While Uruguay shares several holidays with other countries around the world, its celebrations are one of a kind. The capital of Montevideo is probably going to have the largest celebrations, but smallercities in Uruguaywill be just as fun during a Uruguay holiday. Here is a Quick Summary of U...
Uruguay Festivals and holidays are occasions that everyone looks forward to because of the food, fun and excitement. They Uruguay people enjoy celebrations and they are very happy to share these times with family, friends and visitors.People in the large cities of Uruguay and rural villages are ...
The first May Day celebrations focused on workers took place on May 1st 1890 after its proclamation by the first international congress of socialist parties in Europe on July 14th 1889 in Paris, France, to dedicate May 1st every year as the "Workers Day of International Unity and Solidarity."...
Friday, December 25, 2020Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar. New Year's Eve Thursday, December 31, 2020New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar....
” The carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are quite different from those in Uruguay. This is because they don’t follow the Christian calendar of carnival, which usually finishes at the beginning of Lent and about six weeks before Easter. The carnival in Uruguay, however, begins...
Though overshadowed by falling so soon after Christmas, Epiphany is one of the three major Christian celebrations along with Christmas and Easter. It is always celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi or the three wise men. In some countries,...