| 1/25/1940, Thu | Tu B'shevat |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Tree Planting New Year
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| 3/24/1940, Sun | Purim |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/22/1940, Mon | Passover Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
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| 4/23/1940, Tue | Passover - First Day |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1st day is full holiday with public transport closed
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| 4/24/1940, Wed | Passover - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
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| 4/25/1940, Thu | Passover - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
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| 4/26/1940, Fri | Passover - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
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| 4/27/1940, Sat | Passover - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
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| 4/28/1940, Sun | Passover - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
|
| 4/29/1940, Mon | Passover - Last Day |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Last day is full holiday with public transport closed
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| 5/5/1940, Sun | Holocaust Memorial Day |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Places of entertainment close down from sundown previous day
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| 5/13/1940, Mon | Israel Independence Day |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 5/26/1940, Sun | Lag Ba'Omer |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Massive bonfires
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| 6/11/1940, Tue | Shavuot (Pentecost) Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Feast of Weeks. No Public Transport from sunset on Shavuot Eve.
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| 6/12/1940, Wed | Shavuot (Pentecost) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Feast of Weeks. No Public Transport from sunset previous day.
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| 8/13/1940, Tue | Tisha B'av/Fast of Ninth of Ab |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Fast begins sundown of previous day. Restaurants closed.
|
| 10/3/1940, Thu | Rosh Hashanah Begins |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- No Public transportation
|
| 10/4/1940, Fri | Rosh Hashanah Begins |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- No Public transportation
|
| 10/11/1940, Fri | Rosh Hashanah Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
|
| 10/11/1940, Fri | Yom Kippur Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All Jewish Businesss and public transportation stop at 1:00 PM. Airport closes by sundown.
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| 10/12/1940, Sat | Yom Kippur |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Roads closed. Airport closed. No radio or television
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| 10/16/1940, Wed | Sukkot Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Business & public transport closes down at sunset
|
| 10/17/1940, Thu | Sukkot - First Day |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- First day of Sukkot is public holiday. Public transport closed.
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| 10/18/1940, Fri | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
|
| 10/19/1940, Sat | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
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| 10/20/1940, Sun | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
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| 10/21/1940, Mon | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
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| 10/22/1940, Tue | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
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| 10/23/1940, Wed | Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) - Intermediate Days |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Only 1st & Last days are public holidays. Other days are half holidays.
|
| 10/25/1940, Fri | Simchat Torah |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Last day of Sukkot is public holiday. Public transport closed
|
| 12/25/1940, Wed | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
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| 12/25/1940, Wed | Christmas |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- For Christian community only
|
| 12/26/1940, Thu | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/27/1940, Fri | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/28/1940, Sat | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/29/1940, Sun | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/30/1940, Mon | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/31/1940, Tue | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 1/1/1941, Wed | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|