Memorial Day</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"National Holidays in Venezuela in 2019". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2019-10-21. <a href="https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/venezuela/2019" target="_blank">https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/venezuela/2019</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>