Palau : 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
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Thursday May 5, 2022 | Elderly Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday May 13, 2022 | End of school year | School holidays | |
Wednesday June 1, 2022 | President's Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday June 13, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday July 8, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday July 8, 2022 | Constitution Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday August 15, 2022 | Beginning of school year | School holidays | |
Monday September 5, 2022 | Labor Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday September 30, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Saturday October 1, 2022 | Olechotel Belau Fair | Events, celebrations... | |
Monday October 24, 2022 | United Nations Day | Secular holiday | |
Wednesday November 23, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Thursday November 24, 2022 | Thanksgiving | Secular holiday | |
Friday November 25, 2022 | Family Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday November 28, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Elderly Day
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Thursday May 5, 2022
Secular holiday :
End of school year
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Friday May 13, 2022
School holidays :
President's Day
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Wednesday June 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Commemorates the birth date of Palau's first president, Haruo Ignacio Remeliik (1933 - 1985). He served from 2 March 1981 until his assassination on 30 June 1985.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday June 13, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 8, 2022
School holidays :
Constitution Day
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Friday July 8, 2022
Secular holiday : Validated on 9 July, 1980 by referendum.
Beginning of school year
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Monday August 15, 2022
School holidays :
Labor Day
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Monday September 5, 2022
Secular holiday : Celebrated on the first Monday in September with parades. For most Americans, it marks the end of summer holidays, and for many students the beginning of the classes.
Independence Day
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Friday September 30, 2022
Secular holiday : After three decades as part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific under United States administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was ratified in 1993. Implemented on independence (1 October, 1994).
Olechotel Belau Fair
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Saturday October 1, 2022
Culture : Celebration of Palaus unique and distinct culture and traditions, bringing the entire Republic of the community together to celebrate the countrys heritage
United Nations Day
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Monday October 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Marks the anniversary of the U.N. Charter ratified in 1945.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday November 23, 2022
School holidays :
Thanksgiving
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Thursday November 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.
Family Day
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Friday November 25, 2022
Secular holiday :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday November 28, 2022
School holidays :