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 .
Victory Day
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Thursday may 9, 2024
Secular holiday : The fighting of WWII tn Europe ended on May 2nd, 1945. The surrender of German troops was signed on May 4th and 5th but officially the war ended at midnight on May 8th 1945. To remember this important event, the Russians created a national holiday called Victory Day which is celebrated on May 9th in Russia. Russia mainly fought a war to defend itself, which is called a "patriotic war". In Russia almost all the families have at least one person who took part in the war. The other old citizens who did not fight during the war had to work in factories to make guns and preparations, which wasn't easier than fighting. They too are honored on Victory Day.
The main reason for the celebration of Victory Day was to remember the people who died in the war. On that day, flowers are laid on their graves and veterans that are still alive go out on the streets wearing their medals and orders. There are few of them left now days and the number is getting smaller every year.
work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
Victory Day
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Friday may 10, 2024
Secular holiday : The fighting of WWII tn Europe ended on May 2nd, 1945. The surrender of German troops was signed on May 4th and 5th but officially the war ended at midnight on May 8th 1945. To remember this important event, the Russians created a national holiday called Victory Day which is celebrated on May 9th in Russia. Russia mainly fought a war to defend itself, which is called a "patriotic war". In Russia almost all the families have at least one person who took part in the war. The other old citizens who did not fight during the war had to work in factories to make guns and preparations, which wasn't easier than fighting. They too are honored on Victory Day.
The main reason for the celebration of Victory Day was to remember the people who died in the war. On that day, flowers are laid on their graves and veterans that are still alive go out on the streets wearing their medals and orders. There are few of them left now days and the number is getting smaller every year.
work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 24, 2024
School holidays : One week later for 2, 8 & 10 grades
Lag BaOmer
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Sunday may 26, 2024
Culture : Marks the hillula (celebration, interpreted by some as anniversary of death) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century, and the day on which he revealed the deepest secrets of kabbalah in the form of the Zohar, a landmark text of Jewish mysticism Wikipedia
Shavuot
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Wednesday june 12, 2024
Jewish : Celebration of Moses' descent from Mt Sinai with the ten commandments. Plants and flowers are used in decorations.
National Day
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Wednesday june 12, 2024
Secular holiday : The First Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on June 12, 1990. work on weekends and non-working holidays is not overtime work.
Tisha B'Av
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Tuesday august 13, 2024
Jewish : Commemorates the Wall's profanation
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 2, 2024
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
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Tuesday september 3, 2024
School holidays :
Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year
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Thursday october 3, 2024
Jewish :
Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year
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Friday october 4, 2024
Jewish :
Yom Kippur
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Saturday october 12, 2024
Jewish : Day of Atonement. This holiest day of the Jewish year is observed with strict fasting and ceremonial repentance.
Sukkot
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Thursday october 17, 2024
Jewish : As for Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual meaning: agricultural and historical. Celebraion of the 40 years spent by the children of Israel in huts in the desert.
This explains the tradition of dwelling in huts during that period.
Sukkot
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Friday october 18, 2024
Jewish : As for Passover and Shavu'ot, Sukkot has a dual meaning: agricultural and historical. Celebraion of the 40 years spent by the children of Israel in huts in the desert.
This explains the tradition of dwelling in huts during that period.
Shemini Atzeret and Simkhat Torah (banks are closed)
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Thursday october 24, 2024
Jewish : Reading of the last Torah portion and proceeding to the first chapter of Genesis (the Torah is seen as a circle). Processions, singing and dancing (Simkhat Torah = Rejoicing in the Torah).
Autumn holiday (beginning)
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Friday november 1, 2024
School holidays :
WORKING DAY
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Saturday november 2, 2024
Secular holiday :
Day of Unity
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Monday november 4, 2024
Secular holiday : This Unity Day replaces the former Day of Reconciliation which had already replaced the Soviet October Revolution Day .
Celebrates the 1612 victory over Polish/Lithuanian invaders attempting to capture Moscow. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Autumn holiday (end)
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Monday november 11, 2024
School holidays :