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Pls note official holidays calendar for 2016
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January 1 - Friday/New Year’s Day
February 8 and 9 - Monday and Tuesday/Carnival
March 24 - Thursday/Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice
March 25 - Friday/Holy Friday
April 2 - Saturday/Malvinas Day
May 1 - Sunday/Labor Day
May 25 - Wednesday/May Revolution Day
June 20 - Monday/Anniversary of the death of General Manuel                         Belgrano
July 8 - F riday/Tourist bridge holiday
July 9 - Saturday/Independence Day
December 8 - Thursday/Immaculate Conception Day
December 9 - Friday/Tourist bridge holiday
December 25 - Sunday/Christmas Day
(*) These holidays are set as per Decree 1768/2013
 
NATIONAL FLOATING HOLIDAYS
August 17 - Monday/August 15 Anniversary of the death of General
                   José de San Martín
October 12 - Monday/October 10 Respect for cultural diversity Day
November 20 - Monday/November 28 National Sovereignty Day
 These holidays are set as per Decree 1584/2010
 
 NON WORKING DAYS
April 22 to 24 - Friday to Sunday/Jewish Passover (b)
April 28 to 30 - Thursday to Saturday/The first two days and the last
                        two days of the Jewish Passover (b)*
April 24 - Thursday/Day of tolerance and respect among people (a)
October 4 - Tuesday/Jewish New Year (b)**
October 12 - Wednesday/Yom Kippur (b)***
# date tb c Festival of Sacrifice (c)
# date tbc Muslim New Year (c)
# date tbc End of Ramadan (c) 
 
a) Law Nº 26.199 was passed in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. The employees of public organisms and students of Armenian origin are free to take off April 24 every year in order to participate in activities commemorating the tragedy that affected their community. Provincial governments are invited to support this law.
 
(b) Only for those people professing the Jewish Religion. Established by Decree 1584/2010. 
* The first two days of Pesaj (Easter) start on April 22 at 18,10 and end on April 24 at 19,10. The last two days of Pesaj (Easter) start on April 28 at 18,05 and end on April 30 at 19,05.
 
** The two days of Rosh Hashana (New Year) start on October 2 at 18,30 and end on October 4 at 18,30.
 
*** The day of Yom Kippur starts on October 11 at 18,20 and ends on October 12 at 19,35.
 
(c) Only for the inhabitants of Islamic Religion. As per Decree 1584/2010
 
(#) Approximate dates. These are set as per moon calendar.