National holidays in 2024

Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Spokesperson of the Government of Timor-Leste
Ninth Constitutional Government

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Press Release

National holidays in 2024

The public holidays with a fixed date and variable date for 2023, determined by the Law n.10/2005 of 10th of August, are:

a) 1st of January – New Year’s Day (fixed date public holiday);

b) 3rd of March – Veterans Day (fixed date public holiday);

c) 29th of March – Holy Friday (variable date public holiday);

d) 10th of April – Idul Fitri (variable date public holiday);

e) 1st of May – World Labour Day (fixed date public holiday);

f) 20th of May – Restoration of Independence Day (fixed date public holiday);

g) 30th of May – Corpus Christi (variable date public holiday);

h) 17th of June – Idul Adha (variable date public holiday);

j) 30th of August – Popular Consultation Day (fixed date public holiday);

j) 1st of November – All Saints Day (fixed date public holiday);

k) 2nd of November – All Souls Day (fixed date public holiday);

l) 3rd of November – National Women’s Day (fixed date public holiday);

m) 12th of November –National Youth Day (fixed date public holiday);

n) 28th of November – Proclamation of Independence Day (fixed date public holiday);

o) 7th of December – Memorial Day (fixed date public holiday);

p) 8th of December – Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness (fixed date public holiday);

q) 25th of December – Christmas Day (fixed date public holiday).

r) 31st of December – National Heroes Day (fixed date public holiday).

The Law n. 10/2005, of 10th of August, determines national public holidays, official commemorative dates and the granting of days-off, and has been amended by Law n. 3/2016, of 25th of May and by Law n.º 10/2023, of 5th of April, to recognise key historical dates of the Timorese Struggle for National Liberation and for the recognition of the role of women in Timorese society. ENDS

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