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Cyprus (North) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | School holidays | School holidays |  |
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday January 23, 2022 | Parliamentary election | Special Events | |
| Friday March 11, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday March 21, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday April 3, 2022 | Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | cards/flowers | |
| Saturday April 23, 2022 | Children's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Tuesday May 3, 2022 | Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday May 4, 2022 | Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday May 7, 2022 | Ramadan holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday May 18, 2022 | International Bellapais Music Festival | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday May 19, 2022 | Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday June 6, 2022 | End of school year | School holidays | |
| Monday June 13, 2022 | Whit Monday | Orthodox | |
| Friday July 8, 2022 | Bank Holiday (from 13:00) | Banks only | |
| Sunday July 10, 2022 | Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday July 11, 2022 | Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Tuesday July 12, 2022 | Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday July 20, 2022 | Peace and Freedom Day | Secular holiday | |
School holidays
-Saturday January 1, 2022
School holidays : Http://www.mebnet.net
Official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Teaching languages: Turjish, English
School uniforms required
School is compulsory until the age of 15
Dates confirmed till July 2022
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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Official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Teaching languages: Turjish, English
School uniforms required
School is compulsory until the age of 15
Dates confirmed till July 2022
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 10 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for North Cyprus schools
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
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
Parliamentary election
-Sunday January 23, 2022
Special Events :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Friday March 11, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday March 21, 2022
School holidays :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Sunday April 3, 2022
cards/flowers :
Children's Day
-Saturday April 23, 2022
Secular holiday :
Labor Day/May Day
-Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)
-Monday May 2, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)
-Tuesday May 3, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)
-Wednesday May 4, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Ramadan holiday (end)
-Saturday May 7, 2022
School holidays :
International Bellapais Music Festival
-Wednesday May 18, 2022
Culture : Lasts 4 days - www.bellapaisfestival.com/ 2022 edition NOT confirmed
Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day
-Thursday May 19, 2022
Secular holiday : Beginning of the War of Independence (landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk), and symbol of the youth as an emblem of modern Turkey Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
End of school year
-Monday June 6, 2022
School holidays :
Whit Monday
-Monday June 13, 2022
Orthodox : In Cyprus, Kataklysma is the festival of the floods in seaside towns
Bank Holiday (from 13:00)
-Friday July 8, 2022
Banks only :
Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice)
-Sunday July 10, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Eid ul-Adha
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.
Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice)
-Monday July 11, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Eid ul-Adha
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. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice)
-Tuesday July 12, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Eid ul-Adha
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.
Peace and Freedom Day
-Wednesday July 20, 2022
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the occupation of the islands northern part by Turkish troops of 1974
