Discovery Day (Newfoundland)
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Monday june 26, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday june 29, 2023
School holidays :
Canada Day
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Saturday july 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Canada Day
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Monday july 3, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the union of the Canadian provinces under one government, which took place in 1867 under the British North America Act Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Orangemens' Day
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Monday july 10, 2023
Secular holiday : The Orange Lodge was a centre for community activity in Newfoundland. For example, in 1903 Sir William Coaker founded the Fisherman's Protective Union (F.P.U.) in an Orange Hall in Herring Neck. Furthermore, during the term of Commission of Government (1934-1949), the Orange Lodge was one of only a handful of democratic organizations that existed in the Dominion of Newfoundland. It supported Newfoundland's confederation with Canada in reaction to Catholic bishops' support for self-government.
After 1945, the Canadian Orange Order rapidly declined in membership and political influence. The development of the welfare state made its fraternal society functions less important. A more important cause of the decline was the secularization of Canadian society: with fewer Canadians attending churches of any sort, the old division between Protestant and Catholic seemed less relevant. Wikipedia
Labour Day
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Monday september 4, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Tuesday september 5, 2023
School holidays :
Civil Servants holiday
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Saturday september 30, 2023
Secular holiday : Truth & Reconciliation Day from 2021
Banks are closed
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Monday october 2, 2023
Banks only :
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Monday october 2, 2023
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Thanksgiving
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Monday october 9, 2023
School holidays :
Thanksgiving
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Monday october 9, 2023
Secular holiday : The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. Canada established the second Monday in October as a national holiday, a day of general thanksgiving, in 1957.
St. Johns International Womens Film Festival
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Wednesday october 18, 2023
Culture : Www.womensfilmfestival.com lasts 5 days 2023 edition confirmed
Regional holiday
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Saturday november 11, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to the Canadian soldiers who died in various wars (61,082 in WW1, 42,042 in WW2, 516 in the Korean war, 119 in peace-keeping missions) only in Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territories,
Banks are closed
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Monday november 13, 2023
Banks only :
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 15, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
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.
Boxing Day
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers. Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas
Banks are closed
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Banks only :