French Polynesia : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Monday August 15, 2022 | Assumption | Catholic | |
Monday September 19, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Thursday October 13, 2022 | Tech4Islands Summit Tahiti | Tradeshows | |
Friday October 21, 2022 | All Saints - (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday November 11, 2022 | Liberation Day 1918 | Secular holiday | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Sunday January 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday January 2, 2023 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
Monday January 9, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Monday January 23, 2023 | Chinese New Year | cards/flowers | |
Saturday January 28, 2023 | Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien | Events, celebrations... | |
Thursday February 16, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday February 27, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Assumption
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Monday August 15, 2022
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.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday September 19, 2022
School holidays :
Tech4Islands Summit Tahiti
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Thursday October 13, 2022
Tradeshows : Https://lafrenchtech.com/fr/communaute/polynesie/ lasts 3 days -- in Papeete 2022 edition confirmed
All Saints - (beginning)
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Friday October 21, 2022
School holidays :
Liberation Day 1918
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Friday November 11, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemmorates the end of World War I on 11th November 1918. The armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Paid holiday when falling on Sunday (Labour law 4 Jan 1974)
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
New Year's Day
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Sunday January 1, 2023
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Civil Servants holiday
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Monday January 2, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday January 9, 2023
School holidays : Http://monvr.pf/
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Schooling is mandatory till age 16
School day duration: 8:00 hours
Schools may open on Saturday
School uniform usually required
Dates confirmed till Dec 2023
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Chinese New Year
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Monday January 23, 2023
cards/flowers : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. NOT a public holiday
Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien
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Saturday January 28, 2023
Culture : Lasts 5 days - https://www.fifotahiti.com/ in Papeete 2022 edition confirmed
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday February 16, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday February 27, 2023
School holidays :