Labour Day
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Monday september 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Friday september 6, 2024
School holidays :
Civil Servants holiday
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Thursday september 19, 2024
Secular holiday : To honor the life and mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Monday september 30, 2024
Secular holiday :
Thanksgiving
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Monday october 14, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday november 7, 2024
School holidays :
Remembrance Day
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Monday november 11, 2024
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Tuesday november 12, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 20, 2024
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Wednesday december 25, 2024
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 Years Day on Christmas Day.
Optional holiday
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Thursday december 26, 2024
Secular holiday :