- The Portuguese for public holiday is feriado público
- A national holiday that falls on a Sunday is not taken the following
Monday
- The annual Mardi Gras (20 February in 2007) while not a national holiday
is a widely celebrated carnival day
National Public Holidays in Portugal 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day, Ano Novo (Tuesday) |
| 5 Feb |
Carnival (Tuesday) |
| 21 March |
Good Friday, Sexta-feira Santa |
| 25 April |
Freedom Day, commemorating the 1974 Revolution, Dia 25 de Abril
(Friday) |
| 1 May |
Labour Day, Dia do Trabalhador (Thursday) |
| 22 May |
Corpus Christi, Corpo de Deus (Thursday) |
| 10 June |
National Day in Portugal, Camões (Tuesday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day, Assunção de Nossa Senhora (Friday) |
| 5 October |
Republic Day, Implantação da República (Sunday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day, Dia de Todos-os-Santos (Saturday) |
| 1 December |
Independence Restoration Day, commemorating independence from Spain in 1640,
Dia da Restauração (Monday) |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception, Imaculada Conceição (Monday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day, Natal (Thursday) |
Public Holidays Worldwide
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