Chile's Senate To Vote On New October 31 Public Holiday Bill

Sources: La Tercera (Santiago), Chile public holidays (qppstudio.net) and our post of November 22, 2007. A year after being voted by the lower house, the bill that would make October 31st a new annual public holiday (día de las Iglesias Evangélicas) in Chile is finally reaching the Senate floor for a vote. According to Senator Jaime Orpis, all conditions seem to be there for an approbation and signing into law of the bill, before this year's October 31st date.