Sources: La Tercera (Santiago) and Chile bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill was introduced in Chile's Senate by senators Jaime Naranjo and Jaime Gazmuri, that would eliminate Chile's October 12 public holiday and replace it with a June 24 public holiday to coincide with the Mapuche Indian new year (We Tripantu) and to be called the "Día de los Pueblos Originarios".
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Chilean Bill To Cancel October 12 Public Holiday
Sources: La Tercera (Santiago) and Chile bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A bill was introduced in Chile's Senate by senators Jaime Naranjo and Jaime Gazmuri, that would eliminate Chile's October 12 public holiday and replace it with a June 24 public holiday to coincide with the Mapuche Indian new year (We Tripantu) and to be called the "Día de los Pueblos Originarios".
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