Paraguay : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

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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

School holidays : Www.mec.gov.py calendar
International schools may follow a different calendar
gazetted by the Ministry of Education
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Number of instructional days: 186 (40 weeks)

We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2024; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

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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

Secular holiday : Commemorates the battle (and defeat) of Cerro Cora in 1870, during the War of the Triple Alliance, which pitted the combined forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay against Paraguay. http://grabados.org/paraguay/text.htm

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Catholic or protestant : Maundy Thursday: Commemorates the Last Supper when Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Lord's Supper).

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.

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Special Events : In tribute of the victims of the Ycuá Bolaños supermarket accident that occurred in 2004

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 .

Secular holiday : The Spanish governor was overthrowned in 1811

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