Hari Raya Puasa
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
Labour Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
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Mothers' Day
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Sunday may 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
International Museum Day
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Saturday may 18, 2024
Culture :
Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha
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Wednesday may 22, 2024
Buddhism (Theravada) : Magha Puja or Sangha celebration. This day falls on the full moon of the third month. It commemorates the main event in Buddha's life, after His first retreated from the rain (Vassa). The anniversary of Buddah's birthday in the Mahayana tradition; the commemoration of Buddah's birth, enlightenment, and death, celebrated on the day of the full moon of the 6th month in the Theravada tradition. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Monday june 10, 2024
cards/flowers : The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine (雄黃酒, xiónghuángjiǔ), and racing dragon boats.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty. [Wikipedia]
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
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Hari Raya Haji
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second of two Muslim holidays celebrated worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of submission to God's command, before God then intervened, through his angel Jibra'il (Gabriel) and informs him that his sacrifice has already been accepted. The meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts. The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy. [Wikipedia]
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
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Summer holiday (end)
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Monday june 24, 2024
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Summer holiday (beginning)
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Monday june 24, 2024
School holidays :
Youth Day
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Monday july 1, 2024
School holidays :
Armed Forces Day
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Monday july 1, 2024
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Youth Day
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Sunday july 7, 2024
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Youth Day
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Monday july 8, 2024
School holidays :
Youth Day (forwarded to Monday)
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Monday july 8, 2024
Culture :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday july 8, 2024
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Racial Harmony Day
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Sunday july 21, 2024
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National Day
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Friday august 9, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates anniversary of independence from Malaysia in 1965.
School holiday
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Saturday august 10, 2024
School holidays :
Ghost Festival
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Sunday august 18, 2024
Culture : Hungry Ghost Festival (中元節 / 中元节) falls in the middle of the Ghost Month, supposed to be a bad time for business. Spirits being in high gear, thet are treated with a sumptuous feast, to please them and to bring luck to the family.
Inauguration Day
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Thursday august 22, 2024
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Teachers' Day
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Friday august 30, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday august 30, 2024
School holidays :
Teachers' Day
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Friday september 6, 2024
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Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday september 9, 2024
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Singapore Grand Prix
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Sunday september 22, 2024
Sports events : Www.formula1.com 2024 edition confirmed
Children's Day
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Friday october 4, 2024
School holidays :
Children's Day
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Friday october 4, 2024
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Deepavali/Dipabali
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Thursday october 31, 2024
Hinduism : The Light festival starts with festivities. The week celebrates 1.Dhanteras, 2.Kali Chaudas, 3.Deepavali, 4.Navu-Varsha (new year), 5.Bhai-beej. The Vai cast is mainly concerned. May last several days Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday