| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| School holidays - Saturday January 1, 2022 School holidays : Www.help.gv.at
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Each state carries its own specific set of holidays, please scroll on the concerned province
Education is mandatory for all children aged 6 to 16
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 495
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 600
Number of teaching days: 180
No school on Saturday
No uniform required
University of Vienna ranking: Times Higher Education #161/QS ranking #154/Shanghai #151-200
University of Innsbruck ranking: Times Higher Education #301-350/QS ranking #286/Shanghai #151-200
Medical University of Graz ranking: Times Higher Education #351-400/QS ranking #501-550/Shanghai #401-500
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| Epiphany - Thursday January 6, 2022 Catholic or protestant : The term comes from ancient Greek and means appearance . Celebrated on the 6th January, this feast corresponds to the presentation of Child Jesus to the Magi. This is the day of Jesus' first miracle, the Wedding in Cana , and the day of his own baptism Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Ash Wednesday - Wednesday February 17, 2021 Culture :
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday March 28, 2021 Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
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| Good Friday - Friday April 2, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Banks are closed - Friday April 2, 2021 Banks only :
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| Passover - Saturday April 3, 2021 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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| Easter - Sunday April 4, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
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| Easter Monday - Monday April 5, 2021 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.
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