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Madagascar : 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

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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday april 26, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday may 8, 2024Ascension holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday may 9, 2024AscensionCatholic or protestant
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    Monday may 13, 2024Mid-term holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Monday may 13, 2024Ascension holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday may 17, 2024Pentecost holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday may 19, 2024WhitsundayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday may 20, 2024Whit MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday may 21, 2024Pentecost holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday may 23, 2024International Trade FairTradeshows
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    Wednesday may 29, 2024Parliamentary electionSpecial Events
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Monday june 17, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday june 21, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday june 25, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Wednesday june 26, 2024Independence DayNational Day
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    Friday june 28, 2024End of school yearSchool holidays
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    Monday july 1, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday july 5, 2024End of school year (French schools)School holidays
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    Wednesday august 14, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Thursday august 15, 2024AssumptionCatholic
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    Monday september 2, 2024Beginning of school year (French schools)School holidays
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    Tuesday september 3, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Monday october 14, 2024Republic's AnniversaryEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday october 18, 2024All Saints (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Saturday october 19, 2024All Saints (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday october 27, 2024MarathonSports events
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    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
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    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
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    Ascension holiday (end)

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    Monday may 13, 2024
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    Pentecost holiday (beginning)

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    Friday may 17, 2024
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    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
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    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
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    Beginning of school year

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    Tuesday september 3, 2024
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    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
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    All Saints (beginning)

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    Saturday october 19, 2024
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    Marathon

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    Sunday october 27, 2024
    Sports events : in Diego Suarez 2023 edition confirmed