Could Guatemala Move the Next National Holiday to Create a Long Weekend?
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Guatemala will mark the 205th anniversary of its Independence on September 15.
- Because the holiday falls on a Tuesday, people are asking whether it can be shifted to create a long weekend.
- A 2018 decree published in the Diario de Centro América is cited in the discussion.
Guatemala’s next national holiday is approaching, with the country set to mark 205 years of independence on September 15.
The date falls on a Tuesday, prompting questions about whether the holiday could be moved to create a long weekend. The issue has revived attention to a decree published in the Diario de Centro América on October 10, 2018.
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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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