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title: "#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS_Informs: September 14 and 15 National Public Holidays: Key Legal Provisions"
description: Public Holidays
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# [#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS\_Informs: September 14 and 15 National Public Holidays: Key Legal Provisions](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog/september-14-and-15-national-public-holidays-key-legal-provisions)

 Written by [BDS Asesores](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog/author/bds-asesores) | Sep 14, 2026, 4:28:12 PM

In Nicaragua, September 14 commemorates the heroic Battle of San Jacinto, while September 15 marks Central American Independence Day. Both dates are **mandatory national public holidays, with employees entitled to paid time off**, pursuant to Article 66 of the Nicaraguan Labor Code.

According to the notice issued on September 2, 2026, by Minister of Labor Johana Vanessa Flores Jiménez, the following provisions apply:

Pursuant to Article 69 of the Labor Code, the following work may be performed on national public holidays, subject to the corresponding additional compensation:

<https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/comunicado%20fiestas%20patrias%202026%20-1-%20-2.pdf?hsLang=en-us>

If either holiday coincides with an employee’s scheduled day of rest, compensation must be provided in accordance with Article 68 of the Labor Code. This must be determined based on the weekly rest arrangement applicable to each employee.

The official MITRAB notice is attached for reference. To view it, **click here.** 

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