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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 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

  4. 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.

  5. When is the winter solstice? A guide to the shortest day of ...

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    As the Sun sets earlier each day, that means the winter solstice is quickly approaching. Here is when winter starts in 2024. ... Here is when winter starts in 2024. ... November 25, 2024 at 3:02 AM.

  6. 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 ...

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

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    The 2024 winter solstice, the shortest day of the ... vernal equinox marking the beginning of fall and spring. ... 21st every year because the earth's rotation around the sun is 365.25 days ...

  8. When is the first day of winter? Here's when to start ... - AOL

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    In 2024, the first day of winter is Saturday, Dec. 21. This is when the winter solstice, or the shortest day of the year, occurs. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac , the solstice is at 4:21 ...

  9. Public holidays in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    25 December: Christmas Day: Statutory: The observance of Christmas Day was abolished by an Act of Parliament in 1640. [45] [46] [47] It was included in the schedule to the Bank Holidays Act 1871. [48] 26/27/28 December: Boxing Day: Proclaimed: Boxing Day (26 December) became a public holiday in Scotland in 1974. See also Christmas in Scotland.