St. Vincent e The Grenadines : feriados, fechamento de bancos, as férias escolares

Feriado secular : St. Vincent and the Grenadines was granted associate statehood status by the British on October 27th, 1969. Following a referendum in 1979, under Milton Cato, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence on October 27th, 1979. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]

Feriado secular :

Feriado secular :

Férias escolares : Education on the twin Islands of St. Vincent and The Grenadines is free, but not compulsory, which undoubtedly contributes to the nation’s alarming record of child labor. Primary school lasts for 7 years.

Feriado secular : O feriado mais celebrado do mundo. Júlio Cesar estabeleceu o 1ºde janeiro para comemorar o novo ano por ser o dia em que os consules romanos assumiam os seus cargos. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Cartões/Flores : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

Feriado secular : Celebrates paramount Carib Chief, Joseph Chatoyer, the country's sole official national hero, to prevent the Europeans from colonizing St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) in the 18th century.

Católica ou Protestante : 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.