Public holidays in Ecuador

<p>The national <a href="/facts/Public_holiday/1HEEHTX6">public holidays</a> in <a href="/facts/Ecuador/Tdv7czY4">Ecuador</a> include:
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<table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>English name</th><th>Local name</th><th>Remarks</th></tr><tr><td>January 1<p>(Fixed) </p></td><td><a href="/facts/New_Year%2527s_Day/6XQyYPCn">New Year's Day</a></td><td>Año Nuevo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February - March<p>(Floating)</p></td><td><a href="/facts/Carnival/zwDJMMS9">Carnival</a></td><td>Carnaval</td><td>Date (Monday & Tuesday) varies per <a href="/facts/Liturgical_calendar/jAWrf1uF">liturgical calendar</a></td></tr><tr><td>March–April<p>(Floating)  </p></td><td><a href="/facts/Good_Friday/TDXcVFfH">Good Friday</a></td><td>Viernes Santo</td><td>Date varies per <a href="/facts/Liturgical_calendar/jAWrf1uF">liturgical calendar</a></td></tr><tr><td>May 1<p>(Floating) </p></td><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Day/FgFFs2hk">Labour Day</a></td><td>Día del Trabajo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>May 24<p>(Floating) </p></td><td>The <a href="/facts/Battle_of_Pichincha/JfyymSSb">Battle of Pichincha</a> (1822)</td><td>Batalla de Pichincha</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>August 10<p>(Fixed) </p></td><td><a href="/facts/Quito_Revolution_(1809-1812)/8swGK4jg">Declaration of Independence of Ecuador</a> (1809)</td><td>Primer Grito de Independencia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October 9<p>(Floating) </p></td><td>Independence of <a href="/facts/Guayaquil/D8jcFVzz">Guayaquil</a> (1820)</td><td>Independencia de Guayaquil</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November 2<p>(Fixed) </p></td><td><a href="/facts/All_Souls%2527_Day/aAFzwzEo">All Souls' Day</a></td><td>Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November 3<p>(Fixed) </p></td><td>Independence of <a href="/facts/Cuenca%2c_Ecuador/H0lW8h7y">Cuenca</a> (1820)</td><td>Independencia de Cuenca</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December 6<p>(Fixed) </p></td><td>Foundation of <a href="/facts/Quito%2c_Ecuador/M6UU8dgA">Quito</a> (1534)</td><td>Fundación de Quito</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December 25<p>(Fixed) </p></td><td><a href="/facts/Christmas_Day/EsuI0Gds">Christmas Day</a></td><td>Día de Navidad</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The anniversary of the annexation of the <a href="/facts/Galapagos_Islands/pQ7g2hdN">Galapagos Islands</a> and <a href="/facts/Charles_Darwin/uwDLGItY">Charles Darwin</a>'s birthday are also celebrated on February 12 as Galapagos Day (<i>dia de la Provincia</i> or <i>dia de la Provincia de Galápagos</i>). This is sometimes described on the mainland as Amazon and Galapagos Day or Orient Day (<i>dia del Oriente</i>), as the discovery of the headwaters of the <a href="/facts/Amazon_River/Ha9AzJY5">Amazon River</a> by <a href="/facts/Francisco_de_Orellana/q9mg48JS">Francisco de Orellana</a> in 1542 is also recorded occurring on the same day.
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<h3>Citations</h3>

<p><a href="https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-the-latin-american-countries-capitals.html#:~:text=There%20are%2033%20countries%20in,%26%20Barbuda%2C%20Dominica%2C%20St">https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-the-latin-american-countries-capitals.html#:~:text=There%20are%2033%20countries%20in,%26%20Barbuda%2C%20Dominica%2C%20St</a>.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Public_holidays_in_Ecuador&action=edit§ion=2">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Public_holidays_in_Ecuador&action=edit&section=2</a>
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<h3>Bibliography</h3>

<ul><li>Moore, Randy (2021), <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=rwsVEAAAQBAJ"><i>Galápagos: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture</i></a>, <a href="/facts/Santa_Barbara%2c_California/0LDgyx86">Santa Barbara</a>: ABC-Clio.</li></ul>

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