The month is ending and with it also comes a holiday, unknown to the vast majority, but which has a meaning behind it. It is June 29, which in 2024 will fall this coming Saturday. It is the third holiday of the month, after the Primary Elections (Sunday the 9th) and the National Day of Indigenous Peoples (Thursday the 20th).
On this occasion corresponds to the religious holiday of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. As stipulated by Law 18432, this date has been celebrated in Chile since 1985, and according to Catholic tradition, it is done in commemoration of the apostles who accompanied Jesus until his death.
How does trading work?
This day is not considered an inalienable holiday, so Businesses such as malls, supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants or shopping centers will operate normally throughout the day.. While entities such as the Civil Registry or the Internal Revenue Service (SII) will remain closed.
What holidays remain during 2024?
- Tuesday, July 16: Day of the Virgin of Carmen
- Thursday August 15: Assumption of the Virgin
- Wednesday, September 18: National Independence (non-negotiable)
- Thursday, September 19: Day of the Glories of the Army (inalienable)
- Friday, September 20: Holiday added to Fiestas Patrias
- Saturday, October 12: Meeting of Two Worlds
- Sunday, October 27: Municipal and regional elections (legal holiday for voting)
- Thursday, October 31: Evangelical Churches Day
- Friday, 1 November: All Saints Day
- Sunday, December 8: Immaculate Conception
- Wednesday, December 25: Christmas (non-negotiable)
