Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 1, 2024
School holidays :
Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
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 :
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.
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday may 13, 2024
School holidays :
Pentecost
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Sunday may 19, 2024
Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 7, 2024
School holidays :
Autonomy Day (Sjaelvstaendighetsdagen)
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Sunday june 9, 2024
Secular holiday : First congregation of the regional government Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Midsummer's Eve or Juhannus Aatto in Finland
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Friday june 21, 2024
Banks only : Banks may remain open half day
Juhannuspäivä
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Saturday june 22, 2024
Secular holiday : Midsummer's Day Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (end)
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Thursday august 15, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday october 16, 2024
School holidays : Http://www.mariehamn.aland.fi/
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday october 21, 2024
School holidays :
Marathon
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Saturday october 26, 2024
Sports events : Www.alandmarathon.ax 2024 edition NOT confirmed