The Cuban government has declared Friday, January 3, and Saturday, January 4, as holidays in recognition of the "effort" made by the people during this challenging 2024, as announced on December 20 by Deputy José Amado Ricardo Guerra during the final day of the Fourth Ordinary Session of the National Assembly of People's Power (ANPP).
The deputy stated that the decision was made "in recognition of the efforts of our people, who in the year 2024 faced challenging situations with unwavering commitment and demonstrated their resilience, fulfilling their tasks with extraordinary dedication and effort."
José Amado Ricardo clarified that the Prime Minister issued decree law 118 on December 19, which defines "the work break, with paid salary on Friday, January 3, and Saturday, January 4, 2025."
January 3rd, both in 2022 and 2024, were also declared holidays.
For the past 66 years, Cuba has celebrated January 1 and 2 as public holidays. In the jargon of the Castro regime, January 1 is referred to as "Liberation Day" and January 2 as "Victory Day."
In this challenging year of 2024 that Cubans have experienced, coinciding with the electricity blackouts that marked the last quarter on the island, the Cuban government has suspended non-essential work activities on more than one occasion.
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