| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Monday January 11, 2021 School holidays : Information provided by Aruba International School
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| Betico Croes' Birthday - Monday January 25, 2021 Secular holiday : Politician (born in 1938) who devoted himself to the self-determination of the Aruban people. In 1976, he took the initiative to adopt an Aruban flag and an Aruban anthem. On March of 1977, on his initiative, a referendum was held.
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| Fall holiday (beginning) - Friday October 9, 2020 School holidays :
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| Fall holiday (end) - Monday October 19, 2020 School holidays :
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| Saint Nicholas - Sunday December 6, 2020 cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Friday December 18, 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 - Saturday December 26, 2020 Catholic or protestant :
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