On November 6th every year the Dominican Republic celebrates the “Día de la Constitución” (constitution day).
This year the day-off for this national holiday was moved to Monday the 4th of November – so that we could all enjoy a nice long weekend of celebrations!
On the 6th of November in the year 1844, the same year in which the Dominican Republic was proclaimed an independent nation (on February 27th, 1844), the first Constitution was signed in San Cristóbal, a town nearby Santo Domingo, where it was (naturally) influenced by the laws of the Spanish, French, and North-America.
A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
Dominican National Holidays
The following is a summary of all the upcoming Dominican National holidays. Some holidays will be “moved” – this means that the day off and hence the celebration has been moved, usually to fall on a Monday to create a long weekend!