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[edit]The top says Dominican Constitution Day was November 3, 2025, not 2026. I'd fix it, but like the U.S., they move some holidays to Monday. Sources disagree on whether the real 2026 Constitution Day is Friday Nov. 6, Monday Nov. 9, or other combinations, and nobody says Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. I almost deleted it, but the invisible comment says "Please do not delete, but update when it is appropriate to do so." How? Art LaPella (talk) 03:37, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, this was wrong last year as well, because the holiday was November 10! Consititution Day itself is always on November 6, as the article says, but the holiday to observe it is on the Monday before or after the 6th (this year it's on the 9th) . So I'll move it to the 6th, and it should stay there. We are not interested in the bank holiday, just as we don't say that New Year's Day moves to the 2nd when it is on a Sunday, even though the holiday may be taken then. Black Kite (talk) 10:40, 2 November 2026 (UTC)
Errors in "This week's article for improvement"
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[edit]Please report any such problems or suggestions for improvement at the General discussion section of Talk:Main Page.
