Stockholm Marathon
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Saturday june 3, 2023
Sports events : Www.stockholmmarathon.se 2023 edition confirmed
National Day
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Tuesday june 6, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the adoption of the constitution of 1809. Jointly celebrated with Sweden's Flag Day which commemorates June 6, 1523, when Gustavus I ascended to the throne.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday june 13, 2023
School holidays : Applies to Stockholm
Midsummer's Eve (banks only)
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Friday june 23, 2023
Banks only : Some banks may remain open in the morning
Midsummer's Day
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Saturday june 24, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Båstad Catella Tennis Open
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Monday july 17, 2023
Sports events : Www.atptennis.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday august 21, 2023
School holidays : Applies to Stockholm
Rosh Hashanah
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Saturday september 16, 2023
cards/flowers : Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur
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Monday september 25, 2023
cards/flowers :
Autumn holiday (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
School holidays : may vary from school to school
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday october 29, 2023
Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
All Hallow's Eve (businesses & banks close earlier)
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Friday november 3, 2023
Banks only : Celebration combining prayers and merriment involving children and families. It is a prelude to All Saint's Day
All Saints' Day
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Saturday november 4, 2023
Protestant : 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. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Stockholm Tennis Open
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Sunday november 5, 2023
Sports events : Http://www.atptennis.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
Autumn holiday (end)
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Monday november 6, 2023
School holidays : may vary from school to school
Fathers' Day
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Sunday november 12, 2023
cards/flowers :
Nobel Day
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Sunday december 10, 2023
Culture : The Nobel Prize is one of the most important awards in the world. Sweden is the host of the awards event, which covers the categories of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature and Peace.
St. Lucia Day
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Wednesday december 13, 2023
Culture : The holiday, which often coincides with the winter solstice, depicts St. Lucia -- Lucy in English -- as a young girl in a white dress and red sash, with a wreath of candles on her head.
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
Protestant : Called in Swedish: Annandag Jul or Annandagen.