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18 May: Francisco Villagrán de León, 70, diplomat, academic and presidential advisor, ambassador to the United States (2008–2011, 2012–2013) [21] 21 September: Raquel Blandón, 81, politician and lawyer, first lady (1986–1991) [22]
The celebration of the first day of the Gregorian Calendar. March or April Holy Week: Semana Santa [4] Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are official holidays. May 1 Labour Day: Día del Trabajo: Also called International Workers' Day: June 30 Army Day: Día del Ejército: August 15 Assumption Day: Día de la Asunción
The Días Patrios, or Patriotic Days, are national holidays celebrated in Guatemala commemorating its declaration of independence on 15 September 1821 with the former United Provinces of Central America (later reorganized / renamed the Federal Republic of Central America, (up to 1847, then seceding with a second declaration of independence, becoming the current Republic of Guatemala), from the ...
Guatemala at the 2024 Summer Olympics; IOC code: GUA: NOC: Guatemalan Olympic Committee: Website: www.cog.org.gt (in Spanish) in Paris, France 26 July 2024 () – 11 August 2024 () Competitors: 16 in 7 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Kevin Cordón & Waleska Soto: Flag bearer (closing) Alberto González Mindez & Adriana Ruano Oliva: Medals
Noticias Guatemala [4] Diario de Centro América, the nation's newspaper of public record [5] La Hora [6] El Metropolitano, based in Mixco; published twice each month [7] Nuestro Diario, the most widely circulated newspaper in Central America [8] El Periódico [9] Publinews, the first free daily in Guatemala [10]
In 1996, author Pat Mora, after learning about the annual Mexican tradition of celebrating 30 April as El día del niño, the Day of the Child, proposed an annual celebration in the U.S. of El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children's Day, Book Day, thus honoring children and connecting them to literacy, essential in a democracy ...
The Spanish names for the celebration can be literally translated to English as the "celebration of the 15-year-old" (fiesta de quinceañera, fiesta de quince años), "15 years" (quince años, quinceañero) or just 15 (quinces). [1] This birthday is celebrated differently from any other as it marks the transition from childhood to young ...
The Congress of the Republic (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala. The Guatemalan Congress is made up of 160 deputies who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms. The electoral system is closed party list proportional representation. 31 of the deputies are ...