Date
|
English Name
|
Remarks
|
January 1
|
New Year's Day
[1]
|
Many Nicaraguans celebrate New Year's Day with their families, although it is usual to celebrate it with your friends in a bar or in a party too.
|
February 1
|
Air Force Day
|
Held on 1 February in honor of the nation’s air force. (Celebrated only governmentally)
|
March or April
|
Holy Thursday
[1]
|
The Last Supper of Jesus, national holiday
|
March or April
|
Good Friday
[1]
|
The
Crucifixion of Jesus
, national holiday
|
First Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March
|
Easter
[1]
|
Resurrection of Jesus, national holiday
|
May 1
|
Labour Day
[1]
|
Celebrated nationally on the first of May.
|
May 27
|
Army Day
|
Held on May 27 in honor of Nicaragua's army. (Celebrated only governmentally)
|
July 19
|
Liberation Day/
FSLN
Revolution Day
[2]
|
Celebrated on 19 July on a national level. It marks the day that the National Liberation Army defeated the
Somoza
dictatorship in the
Nicaraguan Revolution
. In recent years it is mostly a political celebration for members of the
FSLN
.
|
July 25
|
Fiesta de Santiago
|
Celebrated on July 25 in Boaco, Somoto and Managua.
|
July 26
|
Fiesta de
Santa Ana
|
Celebrated on July 26 in Nandaime, Niquinohomo, Moyogalpa and Ometepe.
|
August 1 and 10
|
Fiesta de Santo Domingo
|
Managuans celebrate
Santo Domingo de Guzman
(Patron saint)
|
August 27
|
Crab Soup Day
|
Residents of the Corn Islands celebrate
Abolition of slavery of the Corn Islands
|
September 14
|
Battle of San Jacinto
[3]
|
Celebrated on the national level. It is held on the anniversary of the
Battle of San Jacinto (1856)
.
|
September 15
|
Independence Day
|
A national holiday held on September 15 to celebrate
Act of Independence of Central America
from Spain in 1821.
|
September 30
|
Fiesta de San Jeronimo
|
Catholics of the cities of
Masaya
and
Bluefields
celebrate
Saint Jerome
.
|
October 12
|
Indigenous Resistance Day
|
Formerly Columbus Day; Highlights the struggle of native peoples against European colonialism.
[4]
[5]
|
November 2
|
All Souls' Day
Day of the Dead
|
Nicaraguans commemorate their deceased relatives by going to the cemeteries to leave flowers and pray to the graves of their relatives.
|
December 7/8
|
Immaculate Conception
(La Griteria Immaculate)
|
In the night of December 7, Catholics of Nicaragua celebrate La Griteria, a holiday dedicated to
Immaculate Conception
, the patroness of the country, and on December 8 they usually go to
Mass
.
|
December 24
|
Christmas Eve
|
Nicaraguans usually reunite with their family and wait until it is Christmas. You can hear fireworks through all the night.
|
December 25
|
Christmas
|
Celebrated internationally.
|
December 31
|
New Year's Eve
|
At 12am Nicaraguans celebrate with fireworks (Spanish:
polvoras
, cohetes).
|