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Falkland Islands : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Internet domain: .fk - Telephone code: +500 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: -4 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Thursday november 14, 2024King's BirthdaySecular holiday
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    Thursday december 12, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Thursday december 26, 20241st day Stanley RacesSecular holiday
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    Friday december 27, 20242nd day Stanley RacesSecular holiday
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    Monday december 30, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday december 31, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday january 7, 2025Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday february 14, 2025Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday february 21, 2025Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    King's Birthday

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    Thursday november 14, 2024
    Secular holiday : King Charles III from 2022

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday december 12, 2024
    School holidays : www.falklands.gov.fk

    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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    1st day Stanley Races

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    Thursday december 26, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    2nd day Stanley Races

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    Friday december 27, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Monday december 30, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Tuesday december 31, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    New Year's Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Tuesday january 7, 2025
    School holidays : Www.falklands.gov.fk
    https://www.mountpleasant.school
    Official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process

    PISA ranking (average 493): 509 (among the 15 best WW)
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    schools close on Saturday
    school uniforms required

    We carry confirmed dates till Aug 2025

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    Valentine's Day

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    Friday february 14, 2025
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday february 21, 2025
    School holidays :