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=== Holidays ===
[[File:Maui.jpeg|thumb|Maui, the titular supernatural spirit behind Mauism, is the central figure of one of the most significant days of the Oan calendar: the Annunciation of Maui. |alt=|left|200x200px]]
Holidays are special days designated by the Rangitanga-a-te-Moana to commemorate or celebrate a historic event or theme. The Council of Ministers may designate the day as a no-working day (except where it is impossible or impractical for work to stop). Holidays are designated using the Oan lunar calendar called Maramataka (Polynesian Lunar Calendar (PLC)) while the global date is given according to the International Standard Solar Calendar (ISSC) and the official date is given in bold:
{| class="wikitable"
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!Day
!Oan translation
!ISSC Date
!PLC Date
!Note
|-
|Oan New Year's Day
|''Whakanui o te Matariki'' (Celebration of the New Year)
|May-July
|'''''Whiro Pipiri''''' (1 Pipiri)
|Start of the Oan Year
|-
|Thaer's Day
|''Harikoa o te Atea'' (Day of the Creator)
|'''15 August'''
|''Here-turi-kōkā'' (August)
|
|-
|Prophet Matilda Day
|''Harikoa o te Whakakitenga ki te Poropiti Matiriha'' (Feast of the Revelation to Prophet Matilda)
|'''3 September'''
|''Mahuru'' (September)
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|-
|Maui's Day
|''Harikoa mo te Panui o Maui'' (Feast of the Annunciation of Maui)
|November-December
|'''''Māwharu Hakihea''''' (11 Hakihea)
|Celebration of the announcement by Maui to Ahua leading to the Thaerisation of Polynesia
|-
|Summer Celebration Day
|''Harikoa o te Raumati Raumati'' (Feast of the Summer Solstice)
|December-January
|'''''Ohua Kohi-tātea''''' (12 Kohi-tātea)
|
|-
|Ahua's Day
|''Harikoa o te Koroneihana o Ahua'' (Celebration of the Coronation of Ahua)
|March-April
|'''''Ōrongonui Paenga-whāwhā''''' (27 Paenga-whāwhā)
|National day of the Oan Isles celebrating the crowing of Ahua the Great and the formal establishment of the Oan Isles
|}
Religious holidays are called ''Harikoa'' (Feast) and secular holidays are called ''Whakanui'' (Celebration).
== References ==
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