Holidays
Holidays and special occasions celebrated or commemorated in Honduras.
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Honduran Journalists Day – 2013
Honduran Journalists Day is a day that recognizes the vital role that journalists play in the protection and advancement of democracy in Honduras. …
Honduras Travel – Easter 2013 – Vacation and Tourism What to do
Easter in Honduras During the weeks leading into “Semana Santa” it is common for different …
Copan Travel Update – New Year 2013
I was in Copan Ruinas between the 30th of December and the 2nd of January 2013, and made…
Francisco Morazan Day in Honduras – Soldiers Day
Francisco Morazán day (also known as Soldiers Day in Honduras) is celebrated throughout the country on October 3rd…
Honduras Independence Day Celebration
Happy Independence day Hondurans! Today the 15th of September, 2012 marks the 191st celebration of the declaration of…
Holidays in Honduras
What qualifies as a holiday in Honduras can actually be a bit confusing. In addition to the country-wide official legal holidays, each town or city in Honduras may have a holiday particular to that area, such as a special day for a founding public or religious figure. One example would be Honduras’s holiday for Our [...]…
Francisco Morazan
Francisco Morazan, a Central American statesman, was born the 3rd of October in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1799; and died in San Jose, Costa Rica on September 15, 1842. …
Honduras Holiday – Day of the Race
Monday, October 17, 2011 is recognized by the Honduran government as a holiday in Honduras. Banks and public offices will be closed in honor of Día de la Raza (Day…
Honduras Holiday: Day of the Race
Banks and public offices are closed on Día de la Raza (Day of the Race). The official date of this holiday is October 12th. The October 12th holiday is known in other countries in the Americas as “Columbus Day”, “Founder’s Day”, or “Discoverer’s Day”. This name for the holiday in the country of Honduras has [...]
Happy Teachers Day
September 17th is Teacher’s Day in Honduras, and is celebrated by thousands of teachers across the country. This date commemorates a famous, respected Honduran teacher, Jose Trinidad Reyes.
Honduras Teachers Day
A Tribute to José Trinidad Reyes June 11, 1797 – September 20, 1855 José Trinidad Reyes, was a Honduran priest who combined his job in the pulpit with the arts, the cultivation and teaching of the sciences, and a political militancy for the most liberal ideas of his time; for which he was persecuted and [...]
Tegucigalpa is 431 Years Old
According to historians, the city of Tegucigalpa in Honduras was founded with the name of Royal Minas de San Miguel de Tegucigalpa, (Royal Mines of Saint Michael of Tegucigalpa) on September 29, 1578, by a Spanish group that was established to uncover silver in the area. Tegucigalpa, according to those sources, means “mountain of silver”, [...]
Independence Day Celebrations
Governmental activities kicked off about six o’clock in the morning with the cry “Viva la Independencia”, by the President of the Republic, Roberto Micheletti Bain.
Happy Independence Day!
This is the 188th year celebrating Honduran Independence Day. On September 15, 1821 Spain granted independence to Honduras and the rest of Central America.
Happy Children’s Day
This is a day to celebrate the country’s young. Typically on Children’s Day, the children go to school, not to learn, but for presents.
