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spanish for bridge, and also spanish for that mexican holiday move: skip the workday stuck between a holiday and the weekend.
means literally a bridge, structure or connection spanning a gap, and figuratively an extra day off taken to link a holiday to the weekend.
from from latin pons, pontis, bridge — the same root that gave english pontoon and even pontiff, the bridge builder between people and gods.
pontiff linkpope title literally means bridge builder in latin
legal holidaymexico moves some holidays to monday to guarantee puentes
not just spainlatin america uses puente for the same day off trick
for instance
puente de la constitucion — mexico shifts feb 5 holiday to nearest monday
golden gate bridge — puente in spanish-language signage across california
semana santa puente — spain often bridges holy week into a long break