| Spring holiday (beginning) - Friday September 24, 2021 School holidays :
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| Labour Day - Monday October 4, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Spring holiday (end) - Monday October 11, 2021 School holidays :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday December 10, 2021 School holidays :
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| Half-day holiday - Friday December 24, 2021 Secular holiday : From 7 pm
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 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 - Monday December 27, 2021 Secular holiday : Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would traditionally receive gifts known as a Christmas box from their masters, employers or customers.
Due to historical reasons, depending on the year, Boxing Day can be celebrated BEFORE Christmas in the UK. [Wikipedia]
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| Christmas Day (forwarded to Tuesday) - Tuesday December 28, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Half-day holiday - Friday December 31, 2021 Secular holiday : From 7pm to midnight
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