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Month: October 2019

Chrysanthemum is the traditional flower of November

November 2019 Cultural Diversity Review

October 31st 2019October 31st 2019admin

November is a month of harvest festivals, some of the oldest holidays, that date back to when ancient farming communities gathered to give thanks for a good harvest, essential in surviving the imminent harsh winter. This year November also hosts the birthdays of the founders of two of the world’s great religions; Islam and Sikhism. […]

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Malta gives extra annual leave to compensate for lost public holidays in 2020

October 17th 2019October 17th 2019admin

In Malta’s Budget on October 15th 2019, it was announced that one additional day of vocational leave will be granted to all workers in 2020 in order to compensate for the number of public holidays falling on a weekend. The same happened last year, which was understandable (but probably unnecessary) as in 2019, six of […]

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Valenciana Community Day is the only public holiday in Spain in October 2019.

Spain feels the holiday pain in October

October 1st 2019October 1st 2019admin

As we move into the last quarter of the year and Autumn takes a stronger grip on the weather, Spaniards can lament the loss of a national holiday to a weekend as Spain’s National Day, Hispanic Day, falls on Saturday October 12th this year, with not even a single autonomous community offering a day in […]

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