Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
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.
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
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.
Easter holiday (end)
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Tuesday April 11, 2023
School holidays :
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
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Wednesday April 19, 2023
Sports events : Http://antiguaclassics.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Antigua Sailing Week
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Saturday April 29, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.sailingweek.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Labour Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Antigua to Bermuda Race
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Tuesday May 9, 2023
Sports events : Https://lvyachting.com 2023 edition confirmed
Ascension holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
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Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday May 22, 2023
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Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday May 26, 2023
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Whit Monday
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Monday May 29, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
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Summer holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday June 6, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Carnival
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Monday August 7, 2023
Secular holiday : The first day of carnival is called J'ouvert
Carnival
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Tuesday August 8, 2023
Secular holiday : The last day of carnival is called Last Lap http://www.antiguacarnival.com/
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday September 4, 2023
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