| Labor Day/May Day - Tuesday May 1, 2018 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 .
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday May 14, 2018 School holidays :
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| Children's Day - Saturday June 1, 2019 cards/flowers : Originated in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925.
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| End of school year - Friday July 6, 2018 School holidays :
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| Feira Internacional de Luanda (FILDA) - Monday July 23, 2018 Tradeshows : Lasts 6 days
www.fil-angola.co.ao/ in Luanda 2018 edition NOT confirmed
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| Beginning of school year - Monday September 3, 2018 School holidays :
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| National Heroes Day - Monday September 17, 2018 Secular holiday : Birthday of the man considered to be the nation's founder, Antonio Agostinho Neto. Born in 1922 in the Bengo province and educated as a doctor, Neto was a powerful force in Angolan history, as well as one of the country's foremost poets. He led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (PMLA) in the fight for Angola's independence from Portugal.
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday October 19, 2018 School holidays :
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| All Souls' Day - Friday November 2, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday November 5, 2018 School holidays :
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| Independence Day - Sunday November 11, 2018 Secular holiday : Granted by Portugal in 1975 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Independence Day - Monday November 12, 2018 Secular holiday : Granted by Portugal in 1975 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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