Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 9, 2023
School holidays :
Proclamation of the Republic
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Saturday june 17, 2023
Secular holiday : Independence from Denmark in 1944 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Verslunarmannahelgi
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Saturday august 5, 2023
Culture : Shopkeepers weekend: biggest music festival in Iceland
Commerce Day
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Monday august 7, 2023
Secular holiday : Shop keepers and office workers are being honoured.
Reykjavik Marathon
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Saturday august 19, 2023
Sports events : Www.marathon.is/ 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (end)
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Tuesday august 22, 2023
School holidays :
International film festival
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Thursday september 28, 2023
Culture : Http://riff.is/ lasts 1 week - in Reykjavik 2023 edition confirmed
Airwaves
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
Culture : Lasts 4 days - in 2007 Reykjavik please check dates: http://www.icelandairwaves.com/
Fathers' Day
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Sunday november 12, 2023
cards/flowers :
Saint Nicholas
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Wednesday december 6, 2023
cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
St. Lucia Day
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Wednesday december 13, 2023
Culture : The holiday, which often coincides with the winter solstice, depicts St. Lucia -- Lucy in English -- as a young girl in a white dress and red sash, with a wreath of candles on her head.
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday december 20, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Eve
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Sunday december 24, 2023
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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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.
St Stephen's Day
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Tuesday december 26, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.