Cook Islands : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday September 30, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday October 17, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Wednesday October 26, 2022 | Gospel Day | Secular holiday | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Monday December 26, 2022 | Boxing Day | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday December 27, 2022 | Christmas Day (forwarded to Tuesday) | Catholic or protestant | |
Sunday January 1, 2023 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday January 2, 2023 | New Year's Day (moved forward to Monday) | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday January 3, 2023 | Day Following New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday January 23, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Tuesday February 14, 2023 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday September 30, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday October 17, 2022
School holidays :
Gospel Day
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Wednesday October 26, 2022
Secular holiday : Known as the Nuku, this is religious drama.
Islanders act out biblical stories Aitutaki only http://www.ck/events.htm
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
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 Years Day on Christmas Day.
Boxing Day
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Monday December 26, 2022
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
Christmas Day (forwarded to Tuesday)
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Tuesday December 27, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Due to historical reasons, Christmas this year is celebrated AFTER Boxing day
New Year's Day
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Sunday January 1, 2023
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
New Year's Day (moved forward to Monday)
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Monday January 2, 2023
Secular holiday :
Day Following New Year's Day
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Tuesday January 3, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday January 23, 2023
School holidays : Www.education.gov.ck
official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 16
schools close on Saturday
school uniforms required
Dates confirmed till Jan 2023
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Valentine's Day
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February