List of March 2024 Long Weekends due to Holidays
MARCH 2024 LONG WEEKENDS – Here is a guide on the holidays that will fall on a Friday or Monday this month leading to extended weekends.
Weekends are undeniably the much-awaited days of the week by many people. The Saturdays and Sundays are intended for rest, relaxation, bonding time with family and friends, and a time to take care of the household chores that were not attended during the weekdays.
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With the weekend igniting the excitement of many people, long weekends weigh more. These extended weekends happen when a holiday falls on a Friday or a Monday and there were lots of them in the previous year.
Countless individuals live a busy schedule almost everyday. Many of these people only have the long weekends for out-of-town trips with family or even just to spend a good breakfast with their loved ones at home as they usually either skip it or do it at work. Are you wondering if there are March 2024 long weekends?
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There are four (4) holidays in the Philippines this March. Two (2) of them fall on a Thursday and a Friday making up for a really long weekend. These holidays make up the Holy Week 2024 which will be celebrated from March 28 until March 31 this month.
- March 28 (Thursday) – Maundy Thursday
- March 29 (Friday) – Good Friday
- March 30 (Saturday) – Black Saturday
- March 31 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
In the country, classes in schools and work in the government are cancelled on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter Sunday. In the private sector, a lot of companies and businesses also cancel work for the Holy Week celebration.
There are also several long weekends that await you from April to December 2024. Here are the remaining extended weekends of the year after the Holy Week:]
April
- April 6 (Saturday)
- April 7 (Sunday)
- April 8 (Monday) – file for leave
- April 9 (Tuesday) – Araw ng Kagitingan
August
- August 24 (Saturday)
- August 25 (Sunday)
- August 26 (Monday) – National Heroes Day
November
- November 1 (Friday) – All Saints’ Day
- November 2 (Saturday) – All Souls’ Day
- November 3 (Sunday)
December
- December 28 (Saturday)
- December 29 (Sunday)
- December 30 (Monday) – Rizal Day
- December 31 (Tuesday) – Last day of the year
During the holidays, employees that report to work are entitled for extra pays based on the holiday pay rules in the Philippines.