Holidays in Honduras 2015
Following is a list of the official holidays in Honduras 2015.
January 1st New Years Day
Easter Week. April 1-5
April 14: Day of the Americas
May 1: Labor Day
September 15th Indepedence Day
October 3. Francisco Morazán’s Birthday. To be celebrated on Wednesday October28.
October 12. Columbus Day. To be celebrated on Thursday October 29.
October 21. Armed forces Day. To be celebrated on Friday October 30.
December 25th Christmas Day
The National Congress of Honduras has passed a decree whereas the three traditional October Holidays are to be moved to the last week in October, so as to promote a National October Holiday from Wednesday through Sunday, with the intention of promoting domestic Tourism. The first observance of this long holidays in Honduras took place in 2014 and resulted in a substantial boost of domestic tourism. The official Holidays in Honduras 2015 for October holidays will be from Wednesday October 7th through Sunday October 11th. This extended holiday creates an important movement of domestic tourism that is a boost to usually slow tourism season that goes from September through December.
Because of the traffic generated during these extended holidays in Honduras 2015, you should certainly book your hotels reservations in advance to insure that you have rooms available.
The other season to take into consideration as far as holidays in Honduras 2015 is concerned is Easter Week, known locally as “Semana Santa” This is a traditional extended holiday throughout all of Latin America, the result of the Catholic religion that the Spaniards brought with them to America in the old colonial days. Although Easter Week still has an important religious meaning to it, it has become a synonym of beach vacations, and many, many families head out to the beaches during this season, making it the largest holiday season in the country. Because of this, when planning your holidays in Honduras 2015, make sure you make your reservations well in advance. Also take note that this is probably the most expensive week to take your holidays in Honduras 2015, because it is considered peak season for tourism.
