Holidays and Events in Argentina
| February - March |
Buenos Aires Tango Festival
The Buenos Aires Tango Festival began with the "milonga", a traditional Spanish dance which eventually became a tango. The dance is commonly done in clubs, dance halls and the streets during the festival. |
| May 25 | Revolution Day |
| November, early |
Day of the Gaucho
Day of the Gaucho (Cowboy) is an annual event which takes place in the Pampas, which is south of Buenos Aires. Various Gaucho related activities take place including folk songs and dance, horsemanship displays and other country skills. |
| December 1 |
Argentine Polo Finals
The Argentine Polo Finals is an annual event in the barrio of Palermo, a stadium popularly known as "The Cathedral of Polo". |
| December 25 |
Christmas in Argentina
Home decoration consists of presebres (Nativity scenes), and red and white garlands with Father Christmas’s boots placed at the door. Although Santa Clause and Christmas trees are becoming increasingly popular it is still customary for families to visit the presebres of friends and relatives as well as the presebres in the local cathedral. Traditionally the manger remains empty until midnight on Christmas Eve when a family member at home or church leader at the cathedral adds the Christ child signifying the Christ child is born. Many Children are starting to receive gifts on Christmas eve as well as on Epiphany when they place their shoes on a window sill and the Three Kings fill them with treats by morning.
The Christmas season includes The Feast of the Immaculate Conception held on December 8th, Midnight Mass held on Christmas Eve, Holy Innocents Day -- December 28th, New Years Day --January 1st |