Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
Catholic or protestant :
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday march 29, 2024
School holidays :
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Act of Self-Determination
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Saturday april 6, 2024
Secular holiday :
Act of Self-Determination
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Monday april 8, 2024
Secular holiday :
Hari Raya Puasa
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Friday april 12, 2024
School holidays :
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 15, 2024
School holidays :
Anzac Day
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Thursday april 25, 2024
Secular holiday : ANZAC(Australia and New Zealand Army Corps)Day commemorates those soldiers who died during world
wars (from the Boer war to the Vietnam war), and particuarly remembers those who died during the Gallipoli campaign during WW1(Turkey).
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday april 29, 2024
School holidays :
King's Birthday
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Thursday june 6, 2024
Secular holiday :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 28, 2024
School holidays :
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 5, 2024
School holidays :
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday july 15, 2024
School holidays :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday september 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
Spring holiday (beginning)
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Friday september 20, 2024
School holidays :