A new holiday is set up and added to the National Day celebrations, although it does not apply to the entire national territory.
A new day is added vacation for Saturday September 21 which is also added to the days marked on the calendar for the celebration of national holidays.
It should be remembered that this year 2024 Public holidays are Wednesday 18, Thursday 19 and Friday 20 September. the latter being added by law.
However, it will not be a national date, as it only applies to one territory of the country.
Where is September 21st a holiday?
SATURDAY, September 21, 2024 is a holiday only in the Magallanes Region, Chilean Antarctica and Chiloé Province. .
The initiative to declare this holiday was unanimously supported by the Internal Government Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, according to La Tercera.
Initially, the original proposal concerned exclusively the Magallanes region. In the meantime, as an indication, the province of Chiloé has been included, taking as a precedent a similar rule from 2017.
What happened on September 21?
The date of September 21 is a day festive in the south of the country to commemorate the capture of the Strait of Magellan by the schooner Ancud in 1843.
As summarized in the Camera Before the presentation of the legislative project, the historic event corresponded to a strategic movement of great national will.
“The aim was to prevent possible foreign annexation interventions in territories far from the capital. “Furthermore, since the beginning of the country, we have become aware of the strategic importance of the area,” he sums up.
They add that “the government of President Manuel Bulnes Prieto entrusted the captain of the frigate, John Williams Wilson, with the mission of taking possession of the strait. For this, Wilson, known in Chile as Juan Guillermos had to build a schooner and select the 23 crew members for this feat. . Thus, the schooner Ancud set sail for Magallanes from Chiloé on May 22, 1843.
After four months of traveling, Juan Guillermos arrived on September 21 at what is today known as Puerto del Hambre, take possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the government of Chile .
September 2024 holidays
Taking into account the public holidays in September 2024, the schedule is as follows:
- Wednesday, September 18, an unmissable public holiday for national independence.
- Thursday, September 19, an unmissable public holiday for the Army Glory Day.
- Friday September 20, public holiday added but not inalienable.
- Saturday, September 21, public holiday only in the Magallanes region and the province of Chiloé.
Source: Latercera
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