Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Saturday june 10, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Tuesday july 18, 2023
School holidays :
Heroes Day
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Saturday august 26, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday september 3, 2023
Special Events :
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday september 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Sunday october 1, 2023
School holidays :
Winter holiday (end)
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Tuesday october 10, 2023
School holidays :
Arbor Day
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Friday october 13, 2023
Culture :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday december 7, 2023
School holidays :
Human Rights Day
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Sunday december 10, 2023
Secular holiday : Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Human Rights Day
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Monday december 11, 2023
Secular holiday : Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
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.
Family Day
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Secular holiday :