SaoTomé and Principe : 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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Wednesday June 15, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Tuesday July 12, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Tuesday September 6, 2022 | Armed Forces Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday September 12, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday September 30, 2022 | Agricultural Reform Day | Secular holiday | |
Saturday November 26, 2022 | Algiers Agreement Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Friday December 16, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Wednesday December 21, 2022 | Saint Thomas | Catholic | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday June 15, 2022
School holidays : 9, 11, 12 grades: June 7, 2022
First cycle: June 30, 2022
Independence Day
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Tuesday July 12, 2022
Secular holiday : Transitional government instituted in 1974
Armed Forces Day
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Tuesday September 6, 2022
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday September 12, 2022
School holidays :
Agricultural Reform Day
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Friday September 30, 2022
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Algiers Agreement Day
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Saturday November 26, 2022
Culture : The new Portuguese regime was committed to the dissolution of its overseas colonies; on November 26, 1974, the representatives of Portugal met with the MLSTP party in Algiers and worked out an agreement for the transfer of sovereignty. After a period of transitional government, Sao Tome and Principe achieved independence on July 12, 1975.
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays :
Saint Thomas
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Wednesday December 21, 2022
Catholic :
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.