However, the president Luis Lacalle Pou does not agree that the holidays run, since its raison d’être is not touristic. For this to be fulfilled, the executive must modify by law, for which reason it sent a project to Parliament (which has not yet been dealt with since September 2021). As long as it is not discussed within the framework of the legislative power, those three holidays will continue to run to obtain the long weekend.
These are 2023 holidays
April:
Sunday April 2 to Sunday April 9 – Holy Week or Tourism Week, where Thursday and Friday are non-removable working holidays.
Wednesday, April 19 – Landing of the 33 Orientales (Working and, in case of continuing under the same law, it is moved to Monday, April 17).
May:
Monday May 1 – Workers’ Day (non-working, does not move)
Thursday May 18 – Battle of the Stones (weekdays, passed to Monday May 15)
June:
Monday June 19 – Natalicio de Artigas (working, irremovable)
July:
Holidays (to be defined)
Tuesday, July 18 – Oath of the Constitution (non-working, not
runs)
August:
Friday August 25 – Declaration of Independence (non-working, immovable)
October:
Thursday October 12 – Day of respect for cultural diversity. It goes to Monday, October 9.
November:
Thursday, November 2 – All Souls’ Day (working, no rush)
December:
Monday December 25 – Christmas (non-working, do not pass).
Source: Ambito
