| Parliamentary election - Saturday September 25, 2021 Special Events :
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| Parliamentary election - Saturday September 25, 2021 Special Events :
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| International film festival - Tuesday September 28, 2021 Culture : Http://riff.is/ lasts 1 week - in Reykjavik 2020 edition confirmed
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| Mid-term holiday (beginning) - Friday October 22, 2021 School holidays :
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| Mid-term holiday (end) - Wednesday October 27, 2021 School holidays :
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| Airwaves - Wednesday November 3, 2021 Culture : Lasts 4 days - in 2007 Reykjavik please check dates: http://www.icelandairwaves.com/
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| Fathers' Day - Sunday November 14, 2021 cards/flowers :
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| Saint Nicholas - Monday December 6, 2021 cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
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| St. Lucia Day - Monday December 13, 2021 Culture : The holiday, which often coincides with the winter solstice, depicts St. Lucia -- Lucy in English -- as a young girl in a white dress and red sash, with a wreath of candles on her head.
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Tuesday December 21, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Eve - Friday December 24, 2021 Secular holiday : In certain countries, businesses may be closed half a day only. paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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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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| St Stephen's Day - Sunday December 26, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
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| New Year's Eve (half day) - Friday December 31, 2021 Secular holiday :
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