First cry for independence
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Monday november 11, 2024
Secular holiday : On the 10th of November 1821 citizens of Los Santos passed a resolution calling for Los Santos' secession from Spain. This resolution led to the rest of Panamá to declare independence less than two decades later. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Reporter's Day
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Wednesday november 13, 2024
Special Events :
Inauguration Day
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Thursday november 28, 2024
Secular holiday : Panamá declared its independence from Spain on Nov. 28, 1821.
End of school year
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Thursday december 19, 2024
School holidays :
Day of Mourning
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Friday december 20, 2024
Secular holiday : To commemorate Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S. invasion of the country from 2022
Invasion Day
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Friday december 20, 2024
Special Events : Commemorates the U.S. invasion in 1989
Day of Mourning
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Friday december 20, 2024
Special Events : Relates to the 1989 US invasion
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.
School holidays
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Wednesday january 1, 2025
School holidays : Www.meduca.gob.pa
calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
Number of instructional days: 190
Teaching languages: Spanish, English
Schools close on Saturday & Sunday
2022 PISA ranking: #67 with a 379 score
School uniforms required
We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2026; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
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New Year's Day
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Wednesday january 1, 2025
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
Martyrs'Day
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Thursday january 9, 2025
Secular holiday : Commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riots erupted after a Panamanian flag was torn down during conflict between Panamanian students and U.S. citizens living in the Panama Canal Zone over the right of the Panamanian flag to be flown alongside the U.S. flag. United States' Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police were overwhelmed. After three days of fighting, 22 Panamanians and four U.S. citizens were killed. Wikipedia
Valentine's Day
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Friday february 14, 2025
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