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He Friday October 11 will be part of a long weekendthe penultimate of 2024, since the Government ordered that the day be a holiday for tourist purposes or bridge and, therefore, has the character of holiday
It is important to consider that the holiday, originally, is October 12, to commemorate the Day of Respect for Cultural DiversityHowever, Friday the 11th is a long weekend holiday, by order of the Government, which has the power to establish up to three throughout the year.
In this way, citizens throughout the country can have access to an extended break in Octoberand although October 12 is a transferable holiday that coincides with Saturday, the change of date was not decided and, instead, a bridge holiday was stipulated for Friday the 11th. Thus a long weekend is formed of three days, prior to the last long break of this type, scheduled for November.
According to the ley 27399which legislates the establishment of holidays and long weekends In the country, per year there are up to three non-working days for tourist purposes. “The national Executive Branch may, in addition to what is established in the previous article, annually establish up to three holidays or non-working days intended to promote tourist activity, which must coincide with Mondays or Fridays. The national Executive Branch must establish them 50 days in advance of the end of the calendar year,” the regulations detail.
He Cultural Diversity Day It is celebrated every October 12 in Argentina. The objective of the anniversary is to highlight the value of ethnic and cultural diversity of peoples.
The date chosen for this celebration is related to the discovery of America by Europeansa continent totally unknown until that moment. On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus He embarked on his journey through the Atlantic Ocean with the three caravels Santa María, Niña and Pinta from Puerto de Palos, Spain. Originally, he hoped to reach Asiaparticularly to India. However, the October 12 That same year he arrived at Guanahani Islandalso known as San Salvador, belonging to the Bahamas archipelago.
For years, this day was remembered as the Columbus Day and it was national holiday. In 2010, its name was changed in order to change the focus of this day. At the time when Columbus arrived in Americathe Argentine territory had various towns and organized communities that were found prior to the arrival of the Europeans.
In this sense, the main objective of this day is to highlight the role of pueblos what were colonized and not the action of conquest by European nations and promote the dissemination and memory of the different cultures that coexist throughout the continent.
Below is the list of holidays that are coming in the coming months, and that will mean for many workers in the country a longer break than usual:
October
November
December
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