| New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday :
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Wednesday January 5, 2022 School holidays : Information provided by Aruba Ministry of Education
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| Betico Croes' Birthday - Tuesday January 25, 2022 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 1, 2021 School holidays :
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| Fall holiday (end) - Monday October 11, 2021 School holidays :
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| Saint Nicholas - Monday December 6, 2021 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 17, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 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 - Sunday December 26, 2021 Catholic or protestant :
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