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Madagascar : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Ariary (MGA)
  • Internet domain: .mg - telephone code: +261 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Sunday october 29, 2023All Saints (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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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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    Friday march 1, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 8, 2024Women's Day (women only)Secular holiday
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    Monday march 11, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday march 21, 2024Arbor DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday march 29, 2024Celebration of the 1947 UprisingSecular holiday
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    Sunday march 31, 2024EasterCatholic or protestant
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    All Saints (beginning)

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    Sunday october 29, 2023
    School holidays :

    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 Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    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.gov.mg
    official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    Schooling is mandatory till age 13
    Number of teaching weeks: 36
    Number teaching hours: 900
    Teaching languages: Malagasy, French
    schools may remain open on Saturday
    school uniforms not required

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 -- (till Aug 2024 for French schools); Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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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

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 1, 2024
    School holidays : http://www2c.ac-lille.fr/lftmv/index.htm

    Women's Day (women only)

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    Friday march 8, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    School holidays :

    Arbor Day

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    Culture :

    Celebration of the 1947 Uprising

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Secular holiday : Against French authorities

    Easter

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Paid holiday