| New Year's Day - Friday January 1, 2021 Secular holiday : In order to set the calendar right, the Roman senate, in 153 BC, declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year. But tampering continued until Julius Caesar, in 46 BC, established what has come to be known as the Julian Calendar. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| 2nd January - Saturday January 2, 2021 Secular holiday : Ww.bse.co.bw
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| Summer holiday (end) - Tuesday January 12, 2021 School holidays : Http://yourbotswana.com
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| Botswana Day - Friday October 1, 2021 Secular holiday : not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday October 5, 2020 School holidays :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday December 4, 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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| Boxing Day - Saturday December 26, 2020 Catholic or protestant :
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