| 1/28/1956, Sat | Tu B'shevat |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Tree Planting New Year
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| 2/26/1956, Sun | Purim |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/26/1956, 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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| 3/27/1956, 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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| 3/28/1956, 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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| 3/29/1956, 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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| 3/30/1956, 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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| 3/31/1956, 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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| 4/1/1956, Sun | 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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| 4/2/1956, 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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| 4/8/1956, 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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| 4/16/1956, Mon | Israel Independence Day |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/29/1956, Sun | Lag Ba'Omer |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Massive bonfires
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| 5/15/1956, 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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| 5/16/1956, 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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| 7/17/1956, 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.
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| 9/6/1956, Thu | Rosh Hashanah Begins |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- No Public transportation
|
| 9/7/1956, Fri | Rosh Hashanah Begins |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- No Public transportation
|
| 9/14/1956, Fri | Rosh Hashanah Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Public transport closes at sundown
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| 9/14/1956, 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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| 9/15/1956, Sat | Yom Kippur |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Roads closed. Airport closed. No radio or television
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| 9/19/1956, Wed | Sukkot Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Business & public transport closes down at sunset
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| 9/20/1956, 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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| 9/21/1956, 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.
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| 9/22/1956, 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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| 9/23/1956, 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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| 9/24/1956, 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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| 9/25/1956, 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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| 9/26/1956, 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.
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| 9/28/1956, Fri | Simchat Torah |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Last day of Sukkot is public holiday. Public transport closed
|
| 11/29/1956, Thu | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
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| 11/30/1956, Fri | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/1/1956, Sat | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/2/1956, Sun | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/3/1956, Mon | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
|
| 12/4/1956, Tue | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
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| 12/5/1956, Wed | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
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| 12/6/1956, Thu | Hanukah (Chanukah) |
- Religion
- Jewish
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Festival of Lights
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| 12/25/1956, Tue | Christmas |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- For Christian community only
|