It doesn’t seem like it has been a year since Holy week but we are coming up on it shortly. The holiday this year will run from Saturday April the 4th until Tuesday April the 14th. Many businesses will be closed and customs will be working on a limited staff for the first part of [...]
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Last year, as many of you living in Costa Rica might know, for the first time in almost 50 years, the 4th of July picnic was canceled. This was very disappointing to all of us that meet many of our friends there each year.
Approximately 3500 expats attend this celebration each year and many plan their [...]
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OH! I forgot to post earlier this week to let you know that….EVERYTHING is closed tomorrow-Sunday for Easter. Thursday is Holy Thursday, Friday is good Friday then of course Sunday is Easter.
Those with cars will be heading for the beach. Hotels are booked months in advance for this weekend. Buses do not run and most [...]
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As in other parts of the world, Christmas in Costa Rica is a time for celebration and parties, sharing and reflecting. The month of December is electric with thoughts of the season, and busy with preparations for festivities, family get togethers and vacations. In late November decorations begin to appear in downtown shops, and by [...]
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Today is Mothers Day in the states but it is not celebrated in Costa Rica until August 15. For us Expats, we often get 2 mothers days which is really cool.
Mothers should be honored several times a year in my opinion being a mother of 3 myself. I mean to get those special handmade cards [...]
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Posted on April 13th, 2007 by John
Costa Rica official holidays include the following days:
January 1 - New Years Day
April - Thursday and Friday of Holy Week
April 11 - Juan Santa Maria’s Day (National hero)
May 1 - Labor Day
June 29 - Saints Peter and Paul
July 25 - Annexation of the Province of Guanacaste
August 2 - Dia [...]
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This is Holy week in Costa Rica and many businesses are closed for the week. All are closed Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Sunday. Banks were open the beginning of the week but them along with all of the malls shut down today for the balance of the weekend. Buses aren’t running, not [...]
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Christmas is just around the corner and it is time to make Christmas fudge. We went to 8 different stores in search of semi-sweet chocolate chips and the country is apparantly sold out. Sarettos in Escazu usually has many of the American staples that you can’t find anywhere else as well as Auto Mercado but [...]
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The children came home today full of candy with painted faces and high on chocolate. They had a blast at the school festivities in their honor.
This is not supposed to be anything like Christmas but I have found through the years that any excuse to buy presents for my children, I tend to go overboard. [...]
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday are for the kids. Saturday is el Día del Niño (Children’s Day) in Costa Rica. The day is not exactly a legal holiday but festivities honoring the nation’s children will be part of school activities Friday.
Parents and close family members will be preparing small presents to be distributed Saturday.
Friday public schools [...]
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