{"id":115933,"date":"2025-01-02T08:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edenred.pt\/uncategorized\/holidays-2025-bridges-and-long-weekends\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:19:54","slug":"holidays-2025-bridges-and-long-weekends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edenred.pt\/en\/news\/leisure-and-well-being\/holidays-2025-bridges-and-long-weekends\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays 2025: Bridges and long weekends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the arrival of 2025, it’s natural to start thinking about how you can distribute and plan your vacations in the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, public holidays turn out to be a good opportunity to rest and disconnect from the routine<\/a> on a more regular basis. And when they are tied to the weekend or allow you to bridge the gap, you can maximize the number of days you can take off from work in a row<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out which day of the week each of the 2025 public holidays will be on and what the possibilities are for long weekends and bridges throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holidays in Portugal in 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, 10 of the 13 compulsory national holidays will be on working days<\/strong>. Easter Sunday, October 5th and November 1st will be on weekends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to these, you should consider the municipal holiday<\/strong> in the town where your company is located and Carnival<\/strong>. In the case of the latter, it’s not a public holiday, but it is a day that some municipalities and companies grant to employees. In 2025, it will be celebrated on March 4 (Tuesday). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mandatory national holidays are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n