| 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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| Christmas holiday (end) - Wednesday January 6, 2021 School holidays : Www.mppeuct.gob.ve
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| Epiphany (forwarded to Monday) - Monday January 11, 2021 Banks only :
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| Divine Shepherd's Day - Monday January 18, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday February 12, 2021 School holidays :
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| Carnival - Monday February 15, 2021 Banks only :
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| Carnival Tuesday - Tuesday February 16, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Wednesday February 17, 2021 School holidays :
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| St Joseph's Day - Friday March 19, 2021 Banks only :
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| Easter holiday (beginning) - Friday March 26, 2021 School holidays :
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| Marathon - Sunday March 28, 2021 Sports events : Http://maraton.caf.com/ 2021 edition confirmed (provided the Covid epidemics is stopped)
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| Maundy Thursday - Thursday April 1, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).
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| Good Friday - Friday April 2, 2021 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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| Easter holiday (end) - Monday April 5, 2021 School holidays :
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| Emancipation Day - Monday April 19, 2021 Secular holiday : On April 19, 1810, the Spanish governor was officially expelled from Venezuela, following Simon Bolivar's revolutionary action.
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