Overview
- Official calendars list only two national holidays left in December: Monday, Dec. 8 (Immaculate Conception) and Thursday, Dec. 25 (Christmas), both non-movable and unaffected by Argentina’s August decree on movable holidays.
- In Argentina, Dec. 8 falls on a Monday, creating the year’s final three-day long weekend and marking the traditional start of Christmas preparations.
- Christmas falls on a Thursday in 2025 and does not shift, so it does not generate a long weekend.
- Under Argentine labor law, these are feriados; employees who work must be paid double the normal daily rate, unlike a día no laborable.
- In Colombia, holidays are mandatory rest days; if worked, the employee must receive regular pay plus a 75% surcharge under the labor code.