| New Year's Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 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
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| School holidays - Saturday January 1, 2022 School holidays : Www.mec.gov.py calendar
International schools may follow a different calendar
gazetted by the Ministry of Education
school uniform required
Number of instructional days: 184 (40 weeks)
Dates confirmed till Jan 2022; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday October 3, 2021 Special Events :
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| Municipal election - Sunday October 10, 2021 Special Events :
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| Christmas holiday (beginning) - Tuesday November 30, 2021 School holidays :
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| Hanukkah - Friday December 3, 2021 cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC) NOT a public holiday
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| Our Lady of the Miracles - Wednesday December 8, 2021 Catholic : the Virgin of Caacupé is a statuette housed in the cathedral of this town. It was carved in the 16th century by a devout convert and was miraculously saved from a great flood, and numerous miracles are linked to it. An enormous basilica stands in the centre of the town, and here 300,000 of the faithful come yearly ofr a pilgrimage
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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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| Banks are closed - Friday December 31, 2021 Banks only :
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