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Oshe'igan Public Holidays
January 1 - New Year's Day
February
February 14 - Valentine's Day
March
March 20 - Day of Happiness
April
April 22 - Day of Environmentalism
May
May 1 - Election Week (Day 1)
May 2 - Election Week (Day 2)
May 3 - Election Week (Day 3)
May 4 - Election Week (Day 4)
May 5 - Election Week (Day 5)
May 6 - Election Week (Day 6)
May 7 - Election Week (Day 7) + Oshe'igan Foundation Day
May 8 - Mother's Day
June
June 19 - Father's Day
June 21 - Day of Intelligence
July
July 2 - Day of Opportunity
August
August 2 - Day of Assistance
September
September 21 - Day of Genuineness
October
October 31 - Halloween Day
November
November 5 - Thanksgiving Day
December
December 10 - Day of Security
December 24 - Christmas Eve*
December 25 - Christmas*
December 31 - New Years' Eve
All Oshe'igan public holidays are secular* to not favor any one religious/cultural group in the nation. However, many individuals in the country still celebrate these holidays (such as Easter, Hanukkah, Ramadan, etc.) even though they are not formally recognized by the government, and have the right to do so. However, this has been criticized since these holidays are not protected and workers may be told to come to work/students may be told to come to school even during these important holidays.
*Christmas and Christmas Eve are not officially associated with Christianity under Oshe'igan laws concerning the holiday, rather as a holiday celebrating giving/generosity. However, most traditions (such as christmas trees) are still used in the holiday, and it is very similar to Christmas in other countries.
Oshe'igan schools are also very heavily built around these holidays. Public schools are usually not in session in late April-mid May and mid December-early January since these dates have a clumping of public holidays.
In addition, there are 7 holidays committed to the Oshe'igan core values, those being 3/20, 4/22, 6/21, 7/2, 8/2, 9/21, and 12/10. Most of these holidays are during months where there are no other public holidays, and this was designed intentionally to make sure each month had at least one "day off".