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Jewish: calendar of festivals and religious celebrations around the world for the current 3 months

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Sunday march 24, 2024Purim (banks are closed)Jewish
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Tuesday april 23, 2024First Day of Pessah/PassoverJewish
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Tuesday april 23, 2024Optional holidayJewish
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Monday april 29, 2024Pessah/PassoverJewish
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Wednesday june 12, 2024ShavuotJewish
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Tuesday august 13, 2024Tisha B'AvJewish
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Monday september 16, 2024Optional holidayJewish
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Purim (banks are closed)

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Sunday march 24, 2024
Jewish : Celebrates defeat of plot to destroy the Jews of Persia. In Shushan, the capital of Persia, King Ahasuerus married Esther, and made her his queen. He was not aware that she was Jewish. When Esther's cousin, Mordecai, bothered the king's prime minister, Haman, the prime minister became enraged and finally convinced the king that the Jews should all be put to death. After a three-day fast, Esther revealed to the king her identity as a Jew, and indulged him to save her people. The king spared the Jews, hung Haman, and made Mordecai his new sovereign. In israel, other businesses remain open

First Day of Pessah/Passover

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Tuesday april 23, 2024
Jewish :

Optional holiday

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Tuesday april 23, 2024
Jewish : Jewish Easter for the Jewish community only

Pessah/Passover

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Monday april 29, 2024
Jewish : Passover; deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

Shavuot

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Wednesday june 12, 2024
Jewish : Celebration of Moses' descent from Mt Sinai with the ten commandments. Plants and flowers are used in decorations.

Tisha B'Av

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Tuesday august 13, 2024
Jewish : Commemorates the Wall's profanation

Optional holiday

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Monday september 16, 2024
Jewish : Jewish new year for the Jewish community only