{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-colombia-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "co-government-public-2026.1",
  "jurisdiction": "CO (Colombia nationwide statutory paid-rest public holidays for 2026)",
  "year": 2026,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2026-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Saturday",
    "Sunday"
  ],
  "scope": "Colombia nationwide statutory paid-rest public holidays for 2026",
  "holiday_policy": "Colombia_Ley_51_1983_plus_Ministry_of_Finance_2026_calendar",
  "substitute_day_policy": "Published_2026_Ley_51_Monday_transfers_are_included; future_or_local_transfers_are_not_inferred",
  "limitation": "This package covers Colombia's nationwide statutory paid-rest holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday baseline. Municipal, departmental, school, bank, employer, sector and local patron-saint schedules are not inferred. Future annual calendars require refreshed official evidence.",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "name": "Año Nuevo",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-01-12",
      "name": "Día de los Reyes Magos",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 6 January"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-23",
      "name": "Día de San José",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 19 March"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-02",
      "name": "Jueves Santo",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "name": "Viernes Santo",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "name": "Día del Trabajo",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-18",
      "name": "Ascensión del Señor",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of Ascensión del Señor"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-08",
      "name": "Corpus Christi",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of Corpus Christi"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-15",
      "name": "Sagrado Corazón de Jesús",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of Sagrado Corazón de Jesús"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-29",
      "name": "San Pedro y San Pablo",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 29 June"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-13",
      "name": "Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-20",
      "name": "Día de la Independencia",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-07",
      "name": "Batalla de Boyacá",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-17",
      "name": "Asunción de la Virgen",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 15 August"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-12",
      "name": "Día de la Raza",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 12 October"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-02",
      "name": "Todos los Santos",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 1 November"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-16",
      "name": "Independencia de Cartagena",
      "kind": "substituted_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Ley 51 de 1983 transfer of 11 November"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-08",
      "name": "Inmaculada Concepción",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "name": "Navidad",
      "kind": "national_public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Colombia Ministry of Finance 2026 holiday calendar; Ley 51 de 1983"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Colombia Ministry of Finance – 2026 holiday calendar",
      "url": "https://sedeelectronica.minhacienda.gov.co/SedeElectronica/info/inicio.do?formAction=btDiasInhabiles&target=print",
      "type": "government_official_annual_schedule",
      "scope": "Published 2026 national holiday dates used for administrative deadline calculations."
    },
    {
      "name": "Colombia Function Public – Ley 51 de 1983",
      "url": "https://www1.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=4954",
      "type": "government_official_legislation",
      "scope": "National paid-rest holiday list and Ley Emiliani rule moving specified holidays to the following Monday."
    },
    {
      "name": "Colombia Function Public – official interpretation of Ley 51",
      "url": "https://www1.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=204664",
      "type": "government_agency_interpretation",
      "scope": "Confirms application of the paid-rest and Monday-transfer rule to public and private workers."
    }
  ]
}