Public Holidays in Argentina

In case you didn't know, this Monday May 1st is a holiday in Argentina as it is in most countries excluding USA. Labor/Workers Day or MayDay. Institutions like banks are closed and most regular companies take it off. However, most restaurants and other businesses that normally work weekends are open. I don't remember if whoares take it off, I should put a call into SF1707 to guage the sector. They were closed for Good Friday which surprised me somewhat.

Here is the complete list of holidays to my knowledge:

Jan 1..........New Years
Mar/Apr.......Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday (4 day weekend)
Apr 2..........Islas Malvinas / Falkland Islands Day (occasionally turns Easter into a 5day weekend)
May 1.........Labor Day
May 25.......May Revolution Day
Jun 20........Flag Day
Jul 9...........Independence Day
Aug 17........San Martin Day
Oct 12........Columbus Day
Dec 8..........Immaculate Conception
Dec 24/25....Christmas

I forget which of the holidays can float so as to convene with a long weekend. Flag Day, for instance, is usually taken the 3rd Monday of June. There are other holidays like that.

I'll be in town the morning of May 25th (a Thursday) which looks to be on Revolution Day. My plan was to bang like a pornstar mid-afternoon. Then, party like a rockstar with you, and anyone else whose in town later in the evening. The clubs should be open that night, right? Is this holiday like our 4th of July where everyone heads out of town especially when the holiday floats near the weekend? Or, does everyone head into BA and jam up the city to celebrate this fine festive holiday?

Break it down for me bro.

Late,

Judd

Judd,

I don't think that 25-May should be a problem. That holiday is actually taken on the Thursday, rendering it basically useless (no long weekend). Unlike Americans, Argentines don't seem to take one vacation day (Friday 26th) and turn it into a 4banger. Actually, the labor regs seem to shun this. Many apparently take their entire 2 or 3 week annual vacation in one shot in Jan/Feb, leaving nothing for the rest of the year.

There may be some places closed, but I bet that the vast majority are open that day. No worries. No big celebrations for this holiday that I can remember - some Argentines don't even know what its for. They party about as much as you do on Presidents Day in USA.

In my experience, the only day/night of the year that can pose a real problem is New Years Eve, when everything appears to be closed save a few restaurants for which you must have prior reservations (package couple deal for the whole night). Even on Christmas Eve you can find some open clubs and P4P, albeit limited.

The 3day weekend holidays should be taken into consideration for any domestic travel. For instance, Mar Del Plata will be packed for the 3day weekend of Flag Day in June. I recommend avoiding domestic tourist destinations those weekends. You cant really see the difference in BA, but when 10% of the porteno population is in Mar Del Plata, you sometimes cant even find a hotel there.

Hope this helps,

Moore

Be ready to party with me (Dirk, Marak, Baires Pirata, Lowlight you guys too) next month. Let's blow it out! I'm dying here in the states. I'm fuckin wining and dining that Peruvian hottie I was telling you about and getting nowhere. I've been labeled a friend. I've got VIP passes to the hottest club in my city Saturday night and I'm taking someone who considers me her friend. Bunch of bullshit. My only hope is to get her drunk and disoriented to confuse her into thinking we're friends with benefits. It's nice to be seen out with such a hot girl (strange guys are patting me on the back at clubs) but I'm seriously losing interest in this chica.

Needless to say, it will be nice to know at the end of a night of partying in BA, I can stroll into a boliche and bang any number of hot babes.

Late,

Judd

[b]Buenos Aires[/b] - Reliable sources indicate that SantaFe 1707 will be closed on Monday for the MayDay holiday....Employee/whoares of Madonna report that that establishment will be open, but this report has not yet been confirmed by management...More updates will be posted as they become available.

[i]...........................................................................(Moore with Associated Whoare/Madam Network)[/i]

No BA Herald tomorrow.

Tomorrow 25-May is a national holiday. Santa Fe 1707 will be open, I just got back. Staff may be a bit lighter than usual though.

Restaurants should be full lunch and dinner.

Thinking of returning this easter... Does anybody have any if things get very quiet in BA during this time.Are any/most/all of the private apartments open and are the chicas working?

[QUOTE=RoryRory;431363]Thinking of returning this easter... Does anybody have any if things get very quiet in BA during this time.Are any/most/all of the private apartments open and are the chicas working?[/QUOTE]Easter weekend one of the WORST time of year for monger activities.

[QUOTE=Daddy Rulz;431365]Easter weekend one of the WORST time of year for monger activities.[/QUOTE]In most of the predominantly Catholic countries, most everything comes to a standstill during the week before Easter (Semana Santa,or Holy Week), and only gets worse on Easter weekend. The week after Easter is better, but it takes about a week for everything to get back to "normal".

Tres3.

Official holidays in Argie land for 2013 in English. [URL]http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/argentina/[/URL].

Had no idea till saw the closed stores today but it is Day of the Battle of Salta holiday today.

There isn't quite as many as the joke of 100 holidays per year but on this list there's at least 31 days.

My novia works in a factory, she had to work today but has Friday off instead.

My novia works in a factory, she had to work today but has Friday off instead.

Apparently this feriado is this year only as it is 200 years since the battle, similar to what was January 31 day of Asamblea General Constituyente de 1813. Again 200 year.

[QUOTE=Mpexy;431833]Official holidays in Argie land for 2013 in English. [URL]http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/argentina/[/URL].

Had no idea till saw the closed stores today but it is Day of the Battle of Salta holiday today.

There isn't quite as many as the joke of 100 holidays per year but on this list there's at least 31 days.[/QUOTE]

It seems like there is a holiday every week now.

I just arrived last week and am trying to get cell phone / data service via Moviestar. I have an unlocked Android based Galaxy Note N7000. Today after being shuffled between three Moviestar offices in Palermo an employee at the Moviestar Jumbo kiosk finally determined that I could not buy a SIM chip without the sponsorship of an Argentine. Does anyone know any way around this? I was under the impression that all I needed was my passport and a prepaid amount of credit. Thanks in advance.

[QUOTE=Invictus;432009]I just arrived last week and am trying to get cell phone / data service via Moviestar. I have an unlocked Android based Galaxy Note N7000. Today after being shuffled between three Moviestar offices in Palermo an employee at the Moviestar Jumbo kiosk finally determined that I could not buy a SIM chip without the sponsorship of an Argentine. Does anyone know any way around this? I was under the impression that all I needed was my passport and a prepaid amount of credit. Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]If the rules have changed I can't help but I got mine in June 2012 at the corner of (pretty sure, I know it was only 1 or 2 blocks from Scalabrini and Santa Fe) Santa Fe and either Araoz or Julian Alvarez. I walked in and asked for chip pre-pago, Did you try this location?

[QUOTE=SunSeeker;432011]If the rules have changed I can't help but I got mine in June 2012 at the corner of (pretty sure, I know it was only 1 or 2 blocks from Scalabrini and Santa Fe) Santa Fe and either Araoz or Julian Alvarez. I walked in and asked for chip pre-pago, Did you try this location?[/QUOTE]You can only get a pre paid sim card without a DNI. It will cost more, but if you are only visiting it shouldn't hurt too much.

[QUOTE=Gandolf50;432018]You can only get a pre paid sim card without a DNI. It will cost more, but if you are only visiting it shouldn't hurt too much.[/QUOTE]No problems yet, except movistar calling and telling me all their specials LOL, never had a problem adding credits either, just need to remember they expire every 30 days.

Well I keep losing my cell either by leaving it in a cab or getting it stolen. Last year lost two so on my third chip. I know people hate Claro but I just go to the Store on Santa Fe between Rodriguez Pena and Callao and pay my $20 pesos and get a new simms card for my new unlocked Razr which I stock up on before leaving the US. Buying credits is a pain but I think every FarmaCity has electronic recharge that makes buying credits easy since I do not know how to input the fucking credits from paper cards you can buy at the kioskos.

[QUOTE=SunSeeker;432011]If the rules have changed I can't help but I got mine in June 2012 at the corner of (pretty sure, I know it was only 1 or 2 blocks from Scalabrini and Santa Fe) Santa Fe and either Araoz or Julian Alvarez. I walked in and asked for chip pre-pago, Did you try this location?[/QUOTE]Thanks SunSeeker. I actually went back to the Moviestar kiosk in Jumbo this evening just prior to closing and politely related, in my best Homer Simpson Spanish, my dilemma. It helped being the only customer there. Because absent the earlier baying mob, the visiting supervisor became quite accommodating and reversed her earlier position by extending me the courtesy of an exception to the rule. I should have service by Wednesday.