Beginning of school year - French school
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Tuesday september 3, 2024
School holidays :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 4, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday october 14, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Wednesday october 23, 2024
School holidays :
Optional holiday
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Friday november 1, 2024
Hinduism : Diwali Hindu community only
Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools
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Monday november 4, 2024
School holidays :
Galungan day
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Saturday november 9, 2024
Culture : Special offerings of yellow rice and special dishes, special ornaments. Ancestral holy spirits and deities are ascending back to heaven.
Public holiday
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Wednesday november 27, 2024
Secular holiday : Election day
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday december 17, 2024
School holidays :
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 Years Day on Christmas Day
Optional holiday
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Thursday december 26, 2024
Secular holiday :