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Latvia : 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

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  • Internet domain: .lv - Telephone code: +371 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +2 (DST: yes)
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    Sunday october 29, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Monday october 30, 2023Autumn holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday december 24, 2023Christmas EveEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Tuesday december 26, 2023St Stephen's DayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday december 31, 2023New Year's EveSecular holiday
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holidays (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Monday march 4, 2024Saint Casimir's daycards/flowers
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    Friday march 8, 2024Sports holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday march 18, 2024Sports holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday october 29, 2023
    Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times

    Autumn holiday (end)

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    Monday october 30, 2023
    School holidays :

    Christmas Eve

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    Sunday december 24, 2023
    Culture :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    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.

    St Stephen's Day

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    Tuesday december 26, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Remembrance of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

    New Year's Eve

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    Sunday december 31, 2023
    Secular holiday : paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    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

    Christmas holidays (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Www.izm.gov.lv
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    Number of teaching days: 165-170
    PISA ranking (average 493): 490
    Schooling is mandatory till age 16
    Average class size: more than 16
    Usually no school on Saturday
    Uniform may be required

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    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    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

    Saint Casimir's day

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    Monday march 4, 2024
    cards/flowers : Patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia

    Sports holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 8, 2024
    School holidays : One week later for 12th grade

    Sports holiday (end)

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    Monday march 18, 2024
    School holidays :

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    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.

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times