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The Ministry of Labor is again reminding all in the Dominican Republic the dates for public holidays in 2018. Check out the long weekends that will happen when the holidays fall on a Friday or Monday. On some occasions when the holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, take note that these are also times when many will take off from work for an extended long weekend.<\/p>\n
These are:
\nJanuary 2018:
\nMonday, 1 January (New Year\u2019s Day), Saturday 6 January (Three Kings Day).
\nSunday, 21 January (Our Lady Altagracia Day).
\nWhile the birthday of Dominican Republic founding father falls on Friday, 26 January, it will be a working day and the holiday is moved to Monday, 29 January.
\nFebruary 2018:
\nTuesday, 27 February (National Independence Day).
\nMarch 2018:
\nFriday, 30 March (Good Friday)
\nApril 2018:
\nWhile Labor Day falls on Tuesday, 1 May (Labor Day), it is a working day and the holiday is moved to Monday, 30 April.
\nMay 2018:
\nThursday, 31 May (Corpus Christi Day)
\nAugust 2018:
\nThursday, 16 August (Restoration Day)
\nSeptember 2018:
\nMonday, 24 September (Mercedes Day)
\nNovember 2018:
\nWhile Constitution Day falls on Tuesday, 6 November, it will be a working day and the holiday is moved to Monday, 5 November.
\nDecember 2018:
\nTuesday, 25 December (Christmas Day).<\/p>\n
The official list of the 2018 holidays is available:
\nwww.mt.gob.do<\/a><\/p>\n