Corpus Christi (forwarded to Monday)
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Monday june 12, 2023
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Summer holiday (beginning)
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Saturday june 17, 2023
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Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 18, 2023
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Sacred Heart (postponed to Monday)
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Monday june 19, 2023
Catholic : Devotional name used by some Roman Catholics to refer to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine love. Devotion to the Sacred Heart in focusing on Christ's heart metaphorically focuses on the emotional and moral life of Jesus and especially His love for humanity. Wikipedia
St Peter & St Paul
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Monday july 3, 2023
Catholic : Or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The celebration is of ancient origin, the date selected being the anniversary either of their death or of the translation of their relics.
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday july 10, 2023
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AgroExpo
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Thursday july 13, 2023
Tradeshows : Lasts 1 week -
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Independence Day
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Thursday july 20, 2023
Secular holiday : Conmemoration of the independence from Spain at the beginning of the 19th Century
Boyaca Battle Day
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Monday august 7, 2023
Secular holiday : Defeat of the Spanish by the South American people in 1819
Assumption (forwarded to Monday)
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Monday august 21, 2023
Catholic : The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is the dogma so far defined by the Church. The definition was made by Pope Pius XII on 1st November 1950. The Pope proclaimed: "We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday september 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 6, 2023
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Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday october 16, 2023
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Spanishness Day
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Monday october 16, 2023
Secular holiday : On October 12, 1492, Christopher Colombus, a navigator from Genova, reached the New World. Numerous nations celebrate this event on October 12. In the U.S. and in Colombia, the celebration takes place on the second Monday of October.
Regional elections
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Sunday october 29, 2023
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All Saints Day (forwarded to Monday)
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Monday november 6, 2023
Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
Cartagena's Independence
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Monday november 13, 2023
Secular holiday : Cartagena city was the first of those in Colombia and Venezuela to declare on 11 November, 1811 absolute independence from Spain. Known as the Republic of Cartagena, it was one of the bases used by Simon Bolivar to launch his campaign to liberate Venezuela.
Hanukkah
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Friday december 1, 2023
cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC)
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 1, 2023
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Immaculate Conception
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Friday december 8, 2023
Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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.