| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 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
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| Parliament recess (end) - Saturday January 9, 2021 Special Events :
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Monday January 25, 2021 School holidays : Http://lyceefrancaismalabo.org/
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| Independence Day - Monday October 12, 2020 Secular holiday : Obtained from the UK in 1968
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| All Saints - (beginning) - Friday October 16, 2020 School holidays :
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| All Saints - (end) - Monday November 2, 2020 School holidays :
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| Saint Isabel Day - Tuesday November 17, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Immaculate Conception - Tuesday December 8, 2020 Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Christmas holiday (end) - Friday December 18, 2020 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Friday December 25, 2020 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.
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