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2018 Three Kings procession confirmed for Saturday January 6th. Credit: listindiario.com
Santo Domingo.- The Ministry of Labor has published the official list of public holiday dates for 2018.
January
Monday 1st New Year’s Day
Saturday 6th Three Kings’ Day
Sunday 21st Commemoration of Our Lady of Altagracia
Monday 29th Duarte’s birthday (moved from Friday 26th)
February
Tuesday 27th Independence Day
March
Friday 30th Good Friday
April
Monday 30th International Workers’ Day (moved from Tuesday May 1st)
May
Thursday 31st Corpus Christi
August
Thursday 16th Restoration Day
September
Monday 24th Our Lady of Las Mercedes
November
Monday 5th Constitution Day (moved from Saturday 6th)
December
Tuesday 25th Christmas Day
The Ministry of Labor makes these changes according to Law 139-97 by which holidays (mainly non-religious) that fall on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays may be transferred to Monday.
