| Summer holiday (end) - Monday September 7, 2020 School holidays :
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| Merchant Holiday - Wednesday October 7, 2020 Culture :
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| Independence Day - Monday November 2, 2020 Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1981
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| National Heroes Day - Wednesday December 9, 2020 Secular holiday : Day to commemorate the life of the late V.C Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda and its other national heroes. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Friday December 11, 2020 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Friday December 25, 2020 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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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| Boxing Day - Monday December 28, 2020 Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers.
Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas in the UK. [Wikipedia]
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