National liberation Day
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Wednesday june 28, 2023
Culture : Commemorate three years of resistance to the coup that removed Manuel Zelaya Rosales from the presidency of Honduras.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Monday august 14, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday august 25, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
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Friday september 15, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by Spain in 1821
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 1, 2023
Special Events :
Morazan Day
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Wednesday october 4, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman
National Holiday
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Thursday october 5, 2023
Secular holiday : Replaces previous Francisco Morazán day (part of Semana Morazánica , named after Francisco Morazán, a 19th century Honduran politician)
Morazan Day
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Friday october 6, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman
Morazan Day
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Saturday october 7, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to Francisco Morazán, Honduran statesman
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 8, 2023
School holidays : www.liceofranco.com
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.