| New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| School holidays - Saturday January 1, 2022 School holidays : calendars gazetted by the respective Departments of Education
Each state carries its own specific set of holidays, please scroll on the concerned province
PISA ranking (average 493): 401
Schooling is mandatory till age 15
schools may open on Saturday
school uniforms often required
Number of instructional days: 200
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| Epiphany - Thursday January 6, 2022 cards/flowers :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Saturday February 6, 2021 Sports events :
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| Event CANCELLED - Monday February 15, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Optional holiday - Tuesday February 16, 2021 Secular holiday : Carnival
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| Event CANCELLED - Tuesday February 16, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Optional holiday - Wednesday February 17, 2021 Secular holiday : Until 14:00
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday February 21, 2021 Special Events : Does not apply to Equatorial regions
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| Bank Holiday (from 13:00) - Thursday April 1, 2021 Banks only :
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| Optional holiday - Friday April 2, 2021 Catholic or protestant :
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| Passover - Saturday April 3, 2021 cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus NOT a public holiday
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| Easter - Sunday April 4, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
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| Reporter's Day - Wednesday April 7, 2021 Special Events : Celebrado en homenaje al médico y periodista João Batista Líbero Badaró, asesinado en São Paulo el 7 de abril de 1830 durante una marcha de estudiantes que apoyaban los ideales libertarios de la Revolución francesa.2 El mismo día pero de 1908 fue creada por Gustavo de Lacerda la Asociación Brasileña de Prensa Wikipedia
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| Tiradentes Day - Wednesday April 21, 2021 Secular holiday : In tribute to national hero Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, a resistant in the upraise against the Portuguese. Since he was a dentist, he was nicknamed tiradentes ( tooth-puller ). He was executed in 1789. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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