| Date | Local Name | English Name | Remarks |
|---|
| January 1 | Día de Año Nuevo | New Year's Day | Beginning of theCivil Year |
| January 6 | Día de Reyes | Epiphany | Christian feast, the visit of the threeMagi toJesus. |
| Monday and Tuesday beforeAsh Wednesday | Carnaval | Carnival | - |
| FromPalm Sunday toEaster | Semana Santa | Holy Week | Commemoration of thePassion andResurrection of Christ. |
| March 19 | Día de San José | Saint Joseph's Day | In honor ofSaint Joseph |
| April 19 | 19 de abril | Beginning of the Independence Movement | Remembering the1810 coup and start of theVenezuelan Independence |
| May 1 | Día del Trabajador | Labour Day | - |
| June 24 | Batalla de Carabobo | Battle of Carabobo | Ensurance of the Venezuelan Independence; tagged also asArmy's Day |
| July 5 | 5 de julio | Independence Day | Signing of theVenezuelan Declaration of Independence |
| July 24 | Natalicio del Libertador | Birth ofSimón Bolívar | Also tagged asNavy's Day. |
| August 3 | Día de la Bandera | Flag Day | Previously, in Venezuela theFlag Day was celebrated inMarch 12, untilAugust 3,2006, in honor of the disembarkation ofFrancisco de Miranda inLa Vela de Coro,1806. |
| October 12 | Día de la Resistencia Indígena | Day of Indigenous Resistance | Previously, in Venezuela the holiday was calledDía de la Raza, conmemorating the arrival ofChristopher Columbus to theAmericas. |
| November 1 | Día de Todos los Santos | All Saints Day | - |
| November 17 toNovember 19 | Feria de la Chinita | Feria of La Chinita | Only in theZulian region; celebrating the miracle ofOur Lady of Rosario of Chiquinquirá. |
| December 8 | Inmaculada Concepción | Immaculate Conception | Celebrating the preservance ofMary, the mother of Jesus from theoriginal sin by the Grace ofGod. |
| December 24 | Nochebuena | Christmas Eve | Birth ofJesus (Divino Niño). |
| December 31 | Nochevieja | New Year's Eve | Final day of theCivil Year |
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