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    Tuesday december 12, 2023Independence Day (Jamhuri )National Day
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday december 26, 2023Boxing DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Thursday february 29, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday march 4, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday april 5, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday april 11, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday april 21, 2024Arbor Daycards/flowers
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    Monday april 29, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday june 1, 2024Madaraka Day (Responsibility Day)Secular holiday
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Monday june 17, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Wednesday june 19, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday june 24, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday june 30, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Independence Day (Jamhuri )

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    Tuesday december 12, 2023
    Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1963. Usually celebrated on the closest Monday.

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
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    Boxing Day

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    Tuesday december 26, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    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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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Www.education.go.ke
    Official calendar gazetted y the Ministry of Education
    Schooling is mandatory till age 13
    Teaching languages: Swahili, English
    schools close on Saturday
    school uniforms required
    School day duration: 8:00 hours
    School days are from 8am to 4pm

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    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    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

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday february 29, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday march 4, 2024
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    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
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    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Easter Monday

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
    Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday april 5, 2024
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    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
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    Arbor Day

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    Sunday april 21, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday april 29, 2024
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    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    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 .

    Madaraka Day (Responsibility Day)

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    Saturday june 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Anniversary of self-government

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
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    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday june 17, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday june 19, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday june 24, 2024
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    Mothers' Day

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    Sunday june 30, 2024
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