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Greenland - Kalaallit Nunaat : 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

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    Friday december 20, 2024Christmas holiday (beginning) - high schoolSchool holidays
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    Tuesday december 24, 2024Christmas EveSecular holiday
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Thursday december 26, 2024Anden JuledagSecular holiday
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    Tuesday december 31, 2024New Year's EveSecular holiday
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday january 2, 2025Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Christmas holiday (beginning) - high school

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    School holidays :

    Christmas Eve

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    Tuesday december 24, 2024
    Secular holiday : In certain countries, businesses may be closed half a day only. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    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.

    Anden Juledag

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    Thursday december 26, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    New Year's Eve

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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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    Thursday january 2, 2025
    School holidays : Information provided by the Gammeqarfik school - https://sermersooq.gl/

    study programs are not aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    Languages: Greenlandic, Danish
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Usually no school on Saturday
    No uniform required

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2025

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