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  2. English school holidays - Wikipedia

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    Summer Term runs from Easter to mid-July (half term ends in late May/early June). At the end of each half-term a holiday lasts about one week (usually nine full days, including two weekends), although in the autumn term, some schools give students two week long holidays (16 full days, including 3 weekends) to account for the term being longer ...

  3. Academic year - Wikipedia

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    Term 2: Mid/late August to late December (with a brief 3-5 day Chuseok/Fall break interrupting this term) Winter break: Approximately 1 month; Term 3: 2 weeks in February Spring break: Approximately 2 weeks; From 2015 onwards, the calendar was changed to a more quasi-Western styled one, having the year to end on January rather than February.

  4. Academic term - Wikipedia

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    Fall (All Saints' Day) break: November 1 November 2 - mid/late December: 1st Winter (Christmas) break: approximately two weeks 2: January - late February: 2nd Winter (Carnival) break: 3 days Early March – late March or early/mid April: Spring (Easter) break: approximately two weeks 3: After Easter break to mid/late June

  5. Daylight saving time 2024: When do we fall back? Why do we ...

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    The shortest day of the year is the first day of winter or winter solstice. In 2024, that takes place on Saturday, Dec. 21. ... fall back." The idea dates back to World War I, although some credit ...

  6. Daylight saving time, fall back & spring forward: What we ...

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    For those wondering, when we "fall back," we gain an hour. Daylight saving time for 2025 will be at 2 a.m. EST Sunday, March 9, when we "spring forward" or lose an hour. Candy makers' tale, sort of.

  7. Academic quarter (year division) - Wikipedia

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    This quarter system was adopted by the oldest universities in the English-speaking world (Oxford, founded circa 1096, [1] and Cambridge, founded circa 1209 [2]). Over time, Cambridge dropped Trinity Term and renamed Hilary Term to Lent Term, and Oxford also dropped the original Trinity Term and renamed Easter Term as Trinity Term, thus establishing the three-term academic "quarter" year widely ...

  8. What to know about the winter solstice, 2024's shortest day

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    The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the ... 21st every year because the earth's rotation around the sun is 365.25 days, instead of 365 even. ... of massive stones in England that dates ...

  9. 2024–25 European winter - Wikipedia

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    202425 European winter; Seasonal boundaries; Meteorological winter: January 1 – ongoing: Astronomical winter: December 21 – March 20: First event started: January 1, 2025: Last event concluded: Season ongoing: Most notable event • Fatalities: 2 • Damage: Unknown: Seasonal statistics; Total storms (Cat. 1+) 0 total: Total fatalities ...