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The national holidays in Aruba are:
Date
English name
Dutch name
Papiamento name
Notes
1 January
New Year's Day
Nieuwjaarsdag
Aña Nobo
About special Aruban tradition related to the New Year's Eve, pagara and Dande.[1]
25 January
Betico Croes Day
Dag van Betico Croes
Dia di Betico
Arubans commemorates the birthday of the late Aruban political leader, Gilberto François ("Betico") Croes, called the Father of the Aruban People and Libertador (lit. Liberator). He helped Aruba attain the "Status Aparte", giving Aruba autonomy from the Netherlands Antilles and eventually allowing it to function as a commonwealth within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
February
Carnival Monday
Carnavalmaandag
Dialuna despues di Carnaval
Carnival Monday always takes place after the weekend of the grand Carnival parades and it is the Monday before Ash Wednesday. 2024: February 12. It is an official day of rest, so that everyone can recoup and recover from all the parades and festivities that took place in the previous two months or so.
March 18
National Anthem and Flag Day
Dag van het Volkslied en de Vlag
Dia di Himno y Bandera
The national flag of Aruba, along with the official anthem "Aruba Dushi Tera", was adopted on 18 March 1976. The celbration commemorates the Kingdom of the Netherlands giving Aruba an autonomous status (Status Aparte).[2]
March or April
Good Friday
Goede Vrijdag
Bierna Santo
Friday before Easter. 2024: March 29
March or April
Easter
Pasen
Pasco di Resureccion (Pasco Grandi)
This is a two-day holiday, called Eerste Paasdag (lit.: First Easter Day) on Sunday and Tweede Paasdag (lit.: Second Easter Day) on Monday. 2024: March 31 - April 1.
27 April
King's Day
Koningsdag
Dia di Rey
This is the celebration of the birthday of King Willem-Alexander of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. If April 27 falls on a Sunday, King's Day is celebrated on the 26th.
May 1
Labor Day
Dag van de Arbeid
Dia di Labor
Contrary to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where no Labor Day is celebrated at all (even not at a different date), Arubans celebrate it on the 1st of May, like most countries of the world.
40 days after Easter
Ascension Day
Hemelvaartsdag
Dia di Ascension
2024: May 9
7 weeks after Easter
Pentecost
Pinksteren
Pentecoste
A one-day public holiday (Sunday), called Eerste Pinkstersdag (lit. First Pentecost Day). The Tweede Pinksterdag (lit. Second Pentecost Day) on Monday is only a religious holiday.
25–26 December
Christmas Day
Kerstmis
Pasco di Nacemento (Pasco)
Two days of Christmas are celebrated, called Eerste Kerstdag (lit. First Christmas Day) and Tweede Kerstdag (lit. Second Christmas Day)
^"National Holidays and Celebrations in Aruba". VisitAruba.com.
^"2020 National Anthem & Flag Day in Aruba". www.aruba.com.
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