| Armed Forces Day - Thursday July 1, 2021 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| St Cyrilus and St Methodius - Monday July 5, 2021 cards/flowers : Cyril and Methodius were two brothers born in Thessaloniki in the Byzantine Empire in the 9th century, who became missionaries of Christianity in Khazaria and Great Moravia. They both perfected a Slavonic alphabet which is now known as the Cyrillic alphabet and translated the liturgy into this language.
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| Youth Day - Sunday July 5, 2020 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| Arbor Day - Thursday July 9, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday July 12, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Behdeinkhlam - Tuesday July 21, 2020 cards/flowers : Agrarian festival that asks God to chase away plagues and diseases and to bless the people with good health and a bountiful
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| Racial Harmony Day - Tuesday July 21, 2020 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| Hadj Season - Tuesday July 21, 2020 cards/flowers : The word Hajj means to intend a journey , which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions. It is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support their family during their absence. It is one of the five pillars of Islam, alongside Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, and Sawm. The gathering during Hajj is considered the largest annual gathering of people in the world. The state of being physically and financially capable of performing the Hajj is called istita'ah, and a Muslim who fulfills this condition is called a mustati.
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| Regional holiday - Saturday July 25, 2020 cards/flowers : Epistle of Saint James in Girona only
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| Christmas in July - Saturday July 25, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Parents' Day - Sunday July 26, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday July 26, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Arbor Day - Sunday July 26, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Earthquake Mourning - Monday July 27, 2020 cards/flowers : Remembrance of the 2010 earthquake
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday July 28, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Friday July 31, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Sisters' Day - Sunday August 2, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday August 3, 2020 cards/flowers : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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| Tu B'Av - Wednesday August 5, 2020 cards/flowers : Celebration of love -- similar to Valentine
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| Fathers' Day - Saturday August 8, 2020 cards/flowers : 8th day of the 8th month
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday August 9, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Mothers' Day - Wednesday August 12, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Assumption - Saturday August 15, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Mothers' Day - Saturday August 15, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Indian National Day - Tuesday August 18, 2020 cards/flowers : To recognize the contributions Indo-St. Lucians have made to the development of the island.
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| Isese Day - Thursday August 20, 2020 cards/flowers : Traditional celebration observed by the Osun community
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| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Thursday August 20, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism - Sunday August 23, 2020 cards/flowers : Kommunismi ja natsismi ohvrite mälestuspäev: Day when the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed in 1939.
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| Chinese Valentine's day - Tuesday August 25, 2020 cards/flowers : It was said that the Goddess of Heaven, out of pity, decided to let them unite once on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month as she was touched by their love for each other.
In some versions it is the Emperor of Heaven, the cowherd's father, or the cowherd's mother who has the role of separating the lovers for them to focus on their work instead of romance.
The star Deneb is a fairy who acts as a chaperone when the lovers meet on the magpie bridge. Rather than once a year, there is a version where the lovers were permitted to reunite once a month.
There is a belief that sometime during the night of Qixi, the two stars Altair and Vega will actually unite on the same side of the Milky Way.
Similar stories are told throughout Asia: in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Laos and Indonesia. In South-east Asia the stories were known as Sudhana Jataka, believed to be one of the stories of the past lives of the Buddha, or the jataka
[Wikipedia]
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| Ashura - Friday August 28, 2020 cards/flowers : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice.
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| Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) - Friday August 28, 2020 cards/flowers : Krishna (literally black , dark , dark-blue ) is a Hindu deity, regarded as an avatar of Vishnu and in some traditions considered the Supreme Being. Krishna is often depicted as an infant or young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita. The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero and the Supreme Being.
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| Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - Saturday August 29, 2020 cards/flowers : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra [Wikipedia]
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| National Day on Detained-Missing People - Sunday August 30, 2020 cards/flowers : From 2007 onwards
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| Grandparents Day - Sunday August 30, 2020 cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer.
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| Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) - Thursday September 3, 2020 cards/flowers : Krishna (literally black , dark , dark-blue ) is a Hindu deity, regarded as an avatar of Vishnu and in some traditions considered the Supreme Being. Krishna is often depicted as an infant or young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita. The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero and the Supreme Being.
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| Teachers' Day - Friday September 4, 2020 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday September 6, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Nuestra Señora del Pino (Las Palmas only) - Tuesday September 8, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Teachers' Day - Thursday September 10, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| All Souls' Day - Sunday September 13, 2020 cards/flowers : Commemoration of the Faithful Departed Day (Merelots)
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| Grandparents Day - Sunday September 13, 2020 cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer The official flower of the Grandparents Day is the forget-me-not
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| Family Day - Sunday September 13, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Rosh Hashanah - Saturday September 19, 2020 cards/flowers : Jewish New Year NOT a public holiday
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday September 20, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Day of Mourning - Sunday September 20, 2020 cards/flowers : President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. On 20 September 2011, Rabbani was assassinated by a suicide bomber entering his home in Kabul.
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| Yom Kippur - Sunday September 27, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| International Day of the Bosnian - Monday September 28, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Grandparents Day - Friday October 2, 2020 cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer.
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| Children's Day - Sunday October 4, 2020 cards/flowers : NOT a public holiday
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday October 4, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Arbor Day - Saturday October 10, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Mothers' Day - Monday October 12, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Mothers' Day - Wednesday October 14, 2020 cards/flowers : Mother's Day is not only a token of deep respect and love for mothers. This is the recognition, at the state level, of the critical role of women in the development of the society, the confirmation that the family and maternity are the priorities of the country’s social policy.
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| Arbor Day - Thursday October 15, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Saint Gallus - Friday October 16, 2020 cards/flowers : Day of the city's patron. In the city of St. Gall, generally observed. Kriens, Hochwald [Solothurn], St Gallen
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| Ghatasthapana - Saturday October 17, 2020 cards/flowers : First day of the Hindu Dashain Festival. Kalash, (holy water vessel) symbolizing the goddess Durga often with her image embossed on the side is placed in the prayer room.
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| Regional holiday - Sunday October 18, 2020 cards/flowers : St Lucas in Jaén only
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| Mother's Day - Sunday October 18, 2020 cards/flowers : Mother’s Day surprise party. The young children Children encircle the mothers and read poems they have written in their honor. After this, the surprise comes when a door is opened and all the children’s grandmothers who have been in hiding come in and a great party ensues. (Bollyspice)
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| Prakhar Tshechu - Monday October 19, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Womens' Day - Tuesday October 20, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Remembrance Day - Wednesday October 21, 2020 cards/flowers : Serbian WWII Victims Remembrance Day
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| Sovereignty Day - Sunday October 25, 2020 cards/flowers : In remembrance of the day in 1991 when the last Yugoslav soldier left Slovenia.
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| Grandparents Day - Sunday October 25, 2020 cards/flowers : To honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children's children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance older people can offer.
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| Chung Yeung Festival - Monday October 26, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| Youth Day - Monday October 26, 2020 cards/flowers : Symbolises His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said wise vision, honour and care for the youth at all levels.
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Thursday October 29, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| All Saints' Day - Thursday October 29, 2020 cards/flowers :
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| President Chiang Kai-Shek's Birthday - Saturday October 31, 2020 cards/flowers : Not a compulsory holiday.
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| Halloween - Saturday October 31, 2020 cards/flowers : Halloween originated from a Celtic festival called Samhain, which was celebrated 2,000 years ago and revolved around lighting bonfires and wearing costumes to ward off spirits and fairies— yes, Halloween began because people truly believed that it was a time when dead spirits would rise again, and walk among them. Back then, costumes acted as protection, not just an excuse to show off your Pinterest skills.
Not much is known about the ancient holiday since there are no written records, though per Encyclopedia Britannica, it was a time fraught with danger, charged with fear, and full of supernatural episodes.
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| All Souls' Day - Saturday October 31, 2020 cards/flowers :
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