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St Maarten (Dutch) : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday october 4, 2024 | Fall holiday (beginning) | School holidays |  |
| Monday october 14, 2024 | Constitution Day | National Day | |
| Tuesday october 15, 2024 | Fall holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday november 11, 2024 | Discovery Day | Secular holiday | |
| Friday december 20, 2024 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday december 24, 2024 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday december 25, 2024 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
| Thursday december 26, 2024 | Second Christmas Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday december 31, 2024 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
Fall holiday (beginning)
-Friday october 4, 2024
School holidays :
Constitution Day
-Monday october 14, 2024
Secular holiday : National holiday which is not only a holiday to commemorate the transition of St. Maarten as a country in the Dutch Kingdom but also to promote nation building and a step towards its independence
Fall holiday (end)
-Tuesday october 15, 2024
School holidays :
Discovery Day
-Monday november 11, 2024
Secular holiday : St. Maarten/St. Martin was spotted by Christopher Columbus on November 11, 1493, during his second voyage to the New World, and it was named for St. Martin of Tours, on whose feast day it was seen. That date is now used to celebrate the ties between the 16-square-mile Dutch side and the 21-square-mile French side. Not a paid holiday
Christmas holiday (beginning)
-Friday december 20, 2024
School holidays :
Civil Servants holiday
-Tuesday december 24, 2024
Secular holiday :
Christmas Day
-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.
Second Christmas Day
-Thursday december 26, 2024
Secular holiday : Tweede Kerstdag
Banks are closed
-Tuesday december 31, 2024
Banks only :
