Guinea-Bissau : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

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

School holidays : Source: http://www.ipt.gw
based on the calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
all study programs are theoratically aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process, but due to poverty, in certain islands, parents contribute sacks of cashews, rice, fish or palm oil to pay the costs of teachers and school maintenance
PISA ranking for Portugal (average 493): 501 -not available for Guinea Bissau
Schooling is theoratically mandatory till age 18
Usually no school on Saturday
No uniform required

Dates confirmed till July 2022

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Secular holiday : In remembrance of Amílcar Cabral, who participated in the independence of Cape Verde and Guinea Bisau. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

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

Secular holiday : The idea of an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. Women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City. The garment workers were protesting what they saw as very poor working conditions and low wages. The protesters were attacked and dispersed by police. These women established their first labor union two years later.

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Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

Muslim, Sufi : End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.