Tour de Luxembourg
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Thursday june 1, 2023
Sports events : Cycle race - lasts 4 days
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Monday june 5, 2023
School holidays :
Municipal election
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Sunday june 11, 2023
Special Events :
Mothers' Day
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Sunday june 11, 2023
cards/flowers :
School holiday
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Friday june 23, 2023
School holidays :
National Day
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Friday june 23, 2023
Secular holiday : Independence was granted by the Netherlands and Belgium in 1890. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday. Employees may get a day off on Monday next.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday july 14, 2023
School holidays :
Assumption
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Tuesday august 15, 2023
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.
Customary holiday (banks remain open)
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Monday september 4, 2023
Secular holiday : Kermesse du Luxembourg
Originally (in the year 1340), Schueberfouer was a large folk market. Today, the event remains true to its cultural origins and has evolved with the programme of attractions, games, lotteries and Luxembourg specialties.
Summer holiday (end)
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Friday september 15, 2023
School holidays :
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday september 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Tour de Luxembourg
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Wednesday september 20, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.skodatour.lu/ 2023 edition confirmed
Yom Kippur
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Monday september 25, 2023
cards/flowers :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday october 1, 2023
cards/flowers :
Parliamentary election
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Sunday october 8, 2023
Special Events :
Fall holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 29, 2023
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
All Saints' Day
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
Fall holiday (end)
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Monday november 6, 2023
School holidays :
Hanukkah
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Friday december 1, 2023
cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC)
Saint Nicholas
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Wednesday december 6, 2023
School holidays :
Saint Nicholas
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Wednesday december 6, 2023
cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 22, 2023
School holidays :
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 Years 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.