Guatemala School Calendar 2023
The Ministry of Education of Guatemala has defined the following dates to commemorate historical events and important dates for the culture and history of Guatemala.
The chosen dates are significant for promoting good values and fostering a spirit of civic responsibility and love for the country among Guatemalan children.
Easter Week in Guatemala 2023
Easter Week or Holy Week begins on Sunday, April 2, and ends on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
JANUARY
- January 1 – New Year’s Day, an official holiday in Guatemala
- January 24 – International Day of Education
- January 26 – World Environmental Education Day
- January 27 – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
- January 30 – World Non-Violence and Peace Day
FEBRUARY
- February 11 – Safer Internet Day
- February 11 – Day of the White Nun – National Flower of Guatemala
- February 14 – Day of Friendship and Student Coexistence
- February 20 – Day of the Marimba and Tecún Umán
- February 21 – International Mother Language Day
MARCH
- March 3 – World Wildlife Day
- March 5 – Women’s Day from the Maya Cosmovision
- March 8 – Day of La Ceiba
- March 8 – International Women’s Day
- March 13 – Day of Non-Violence Against Children
- March 14 – International Day of Mathematics
- March 15 – Waqxaqib’ B’atz’, beginning of the Cholq’ij cycle (Sacred Calendar)
- March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- March 21 – International Day of Forests – World Forest Day
- March 21 – Down Syndrome Day
- March 22 – World Water Day
- March 26 to 30 – Month of Wayeb’, in the Cholq’ij
- March 27 – World Theatre Day
- March 31 – Beginning of Cholab’, Rulers of Cholab’, 11 Kej (Agricultural or Solar Calendar)
APRIL
- April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
- April 6 – International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- April 10 – Fair Play Day
- April 14 – Day of the Americas
- April 19 – Day of Cultural Diversity
- April 22 – International Mother Earth Day
- April 23 – International Book Day
- April 29 – International Dance Day
MAY
- May 1 – International Workers’ Day
- May 7 – Day of the Enactment of the National Languages Law – Decree 19-2003
- May 10 – Mother’s Day
- May 15 – Family Day
- May 17 – International Recycling Day
- May 18 – International Museum Day
- May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity
- May 22 – Tree Day
- May 25 – World Challenge Day
- May 30 – Popol Vuh Day
- May 31 – Day of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
JUNE
- June 5 – World Environment Day
- June 12 – World Day against Child Labour
- June 17 – Father’s Day
- June 25 – Teacher’s Day
- June 30 – Army Day
JULY
- July 25 – National Day of the Garifuna Woman
AUGUST
- August 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- August 12 – Youth Day
- August 13 – International Day of Corn
- August 17 – Flag Day
- August 31 – Day of Dignifying the National Teaching Profession
SEPTEMBER
- September 5 – International Day of Indigenous Women
- September 5 – Quetzal Day – National Bird of Guatemala
- September 15 – Independence Day of Guatemala
- September 21 – International Day of Peace
- September 23 – Day of the Guatemalan Sign Language
OCTOBER
- October 1 – International Music Day
- October 1 – Children’s Day
- October 5 – World Teachers’ Day
- October 8 – International Dyslexia Day
- October 11 – International Day of the Girl Child
- October 12 – Hispanic Day
- October 13 – International Day for Disaster Reduction
- October 15 – International Day of Rural Women
- October 16 – World Food Day
- October 18 – World Values Day
- October 20 – Revolution of 1944
- October 24 – National Anthem Day
NOVEMBER
- November 1 – All Saints’ Day
- November 25 – Rabinal Achí Day
- November 26 – Garifuna Day
DECEMBER
- December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 10 – Human Rights Day
- December 24 – Christmas Eve
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve
