It is very unusual for the Catholic Church religious holiday of Corpus Christi to take place in May. Usually, it is a June holiday, coming right after school is off. But this year, Corpus Christi will be Thursday, 22 May. Since Dominicans are just recovering from the long election holiday of last weekend, it is most likely this will be an intense shopping day in the cities. With Mother?s Day coming soon (always the last Sunday in May), many large stores are advertising sales to attract shoppers. News will be compiled and published in the Friday update. For breaking news, please refer to the DR1 Forums that are open 24/7 at http://www.dr1.com/forums
For more information on other holidays in the DR, see http://dr1.com/travel/prepare/holidays.shtml