| Winter holiday (beginning) - Friday September 3, 2021 School holidays : Ecole Française de Maputo
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| Victory Day - Tuesday September 7, 2021 Secular holiday : The 1974 changes in Portugal helped african opposition party Frelimo gain power. On September 7, 1974, Samora Machel signed a peace treaty in Lusaka, which lead to independence.
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| Teacher Day - Monday September 12, 2022 School holidays :
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| Winter holiday (end) - Monday September 13, 2021 School holidays :
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| Armed Forces Day - Saturday September 25, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| National Reconciliation Day - Monday October 4, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Maputo's Day (Maputo only) - Wednesday November 10, 2021 Secular holiday :
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Friday November 19, 2021 School holidays :
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| Optional holiday - Friday December 24, 2021 Secular holiday :
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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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