Micronesia (Federated States of) : 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 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
Sunday August 21, 2022 | Gospel Day | Secular holiday | |
Sunday September 11, 2022 | Pohnpei Liberation Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday September 23, 2022 | Chuuk Liberation Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday October 24, 2022 | United Nations Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday November 11, 2022 | Remembrance Day | Banks only | |
Wednesday November 23, 2022 | President's Day | Secular holiday | |
Thursday November 24, 2022 | Thanksgiving | Secular holiday | |
Friday December 16, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Saturday December 24, 2022 | Yap Constitution Day | Secular holiday | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | Christmas Day (forwarded to Monday) | Secular holiday | |
Sunday January 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
Thursday January 5, 2023 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Wednesday January 11, 2023 | Kosrae Constitution Day | Secular holiday | |
Regional holiday
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Monday August 15, 2022
Secular holiday : Kosrae Gospel Day
Gospel Day
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Sunday August 21, 2022
Secular holiday : in Kosrae only
Pohnpei Liberation Day
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Sunday September 11, 2022
Secular holiday : Pohnpei only (capital city)
Chuuk Liberation Day
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Friday September 23, 2022
Secular holiday :
United Nations Day
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Monday October 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Marks the anniversary of the U.N. Charter ratified in 1945.
Remembrance Day
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Friday November 11, 2022
Banks only : Formerly Armistice Day, is a holiday observed in honour of all those, living and dead, who served with U.S. armed forces in wartime. Armistice Day, the forerunner of Veterans Day, was proclaimed to commemorate the termination of World War I Some banks, post office and governement close, but businesses, more and more, remain open, as well as universities.
President's Day
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Wednesday November 23, 2022
Secular holiday :
Thanksgiving
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Thursday November 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays :
Yap Constitution Day
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Saturday December 24, 2022
Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday.
Yap only.
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
Christmas Day (forwarded to Monday)
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Monday December 26, 2022
Secular holiday :
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
Christmas holiday (end)
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Thursday January 5, 2023
School holidays : Https://fsmgov.org/
Micronesia board of éducation
https://schoolcalendar.buzz/college-of-micronesia-fsm/
Schooling is mandatory in Mironesia till age 13
Teaching languages: English, Oceanic languages
schools close on Saturday & Sunday
school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till June 2023
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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Kosrae Constitution Day
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Wednesday January 11, 2023
Secular holiday : Kosrae only www.kosrae.com