| Easter - Sunday April 1, 2018 Catholic or protestant : Paid holiday
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| Easter Monday - Monday April 2, 2018 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.
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| Spring holiday (end) - Tuesday April 3, 2018 School holidays :
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| International Day of the Roma - Monday April 8, 2019 Culture : Celebrated by the Roma community only
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| May Day or Vapunpäivä - Tuesday May 1, 2018 Secular holiday : Vappu is the night of April 30th until May 1st.
Most people do not work the afternoon of April 30th
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| Ascension - Thursday May 10, 2018 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.
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| Mother's Day - Sunday May 13, 2018 cards/flowers : In the morning the family takes a walk, picking flowers and making a bouquet for the mother. A particular small, white flower called the valkovuokko is the one they hope they can find to make the bouquet. Mom is then presented with the decorated bouquet, while being served breakfast in bed (Bollyspice)
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| Helsinki Marathon - Saturday May 19, 2018 Sports events : Http://www.helsinkicitymarathon.fi/fi/index.html 2018 edition confirmed
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| Pentecost - Sunday May 20, 2018 Catholic or protestant : paid holiday
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| Whit Monday - Monday May 21, 2018 Culture :
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