Solomon Islands : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

School holidays : Www.mehrd.gov.sb
official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is not mandatory - 60% of children attend school
Teaching languages: Melanesian, Polynesian, Micronesian
schools are closed on Sunday

school uniforms required

Dates confirmed till Feb 2023; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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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

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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.

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Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

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Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.

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Secular holiday : The Queen's Birthday holiday is a moveable feast. It celebrates the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II who is not only Queen of Great Britain and Ireland but also Queen of Australia and New Zealand and the commonwealth countries. The holiday is celebrated on a Monday, but on different dates in different parts of Australia and New Zealand. In fact, the Queen's birthday not on any of the dates celebrated but in April.

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Secular holiday : The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World War II occurred on these islands. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and full independence was granted two years later on 7 July, 1978. Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

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