Civil Servants holiday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Tuesday april 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Wednesday april 3, 2024
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Thursday april 4, 2024
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Sunday april 7, 2024
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Monday april 8, 2024
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Tuesday april 9, 2024
Secular holiday :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Sunday april 14, 2024
School holidays :
Public holiday
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Sunday april 21, 2024
Secular holiday : Election day
Public holiday
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Monday april 22, 2024
Secular holiday : Election day
Labour Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : From 2011 onwards
End of school year
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Thursday may 2, 2024
School holidays :
Beginning of school year
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Sunday may 26, 2024
School holidays :
Civil Servants holiday
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Saturday june 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Hajj Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The Hajj (Arabic: حجy transliterated: Ḥajj), (Turkish:Hac) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam. It is the fifth of the Five Pilars in Sunni Islam and one of the ten Branches of Religion in Shi'a Islam. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obliged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime. Hajj Day always falls one day before Eid al Adha Wikipedia
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Adha is called Bodu eid due to the Bodu mas tradition observed in many parts of the Maldives, mostly within the local islands. Family and friends usually travel together, some escaping the busy city life, and others to visit loved ones back home.
The day begins with an early morning Eid prayer, a congregational event with the mosque flooding with worshippers, followed by serving of Kulhi boakiba (fish cake).
Each household will prepare an abundance of tasty local food, inviting family, friends and neighbours for breakfast and lunch.
Some of these feasts are completed by a Malaafaiy. Malaafaiy is the name given to large, wooden serving dishes, with the exterior and lid adorned with beautiful traditional lacquer work. The dishes are typically filled with rice and bowls of curry, as well as other side dishes, salads and bananas, and are covered by the lid. The Malaafaiy is wrapped in a cloth tied at the top.
Civil Servants holiday
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Wednesday june 19, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday july 7, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Hajj Day
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Monday july 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The Hajj (Arabic: حجy transliterated: Ḥajj), (Turkish:Hac) is the Pilgrimage to Mecca in Islam. It is the fifth of the Five Pilars in Sunni Islam and one of the ten Branches of Religion in Shi'a Islam. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obliged to make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his or her lifetime. Hajj Day always falls one day before Eid al Adha Wikipedia
Independence Day
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Friday july 26, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1965
Independence Day
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Saturday july 27, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebration of the independence accorded from France with the Evian Agreements
National Day
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Wednesday september 4, 2024
Secular holiday : After the Portuguese invaded Maldives and killed the reigning Sultan in 1558, the Maldives was under Portuguese colonial rule until Muhmmad Thakurufaanu liberated Maldives in 1573. He and his companions arrived in Malé and ended the colonial rule of fifteen years. It is celebrated on its Islamic date, 1 Rabeeul Awwal.
In 2007, called Proud to be Dhivehin Day .
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday september 26, 2024
School holidays :
National Tourism day
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Thursday october 3, 2024
Secular holiday : from 2022
Day Maldives embraced Islam
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Saturday october 5, 2024
Secular holiday : Islam arrived in the Maldives in 1153 via a North African Arabic saint, who, according to scholars, converted the islands after convincing the Amin king that Islamic faith had the power to control even the most baneful jinni(or aquatic demons). The king hence ordered his people to embrace Islam, and the saint was rewarded with the title of sultan.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Sunday october 6, 2024
School holidays :
Day Maldives embraced Islam
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Sunday october 6, 2024
Secular holiday : Islam arrived in the Maldives in 1153 via a North African Arabic saint, who, according to scholars, converted the islands after convincing the Amin king that Islamic faith had the power to control even the most baneful jinni(or aquatic demons). The king hence ordered his people to embrace Islam, and the saint was rewarded with the title of sultan.