| Malvinas Day - Tuesday April 2, 2019 Secular holiday : Veterans Day and tribute to the fallen in the Malvinas War Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday Used to be celebrated on June 10 until 2004.
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| Maundy Thursday - Thursday April 18, 2019 Secular holiday :
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| Good Friday - Friday April 19, 2019 Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
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| Passover - Friday April 19, 2019 cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus NOT a public holiday
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| Optional holiday - Saturday April 20, 2019 Jewish : Jewish Easter for the Jewish community only
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| Easter - Sunday April 21, 2019 Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
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| Optional holiday - Wednesday April 24, 2019 Secular holiday : Commemoration of the 1915 genocide in Turkey for the Armenian community only
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| Optional holiday - Thursday April 25, 2019 Jewish : Jewish Easter for the Jewish community only
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| Optional holiday - Friday April 26, 2019 Jewish : Jewish Easter for the Jewish community only
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| Optional holiday - Saturday April 27, 2019 Jewish : Jewish Easter for the Jewish community only
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| General strike - Tuesday April 30, 2019 Secular holiday :
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