| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday August 9, 2021 Banks only :
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday August 13, 2021 School holidays :
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| Assumption - Sunday August 15, 2021 Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
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| Ashura - Wednesday August 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Ashura - Thursday August 19, 2021 Banks only : Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) during his fight against injustice.
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday September 13, 2021 School holidays :
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| Mawlud Nabi ("Gamo") - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Wednesday November 3, 2021 School holidays :
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| Deepavali/Dipabali - Thursday November 4, 2021 cards/flowers : The Light festival starts with festivities. The week celebrates 1.Dhanteras, 2.Kali Chaudas, 3.Deepavali, 4.Navu-Varsha (new year), 5.Bhai-beej. The Vai cast is mainly concerned. May last several days. NOT a public holiday
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Monday November 8, 2021 School holidays :
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