Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ascension holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday may 8, 2024
School holidays :
Europe Day
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Thursday may 9, 2024
Secular holiday : As of 2019
Ascension
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Thursday may 9, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Luxembourg Marathon
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Saturday may 11, 2024
Sports events : Www.ing-night-marathon.lu/ 2024 edition confirmed
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday may 13, 2024
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Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 17, 2024
School holidays :
Whit Monday
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Monday may 20, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday may 21, 2024
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Pentecost holiday (end)
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Monday may 27, 2024
School holidays :
Mothers' Day
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Sunday june 9, 2024
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European elections
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Sunday june 9, 2024
Special Events :
National Day
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Sunday june 23, 2024
Secular holiday : Independence was granted by the Netherlands and Belgium in 1890. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday. Employees may get a day off on Monday next.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Monday july 15, 2024
School holidays :
Assumption
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Thursday august 15, 2024
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.
Customary holiday (banks remain open)
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Monday september 2, 2024
Secular holiday : Kermesse du Luxembourg
Originally (in the year 1340), Schueberfouer was a large folk market. Today, the event remains true to its cultural origins and has evolved with the programme of attractions, games, lotteries and Luxembourg specialties.
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 16, 2024
School holidays :
Tour de Luxembourg
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Wednesday september 18, 2024
Sports events : Https://www.skodatour.lu/ 2024 edition confirmed
Rosh Hashanah
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Thursday october 3, 2024
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Fathers' Day
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Sunday october 6, 2024
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Yom Kippur
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Sunday october 13, 2024
cards/flowers :
Fall holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 25, 2024
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Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 27, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times