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.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Friday april 26, 2024
School holidays :
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 .
Ascension holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday may 8, 2024
School holidays :
Ascension
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Thursday may 9, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools
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Monday may 13, 2024
School holidays :
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday may 13, 2024
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 17, 2024
School holidays :
Whitsunday
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Sunday may 19, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Whit Monday
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Monday may 20, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday may 21, 2024
School holidays :
International Trade Fair
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Thursday may 23, 2024
Tradeshows : Www.foire-internationale-de-madagascar.com/ in Tananarive 2024 edition confirmed
Parliamentary election
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Wednesday may 29, 2024
Special Events :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 16, 2024
cards/flowers :
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 : Feast of the Sacrifice: 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.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday june 21, 2024
School holidays :
Banks are closed
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Tuesday june 25, 2024
Banks only :
Independence Day
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Wednesday june 26, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1960
End of school year
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Friday june 28, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday july 1, 2024
School holidays :
End of school year (French schools)
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Friday july 5, 2024
School holidays :
Banks are closed
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Wednesday august 14, 2024
Banks only :
Assumption
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Thursday august 15, 2024
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
Beginning of school year (French schools)
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Monday september 2, 2024
School holidays :
Beginning of school year
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Tuesday september 3, 2024
School holidays :
Republic's Anniversary
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Monday october 14, 2024
Culture : Proclamation of the Republic: in 1958, Philibert Tsiranana became the first President
All Saints (beginning) - French schools
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Friday october 18, 2024
School holidays :
All Saints (beginning)
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Saturday october 19, 2024
School holidays :
Marathon
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Sunday october 27, 2024
Sports events : in Diego Suarez 2023 edition confirmed