| 1/1/1856, Tue | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
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| 3/16/1856, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/17/1856, Mon | St. Patrick's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large street crowds, City Center streets closed for parade
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| 3/21/1856, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/22/1856, Sat | Holy Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/23/1856, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/24/1856, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/5/1856, Mon | May Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 6/2/1856, Mon | June Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 8/4/1856, Mon | August Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 10/27/1856, Mon | October Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1856, Wed | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1856, Thu | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1856, Fri | St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/27/1856, Sat | Day after St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/29/1856, Mon | Day after St. Stephen's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1856, Wed | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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