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First National Government

Public holiday in Argentina

Field	Value
holiday_name	First National Government
type	national
image	Bicentenario - Cabildo antes de la proyeccion.jpg
caption	People gathered around the Buenos Aires Cabildo, during the Argentina Bicentennial
nickname
observedby	Argentina
date	25 May
duration	1 day
frequency	annual
scheduling	same day each year

First National Government () is a public holiday of Argentina, commemorating the May Revolution and the creation of the Primera Junta on May 25, 1810, which is considered the first patriotic government of Argentina. Along with the 9 July, which commemorates the Declaration of Independence, it is considered a National Day of Argentina.

History

Commemorations of the May Revolution have been held since 1811, the first anniversary: Cornelio Saavedra ruled so for Buenos Aires, and Manuel Belgrano and Juan José Castelli did the same during their military campaigns at the cities they had under control during the anniversaries. The day was officially declared a national day by the Assembly of Year XIII on May 5, 1813. The 1816 Argentine Declaration of Independence provided an alternative national day. In the beginning, this added to the conflicts between Buenos Aires and the provinces in the Argentine Civil War, with the date in May being related particularly to Buenos Aires and 9 July to the whole country.{{cite journal

Massive celebrations of the holiday have been a tradition during the 19th century and part of the 20th century, but were slowly forgotten by the end of it.{{cite journal |trans-title=Between two Bicentennials However, the Argentina Bicentennial held in 2010 raised again the public interest in the holiday, becoming the most attended public event in the history of Buenos Aires.

Legal status

May 25 is considered a national and non-workable holiday by law 21.329. It is immovable, meaning it is celebrated on May 25 regardless of day of the week.

References

[http://www.colegiodecaligrafos.org.ar/codigos/LEY_21329.doc Law Nº 21329]{{Dead link. (December 2019)

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