Día de la Cruz
El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture describes Día de la Cruz on 3 May as an important Salvadoran celebration with syncretic Christian and Indigenous elements.
Date and recurrence
3 May annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is El Salvador cultural-religious tradition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Cross Day (El Salvador)
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Día de la Cruz?
3 May annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 3 May.
Does Día de la Cruz fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Día de la Cruz an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: El Salvador cultural-religious tradition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Día de la Cruz?
The stored designation basis is: El Salvador’s Ministry of Culture describes Día de la Cruz on 3 May as an important Salvadoran celebration with syncretic Christian and Indigenous elements.. Supporting provenance includes El Salvador Ministry of Culture — Día de la Cruz. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Día de la Cruz international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: El Salvador cultural-religious tradition. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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