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SaoTomé and Principe : 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: Dobra (STD)
  • Internet domain: .st - Telephone code: +239 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: 0 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday december 15, 2023Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday december 21, 2023Saint ThomasCatholic
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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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    Thursday january 4, 2024Heroes DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Saturday february 3, 2024Martyrs' DaySecular holiday
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    Friday february 9, 2024Carnival holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Carnival holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday march 15, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 8, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday june 14, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 15, 2023
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    Saint Thomas

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    Thursday december 21, 2023
    Catholic :

    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

    Heroes Day

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    Thursday january 4, 2024
    Culture : Dia do Rei Amador - King Amador is the emblematic figure of the struggle for the liberation of slaves from Portuguese colonists in the sixteenth century.

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Https://www.escolaportuguesastp.com
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    official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
    Schooling is officially mandatory till age 15, but most children leave school at 10
    Teaching languages: Portuguese
    schools are closed on Sunday
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    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

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    Martyrs' Day

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    Saturday february 3, 2024
    Secular holiday : Commemoration of the Batepá massacre in Feb 1953 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Carnival holiday (beginning)

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    Friday february 9, 2024
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    Carnival holiday (end)

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
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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

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 15, 2024
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    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    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.

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday april 8, 2024
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    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 .

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 14, 2024
    School holidays : 9, 11, 12 grades: June 4, 2024 First cycle: June 28, 2024