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General José de San Martín Memorial Day
Monday, August 16, 2027
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Reduced
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
3-Day Block
SAT
14
Weekend
SUN
15
Weekend
MON
16
Holiday
3-day weekend (August 14 – August 16)
📣 Traveler notes
Argentina is a large country in southern South America, featuring diverse climates and landscapes, including jungles in the north, grasslands in the center, and frozen mountains in the south.
- January 1: New Year's Day
- March 24: Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice
- April 2: Malvinas Day
- May 25: Day of the First National Government
- June 17: Anniversary of the death of Martín Miguel de Güemes
- Conversational style is often expressive and direct. Direct questioning, passionate communication, and interruptions may occur and are typically not meant as offense. When greeting acquaintances in cities, cheek kissing is customary (right then left). For first meetings between men, a handshake is standard, although kissing might happen later. While punctuality is expected for business, social appointments are often flexible.
About this holiday
General José de San Martín Memorial Day honors José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, an Argentine general credited as the principal leader in the struggle for South American independence from the Spanish Empire. He was also known as 'the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru.'