Constitution Day
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Thursday march 14, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates the referendum which lead to a written constitution in May 1993
Fathers' Day
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Tuesday march 19, 2024
cards/flowers :
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday march 27, 2024
School holidays :
Banks close at 14:00
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Thursday march 28, 2024
Banks only :
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Holy Saturday
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Saturday march 30, 2024
Catholic : Paid holiday
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 8, 2024
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ascension holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday may 8, 2024
School holidays :
Ascension
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Thursday may 9, 2024
Banks only :
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday may 13, 2024
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 17, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 17, 2024
School holidays :
Pentecost
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Sunday may 19, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Whit Monday
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Monday may 20, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday may 21, 2024
School holidays :
Shops close at 14:00
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Sunday may 26, 2024
Special Events : Since 2010
Shops close at 14:00
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Sunday june 16, 2024
Special Events :
St John
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Monday june 24, 2024
Secular holiday : John is described in the New Testament as the last of the Old Testament prophets and the precursor of the Messiah. Another celebration is August 29th in remembrance of his beheading. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 28, 2024
School holidays : Secondary and professional schools leave one week earlier
Shops close at 14:00
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Sunday june 30, 2024
Special Events :
Andorra la Vella Day
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Saturday august 3, 2024
Secular holiday :
Andorra la Vella Day
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Sunday august 4, 2024
Secular holiday :
Andorra la Vella Day
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Monday august 5, 2024
Secular holiday :
Assumption
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
National Day
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Sunday september 8, 2024
Secular holiday : In tribute to Notre Dame de Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, whose sanctuary is located on the left bank of Valira river, between Canillo and Encamp. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 9, 2024
School holidays :
Shops close at 14:00
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Special Events :