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    Friday december 22, 2023Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday january 7, 2024Orthodox Christmas DayOrthodox
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    Monday january 8, 2024Orthodox second day of ChristmasOrthodox
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Saturday february 24, 2024Dragobetecards/flowers
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    Friday march 8, 2024Womens' DaySecular holiday
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    Friday march 8, 2024Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024MaslenitsaEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday march 13, 2024Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Sunday april 28, 2024Palm SundayEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 3, 2024Spring holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Orthodox EasterOrthodox
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Memorial DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday may 6, 2024Orthodox Easter MondayOrthodox
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    Wednesday may 8, 2024Day of ReconciliationSecular holiday
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    Monday may 13, 2024Spring holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday may 13, 2024All Souls' DayOrthodox
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    Friday may 31, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday june 1, 2024Children's DaySecular holiday
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    Friday june 28, 2024Day of Soviet InvasionEvents, celebrations...
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    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 22, 2023
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    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : From 2009

    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

    Orthodox Christmas Day

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    Sunday january 7, 2024
    Orthodox : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Orthodox second day of Christmas

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    Orthodox :

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
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    Dragobete

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    Saturday february 24, 2024
    cards/flowers : Dragobete was the son of Baba Dochia, which stands for the main character in the pagan myth related to spring arrival and the end of the harsh winter. Due to his endless kindness he was chosen – according to some sources, by Virgin Mary – to be the Guardian of Love. The day is particularly known as the day when the birds are betrothed . It is around this time that the birds begin to build their nests and mate. On this day, considered locally the first day of spring, boys and girls gather vernal flowers and sing together. [Wikipedia]

    Womens' Day

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    Friday march 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Idea of an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. Women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City. The garment workers were protesting what they saw as very poor working conditions and low wages. The protesters were attacked and dispersed by police. These women established their first labor union two years later.

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 8, 2024
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    Maslenitsa

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    Culture : Maslenitsa (also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week) has its origins in both pagan and Christian traditions. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival.

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Wednesday march 13, 2024
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    Daylight Saving Time

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

    Palm Sunday

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    Sunday april 28, 2024
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    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    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 .

    Spring holiday (beginning)

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    Friday may 3, 2024
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    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Orthodox : Paid holiday

    Memorial Day

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Culture : Holocaust Memorial Day is dedicated to the lessons of the past and provides an important opportunity to face any manifestations of hatred

    Orthodox Easter Monday

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter(or Pascha).The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy.The Easter breads are a worldwide Orthodox tradition as well.This bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place:Midnight Office,Rush Procession,Matins & Divine Liturgy.After the service,the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home.The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days.One egg takes place before the Easter lunch.Each person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of good luck.The traditional Orthodox Paschal greeting is: Christ is Risen! .The answer is: Indeed He is Risen . May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.

    Day of Reconciliation

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    Wednesday may 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Marks the capitulation of Nazi forces to the Allies (the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and other principal Allied nations) in Berlin on May 8, 1945. Wikipedia

    Spring holiday (end)

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    Monday may 13, 2024
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    All Souls' Day

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    Monday may 13, 2024
    Orthodox : Celebrated on Sunday in some cities. Paste Blajinilor which means Easter of the Dead or Easter of the kind souls who have passed away .

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday may 31, 2024
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    Children's Day

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    Saturday june 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : From 2017

    Day of Soviet Invasion

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    Friday june 28, 2024
    Culture : From 2010 - 1 minute of silence - all entertainment prohibited