Public holidays in Colombia

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There are 18 public holidays in Colombia (12 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays, celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carnival.

Since 1983, 10 of the holidays are movable: when they do not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed the following Monday^[1]