18 official public holidays in 2012, with 0 still ahead and around 245 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo | Public |
| Mon, Jan 9 | Monday | Epiphany Día de los Reyes Magos | Public |
| Mon, Mar 19 | Monday | Saint Joseph's Day Día de San José | Public |
| Thu, Apr 5 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo | Public |
| Fri, Apr 6 | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo | Public |
| Tue, May 1 | Tuesday | Labour Day Primero de Mayo | Public |
| Mon, May 21 | Monday | Ascension Day Ascensión del señor | Public |
| Mon, Jun 11 | Monday | Corpus Christi | Public |
| Mon, Jun 18 | Monday | Sacred Heart Sagrado Corazón | Public |
| Mon, Jul 2 | Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pedro y San Pablo | Public |
| Fri, Jul 20 | Friday | Declaration of Independence Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia | Public |
| Tue, Aug 7 | Tuesday | Battle of Boyacá Batalla de Boyacá | Public |
| Mon, Aug 20 | Monday | Assumption of Mary La Asunción | Public |
| Mon, Oct 15 | Monday | Columbus Day Día de la Raza | Public |
| Mon, Nov 5 | Monday | All Saints’ Day Dia de los Santos | Public |
| Mon, Nov 12 | Monday | Independence of Cartagena Independencia de Cartagena | Public |
| Sat, Dec 8 | Saturday | Immaculate Conception La Inmaculada Concepción | Public |
| Tue, Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day Navidad | Public |
Sun, Jan 1 · Sunday
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
Public
Mon, Jan 9 · Monday
Epiphany
Día de los Reyes Magos
Public
Mon, Mar 19 · Monday
Saint Joseph's Day
Día de San José
Public
Thu, Apr 5 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Jueves Santo
Public
Fri, Apr 6 · Friday
Good Friday
Viernes Santo
Public
Tue, May 1 · Tuesday
Labour Day
Primero de Mayo
Public
Mon, May 21 · Monday
Ascension Day
Ascensión del señor
Public
Mon, Jun 11 · Monday
Corpus Christi
Public
Mon, Jun 18 · Monday
Sacred Heart
Sagrado Corazón
Public
Mon, Jul 2 · Monday
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
San Pedro y San Pablo
Public
Fri, Jul 20 · Friday
Declaration of Independence
Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia
Public
Tue, Aug 7 · Tuesday
Battle of Boyacá
Batalla de Boyacá
Public
Mon, Aug 20 · Monday
Assumption of Mary
La Asunción
Public
Mon, Oct 15 · Monday
Columbus Day
Día de la Raza
Public
Mon, Nov 5 · Monday
All Saints’ Day
Dia de los Santos
Public
Mon, Nov 12 · Monday
Independence of Cartagena
Independencia de Cartagena
Public
Sat, Dec 8 · Saturday
Immaculate Conception
La Inmaculada Concepción
Public
Tue, Dec 25 · Tuesday
Christmas Day
Navidad
Public
Total holidays
18
in 2012
Working days remaining
245
across all of 2012
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2012
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Colombia has eighteen public holidays under Law 51 of 1983 (Ley Emiliani), the highest count in Latin America. The list combines Catholic dates (Epiphany, Saint Joseph's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Ascension, Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart, Saints Peter and Paul, Assumption, All Saints', Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day) with civic dates (New Year's Day, Labour Day, Independence Day on 20 July, Battle of Boyacá on 7 August commemorating the 1819 decisive battle, Independence of Cartagena on 11 November, Day of the Races on 12 October). The Ley Emiliani specifically moved twelve of these to the following Monday to create three-day weekends, the most systematic Monday-isation regime in the Spanish-speaking world.
The Código Sustantivo del Trabajo article 161 sets the standard working week at 47 hours since 2023, reducing to 42 hours by 2026 under Law 2101 of 2021. The standard private-sector office and banking week is Monday to Friday at 8 to 9 hours, with retail and informal sectors operating Monday to Saturday. Sunday is the statutory weekly rest day under article 172. The Código General del Proceso article 118 rolls procedural deadlines falling on a non-working day to the next día hábil. Settlement of Colombian peso transactions runs on the Banco de la República's CUD RTGS system, which observes the eighteen national holidays.