Saint Casimir's day
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Saturday March 4, 2023
cards/flowers : Patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia
Sports holiday (beginning)
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Friday March 10, 2023
School holidays : One week later for 12th grade
Sports holiday (end)
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Monday March 20, 2023
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday March 26, 2023
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
April Fools Day
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Saturday April 1, 2023
cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
International ballet festival
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Friday April 21, 2023
Culture : Lasts 2 weeks -
www.ballet-festival.lv in Riga
Labor Day/May Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
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 .
Restoration of Independence
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Thursday May 4, 2023
Secular holiday : The country gained independence in 1920, and the Republic of Latvia was founded. The republic existed for 20 years until 1940, when the Soviet Union again occupied Latvia, for this time. The restoration of independence took place in 1991.
Restoration of Independence
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Friday May 5, 2023
Secular holiday : The country gained independence in 1920, and the Republic of Latvia was founded. The republic existed for 20 years until 1940, when the Soviet Union again occupied Latvia, for this time. The restoration of independence took place in 1991.
Day of Mourning
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Tuesday May 9, 2023
Special Events : For the Ukrainians, civilians, and defenders of Ukraine, who died because of Russia’s aggressive war
Riga Marathon
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Sunday May 14, 2023
Sports events : Www.lattelecomrigasmaratons.lv/ 2023 edition confirmed
Mothers' Day
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Sunday May 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Family Day
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Monday May 15, 2023
Culture : From 2008 onwards
WORKING DAY
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Saturday May 20, 2023
Secular holiday :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday May 31, 2023
School holidays : In 2023:
one week later for class 9
two weeks later for class 12
Ligo Day
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Friday June 23, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebration of the summer solstice. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
St John
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Saturday June 24, 2023
Secular holiday : John is described in the New Testament as the last of the Old Testament prophets and the precursor of the Messiah. Another celebration is August 29th in remembrance of his beheading. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (end)
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Friday September 1, 2023
School holidays :
RIGAFOOD
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Wednesday September 6, 2023
Tradeshows : Www.bt1.lv lasts 4 days - in Riga 2023 edition confirmed
Vilnius Marathon
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Sunday September 10, 2023
Sports events : Www.vilniausmaratonas.lt/ 2023 edition confirmed