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Ecuadorian National Holidays

Employees have the right to take paid time off at recognized public and religious events. This encompasses national commemoration days as well as religious observances predominantly of Christian tradition.

The complete list of Ecuadorian public holidays is as follows:

  • Beginning of the Year Day
  • Pre-Lenten Festival
  • Observance of Good Friday
  • Resurrection Sunday
  • Workers' Day
  • Pichincha Battle Anniversary
  • National Liberation Day
  • Guayaquil's Freedom Day
  • Day of Remembrance
  • Independence Day for Cuenca
  • Yuletide Celebration