Elderly Day
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Sunday may 5, 2024
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Elderly Day
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Monday may 6, 2024
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End of school year
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Friday may 10, 2024
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President's Day
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Friday may 31, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the birth date of Palau's first president, Haruo Ignacio Remeliik (1933 - 1985). He served from 2 March 1981 until his assassination on 30 June 1985.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday june 10, 2024
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Constitution Day
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Tuesday july 9, 2024
Secular holiday : Validated on 9 July, 1980 by referendum.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 19, 2024
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Beginning of school year
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Monday august 5, 2024
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Labor Day
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Monday september 2, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrated on the first Monday in September with parades. For most Americans, it marks the end of summer holidays, and for many students the beginning of the classes.
Olechotel Belau Fair
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Tuesday october 1, 2024
Culture : Celebration of Palaus unique and distinct culture and traditions, bringing the entire Republic of the community together to celebrate the countrys heritage
Independence Day
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Tuesday october 1, 2024
Secular holiday : After three decades as part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific under United States administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was ratified in 1993. Implemented on independence (1 October, 1994).
United Nations Day
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Thursday october 24, 2024
Secular holiday : Marks the anniversary of the U.N. Charter ratified in 1945.
General elections
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Tuesday november 12, 2024
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Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday november 20, 2024
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Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday november 25, 2024
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Thanksgiving
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Thursday november 28, 2024
Secular holiday : Many Americans take the following day off and enjoy a four-day holiday. The first formal celebration was held by an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who attempted to establish a settlement on Baffin Island, after failing to discover a northern passage to the Orient in 1576. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock held their Thanksgiving in 1621 as a three-day thank you celebration to the leaders of the Wampanoag Indian tribe and their families for teaching them the survival skills they needed to make it in the New World. The turkey tradition was introduced by Benjamin Franklin who made it a national symbol: quick runner, wary, sharp eyesight... The one-time holiday was declared by George Washington, whereas Abraham Lincoln elected the 4th Thursday in November.
Family Day
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Friday november 29, 2024
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