List of holidays by country
This is the list of holidays by country. Most holidays are mentioned although some are not public holidays.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 7 March - Teacher's Day
- 8 March- Mother's Day
- 22 March Sultan Nouruz Remembrance
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 19 October - Mother Teresa Day
- 28 December - Innocents Day
- Islamic New Year - The 1st of Muharram .
- Ashura - The 10th of Muharram .
- Mawlid - The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad on The 12th of Rabi' al-awwal.
- Eid ul-Fitr - The end of Ramadan on the 1st of Shawwal.
- Eid ul-Adha - The 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 8 March- Woman's Day (celebrated by Woman's)
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 5 July - Independents Day
- 1 November - Revolution Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 24 March - Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (ley 26.085)
- 2 April - Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de Malvinas (ley 26.110)
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 25 May - Anniversary of the May Revolution
- 20 June(next Mon after) - Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Manuel Belgrano
- 9 July - Anniversary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence
- 17 August(next Mon after) - Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Jose de San Martín
- 12 October(next Mon after) - Día de la Raza
- 8 December - Inmaculada Concepción de María
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Australia
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 26 January - Australia Day
- Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Monday - variable dates. For 2009 Friday 10th of April and Monday 13th are public holidays.
- Second Monday in March - Adelaide Cup Day (South Australia only) Before 2006 held in May
- 25 April - ANZAC Day In 2010 the public holiday will transfer to Monday 26th.
- Second Monday in June - (2009 8 June) Queen's Birthday (except Western Australia)
- First Tuesday in November - (2009 3rd Nov) Melbourne Cup Day (Metropolitan Melbourne and ACT[1] only) other regions may have a public holiday on the day of a horse race of local significance. Many businesses across the country have a break for the main Melbourne Cup race at 3.00pm or half day holiday.
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day (except South Australia), Proclamation Day (South Australia only)
- Labour Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region) 5 Oct 2009 for NSW.
- Show Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region)
Austria
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- Easter Monday*
- 1 May - Labour Day
- Ascension Day* - (Christi Himmelfahrt) The fortieth day after Easter Sunday
- Whit Sunday* - (Pfingsten) Pentecost Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles,fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ
- Corpus Christi* - First Holy Eucharist Last supper. Thursday after Trinity Sunday
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary
- 26 October - Austrian National Day (day of the Declaration of Neutrality)
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception, retail stores are allowed to open for christmas shopping
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - St Stephen's Day
Movable Holidays (*)
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 April - Good Friday
- 9 April - Easter Monday
- 7 May - Whit Monday
- 9 May - Labour Day
- 10 July - Independence Day
- 6 August - Emancipation Day
- 12 October - Discovery Day / National Heroes Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 21 January - Errol Barrow Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- 28 April-National Heroes' Day
- 1st Monday of May - Labour Day
- Whit Monday
- 1st Monday in August -Kadooment Day
- 1 August - Emancipation Day
- 30 November - Independence Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December-27 December - Boxing Day
- 9 January 2009 - Moharram (Ashura)
- 21 February 2009 - International Mother Language Day
- 11 March 2009* - Eid-E-Miladunnabi
- 26 March 2009 - Independence Day
- 14 April 2009 - Bangla New Year Day
- 1 May 2009 - May Day
- 9 May 2009* - Buddaha Purnima
- 6 August 2009* - Shab-E-Borat
- 13 August 2009* - Jonmasthumi
- 15 August 2009 - National Mourning Day
- 17 September 2009* - Shab-E-Qadar
- 18 September 2009* - Jamatul Bidha
- 20 September 2009* - Eid-Ul-Fitre
- 29 September 2009* - Durga Puja
- 29 November 2009* - Eid-Ul-Azha
- 16 December 2009 - Victory Day
- 25 December 2009 - Christmas Day
Note: The star marked dates are not fixed by the government and these are dependent on sight of the moon.
Belgium
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 11 July - Flemish Community Holiday only held in Flanders
- 21 July - National Holiday - commemorating the ascension to the throne of Belgium's first king Leopold I
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary
- 27 September - French Community Holiday only held in Wallonia - not a public holiday
- 1 November - All Saints
- 2 November - All Souls Day - not a public holiday, most companies are closed
- 11 November - Armistice Day
- 15 November - Dynasty Day & Day of German-speaking Community only held in areas of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 9 March - Baron Bliss Day
- Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable dates
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 24 May - Sovereign's Day / Commonwealth Day
- 10 September - St. George's Caye Day
- 21 September - Independence Day
- 12 October - Pan American Day (Columbus Day)
- 19 November - Garifuna Settlement Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- variable dates (6 April 2007) - Good Friday
- 24 May - Bermuda Day
- 11 June - Queen's Birthday
- Thursday before the first Monday in August (2 August 2007) - Emancipation Day (first Day of Cup Match)
- Friday before the first Monday in August (3 August 2007) - Somer's Day (Second day of Cup Match)
- First Monday in September (3 September 2007) - Labour Day
- 11 November - Remembrance Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- (lunar) - Offerings Day
- (lunar) - Losay (Lunar New Year)
- 2 May - The King's Birthday
- (lunar) - Shabdrung Kuchoe (death anniversary of the Shabdrung)
- (lunar) - Third King's Birthday
- 2 June - Coronation Day
- (lunar) - Buddha Parinirvana
- (lunar) - Buddha's First Sermon
- (lunar) - Third King's Death
- (lunar) - Guru Rinpoche's Birthday
- (lunar) - Blessed Rainy Day
- (lunar) - Dashaim
- (lunar) - Buddha Descension Day
- 17 December - National Day
- 19 December - Stelios Boulieris' Day
- 21 December - Winter Solstice
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Easter
- 1 May - May Day
- Christmas Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 47 days before Easter - Carnival
- Variable dates - Good Friday
- Variable dates - Easter
- 21 April - Tiradentes
- 1 May - Labour Day
- Variable dates - Corpus Christi
- 7 September - Independence Day
- 12 October - Our Lady Aparecida (Patron saint of Brazil), also celebrated as Children's Day
- 2 November - Finados
- 15 November - Proclamation of the Republic
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
2010 variable holidays:
- February 15-17 - Carnival
- 2 April - Paixão de Cristo
- 4 April - Easter
- 3 June - Corpus Christi
2009 variable holidays:
- February 23-25 - Carnival
- 10 April - Paixão de Cristo
- 12 April - Easter
- 11 June - Corpus Christi
2008 variable holidays:
- February 4-6 - Carnival
- 21 March - Paixão de Cristo
- 23 March - Easter
- 22 May - Corpus Christi
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 5 March - Lavity Stoutt's birthday
- 12 March - Commonwealth day
- Good Friday - Friday before Easter (calculated according to Western Christian calendar)
- Easter Monday
- Whit Monday
- 1 July - Territory Day
- 1st Monday in August - Festival Monday
- Tuesday after 1st Monday in August - Festival Tuesday
- Wednesday after 1st Monday in August - Festival Wednesday
- 21 October - Saint Ursula's day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 3 March - Liberation of Bulgaria
- Easter Monday - moveable
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 6 May - St. George's Day and Army Day
- 24 May - Education and Culture Day and Day of the Slavic Heritage
- 6 September - Day of the Union of Eastern Rumelia with the Bulgarian Principality
- 22 September - Independence Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Second Day of Christmas
Canada
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Third Monday in February - Family Day - in some provinces. Called "Louis Riel Day" in Manitoba.
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday - schools, banks, and government
- First Monday on or before 24 May - Victoria Day
- 24 June - Fête nationale du Québec - public holiday in Quebec
- 1 July - Canada Day
- First Monday in August - name varies by province
- First Monday in September - Labour Day
- Second Monday in October - Thanksgiving Day
- 11 November - Remembrance Day - limited to government agencies in some provinces; public holiday in British Columbia, public holiday in Atlantic provinces if it falls on a week day.
- 24 December - Christmas Eve (in some provinces)
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- March/April - Good Friday
- March/April - Holy Saturday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 21 May - Navy Day
- 29 June - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 16 July - Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary
- 18 September - Independence Day
- 19 September - Glories of the Army Day
- 12 October - Columbus Day
- 31 October - Reformation Day
- 1 November - All Saints
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception
- 25 December - Christmas Day
China
Traditional holidays:
- Lunar Calendar Month 1 Day 1 - Chinese Lunar New Year (Second New Moon following the Winter Solstice - Late January or February)
- Lunar Calendar Month 1 Day 15 - Lantern Festival
- 4 April/5 April - Qingming Festival
- Lunar Calendar Month 5 Day 5 - Dragon Boat
- Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 7 - Qi Xi- Chinese Valentine's Day
- Lunar Calendar Month 7 Day 15 - Ghost Festival
- Lunar Calendar Month 8 Day 15 - Mid-Autumn Festival
- Lunar Calendar Month 9 Day 9 - Double Ninth Festival
Holidays in the People's Republic of China:
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 January - New Year's Day Holiday
- Chinese New Year - Second New Moon following the Winter Solstice - Late January or February
- 1 May-3 May - Labour Day
- 1 July - CPC Founding Day
- 1 August - Army Day
- 1 October-3 October - National Day
See also:
A more reliable, detailed, and up-to-date list of official non-working holidays, in Spanish, is to be found in Spanish-language Wikipedia Fiestas de Colombia.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 8 January - Epiphany
- 12 February - Someone's Birthday
- 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day
- Holy Thursday, and Good Friday - variable dates
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 21 May - Ascension Day
- Corpus Christi Day - variable dates (Thursday after Trinity Sunday)
- 22 May 2008, 11 June 2009, 3 June 2010; 23 June 2011, 7 June 2012, 30 May 2013, 19 June 2014, 4 June 2015, 26 May 2016, 15 June 2017, 31 May 2018, 20 June 2019, 11 June 2020, 3 June 2021, 16 June 2022
- Sacred Heart Day - variable dates (19 days after Pentecost)
- 2 July - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 20 July - Independence Day
- 7 August - Battle of Boyaca's Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 12 October - Columbus Day
- 5 November - All Saint's Day
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 11 April - Battle of Rivas Day
- Holy Thursday, and Good Friday - variable dates
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 25 July - Guanacaste Day
- 2 August - Virgen de los Angeles Day
- 15 August - Mother's Day
- 15 September - Independence Day
- 12 October - Meeting of Cultures Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Croatia (Hrvatska)
- 1 January - New Year's Day - Nova Godina
- 6 January - Epiphany - Bogojavljenje
- variable date - Easter Sunday and Monday - Uskrs i Uskrsni ponedjeljak
- 1 May - Labour Day - Međunarodni praznik rada
- 60 days post Easter - Corpus Christi - Tijelovo
- 22 June - Anti-fascist struggle day - Dan antifašističke borbe
- 25 June - Statehood Day (Croatia) - Dan državnosti
- 5 August - Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day - Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary - Velika Gospa
- 8 October - Independence Day - Dan nezavisnosti
- 1 November - All Saint's Day - Dan svih svetih
- 25 December - Christmas Day - Božić
- 26 December - Saint Stephen - Sveti Stjepan
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany Day
- 2 March - Ash Monday - Green Monday (variable - 40 days before Easter Sunday each year)
- 25 March - Greek Revolution Day - Mary's Immaculate Conception Day
- Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (variable dates, see list below)
- 1 April - Cyprus Revolution 1955-59 Day
- Movable - Greek Orthodox Easter
- 1 May - Labor Day
- 8 June - Holy Spirit Monday - "Deftera tou Kataklismou" (variable - 50 days after Easter Sunday each year)
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary Day
- 1 October - Cyprus Independence Day
- 28 October - Greece OXI Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 31 December - New Year's Eve Day
Czech Republic
- 1 January - Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State
- variable date: Easter Monday - Easter is celebrated for two days (Sunday and Monday)
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 8 May - Liberation Day
- 5 July - Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
- 6 July - Jan Hus Day
- 28 September - St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
- 28 October - Independent Czechoslovak State Day
- 17 November - Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve; Christmas is celebrated during the evening of the 24th.
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - St. Stephen's Day
Denmark
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 9 April - Maundy Thursday
- 10 April - Good Friday
- 13 April - Easter Monday
- 8 May - General Prayer Day
- 21 May - Ascension Day
- 1 June - Whit Monday
- 5 June - Constitution Day
- 24 December - Jul (Denmark) (Christmas Day)
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Dia de Reyes (Epiphany)
- 21 January - Dia de la Altagracia
- 26 January - Duarte Day (Juan Pablo Duarte)
- 27 February - Independence Day
- 21 March - Viernes Santo
- 1 May - Labor Day and Ascension Day
- 22 May - Corpus Christi
- 16 August - Dia de la Restauracion
- 24 September - Dia de las Mercedes
- 6 November - Constitution Day
- 5 December - Discovery Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 7 January - Coptic Christmas Day
- 25 April - Day of Sinai Liberation (observed in the Sinai only)
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 18 June - Evacuation Day
- 23 July - Revolution Day
- 6 October - Armed Forces Day
- 24 October - Suez Victory Day
- Eid ul-Adha - variable date (celebrated by Muslims)
- Eid ul-Fitr - variable date (celebrated by Muslims)
- Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable date
- Islamic New Year - variable date
In addition, the following holidays are reserved for observance by Copts, though are not national holidays:
- 11 September - Coptic New Year's Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day - (uusaasta)
- 6 January - Epiphany - (kolmekuningapäev)
- 2 February - Anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty - (Tartu rahulepingu aastapäev)- Treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence in 1920.
- 24 February - Independence Day - (iseseisvuspäev) - National holiday, that celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1918.
- 14 March - Native Language Day - (emakeelepäev) - Kristjan Jaak Peterson's birthday.
- Moveable Friday - Good Friday - (suur reede)
- Moveable Sunday - Easter Sunday - (ülestõusmispühade 1. püha or lihavõtted)
- Moveable Sunday - Mothers' Day - (emadepäev)
- 1 May - May Day - (kevadpüha)
- Moveable - Whitsunday (Pentecost) - (nelipühade 1. püha)
- 4 June - National Flag Day - (Eesti lipu päev) - Date when the Flag of Estonia was first consecrated in 1884.
- 14 June - Day of Mourning and Commemoration - (leinapäev) Commemorating the victims of Soviet deportations in 1941 and 1949.
- 23 June - Victory Day - (võidupüha) - Celebrates the victory in the Battle of Võnnu during the Estonian War of Independence.
- 24 June - St. John's Day or Midsummer Day - (jaanipäev)
- 20 August - Day of Restoration of Independence - (taasiseseisvumispäev) - Celebrates Estonia's restoration of independence in 1991.
- 22 September - Resistance Day - (vastupanuvõitluse päev)- Otto Tief's attempt to restore the Estonian independence in 1944
- 2 November - All Souls' Day - (hingedepäev)
- Moveable Sunday - Fathers' Day - (isadepäev)
- 16 November - Day of Declaration of Sovereignty - (taassünni päev) - Estonian Declaration of Sovereignty, which was issued in 1989.
- 24 December - Christmas Eve - (jõululaupäev)
- 25 December - Christmas Day - (esimene jõulupüha)
- 26 December - Boxing Day - (teine jõulupüha)
The European Union does not have official holiday days. These are under the control of member states. Europe Day, however, is recognised as the shared holiday celebrating the European Union. Europe Day is celebrated by some states on 9 May.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 April - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- 6 April - Good Friday
- 7 April - Easter Saturday
- 9 April - Easter Monday
- 4 May - National Youth Day
- 28 May - Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
- 18 June - Queen's Birthday
- 8 October - Fiji Day
- 9 November - Diwali
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
Finland
Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | New Year's Day | Uudenvuodenpäivä | |
6 January | Epiphany | Loppiainen | |
Moveable Friday | Good Friday | Pitkäperjantai | The Friday before Easter Sunday |
Moveable Sunday | Easter Sunday | Pääsiäispäivä | |
Moveable Monday | Easter Monday | 2. Pääsiäispäivä | The day after Easter Sunday |
1 May | May Day | Vappu | See Walpurgis Night |
Friday between 19 June and 25 June | Midsummer Eve | Juhannusaatto | Non official - however a de facto full holiday |
Saturday between 20 June and 26 June | Midsummer Day | Juhannuspäivä | |
Saturday between 31 October and 6 November | All Saints' Day | Pyhäinpäivä | Moved from 1 November |
6 December | Independence Day | Itsenäisyyspäivä | |
24 December | Christmas Eve | Jouluaatto | Non official - however a de facto full holiday |
25 December | Christmas Day | Joulupäivä | |
26 December | Boxing Day | 2. Joulupäivä or Tapaninpäivä | |
All Sundays | Official holidays - names follow the Liturgical year |
France
- 1 January - Jour de l'an - New Year's Day
- April - Lundi de Pâques - Easter Monday
- 1 May - Fête du travail - Labour Day
- 8 May - Victoire 1945 - VE Day
- May - Ascension - 40 days after Easter
- 14 July - "14 juillet" - Bastille Day
- 15 August - Assomption - Assumption of Mary
- 1 November - Toussaint - All Saints
- 11 November - Armistice 1918 - Armistice Day
- 25 December - Noël - Christmas Day
- 1 January - New Year
- 7 January - Eastern Orthodox Christmas Day
- 19 January - Eastern Orthodox Epiphany
- 3 March - Mother's Day
- variable date - Easter
- 9 April - Day of National Unity
- 9 May - 1945 Victory Day
- 26 May - Independence Day
- 28 August - Assumption of Mary
- 14 October - Svetitskhovloba
- 23 November - St George's Day
Germany
Greece
- 1 January - New Year's Day (Local name: Protochronia)
- 6 January - Epiphany Day (Local name: Ton Foton)
- 25 March - Greek Independence Day (Local name: Tou Evangelismou)
- [Lent [Clean] Monday]] (Local name: Kathari Deftera) - movable feast
- Good Friday (Local name: Megali Paraskevi) - movable feast
- Easter Monday (Local name: Deftera tou Pascha) - movable feast
- Holy Spirit Day (Local name: Agiou Pneumatos) - movable feast
- 1 May - Labor Day (Local name: Protomayia)
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary (Local name: Kimisi ths Theotokou)
- 28 October- Greek National Day (Local name: Epetios tou Ohi)
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day (Local name: Hristougenna)
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day (Protochronia)
- 6 January - Epiphany Day (Ton Foton)
- 9 April - Maundy Thursday
- 10 April - Good Friday
- 13 April - Easter Monday
- 8 May - General Prayer Day (Store Bededag)
- 21 May - Ascension Day
- 1 June - Whit Monday
- 21 June - National Day (Ullortuneq)
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day (Anden Juledag)
- 31 December - New Year's Eve
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- second Monday of March - Commonwealth Day
- 21 March - Good Friday - variable
- 24 March - Easter Monday - variable
- 5 May - May Day - nearest next Monday
- 26 May - Spring Bank Holiday - last Monday of May
- 18 June - Queen's Birthday - variable
- 25 August - Late Summer Bank Holiday - last Monday of August
- 10 September - Gibraltar National Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- March or April - Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
- 26 April - Secretary's Day Only Secretaries
- 1 May - Labour Day, May Day
- 10 May - Mother's Day
- 17 June - Father's Day
- 30 June - Army Day
- 15 September - Independence Day
- 20 October - Revolution Day
- 1 November - All Saint's Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 31 December - New Year's Eve
In addition the local festivities are considered official holidays in the specific municipalities. Most holidays are patron saint's days.
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary (Guatemala City only)
Source, Guatemalan Labour Code, Guatemalan Official Holidays.
List of traditionally celebrated Haitian Holidays:
- 1 January - Independence Day
- 2 January - Ancestry Day
- 6 January - Les Rois (the kings)
- 16 February - Carnival (Mardi Gras, lasts a week though only one day is an official holiday.)
- 7 April - Death of Toussaint L'Ouverture
- 1 May- Labour Day
- 18 May - Flag Day
- 22 May - Sovereignty and Thanksgiving Day*
- 7 June - Corpus Christi
- Early July - Pilgrimage of St. D'Eau*
- 15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 17 October - October Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines
- 1 November - All Saints Day
- 2 November - All Souls Day
- 18 November - Vertieres Day
- 5 December - Discovery of Haiti
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Folk religion holidays are available on the Vodou page.
- 1 January - New Year’s Day
- 3 February - Day of the Virgin of Suyapa
- March or April - Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday
- 14 April - Day of the Americas
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 10 September - International day of the children
- 15 September - Independence Day
- 3 October - Morazán Day
- 12 October - Columbus Day
- 21 October - Armed Forces Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Hong Kong
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- First day to third day of the first moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Lunar New Year
- 4 April/5 April - Ching Ming Festival
- Good Friday
- Day following Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- Eighth day of the fourth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Buddha's Birthday
- Fifth day of the fifth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Duanwu Festival or Tuen Ng Festival
- 1 July - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
- Sixteenth day of the eighth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Day following Mid-Autumn Festival
- 1 October - National Day of the People's Republic of China
- Ninth day of the ninth moon in the Chinese lunar calendar - Chung Yeung Festival
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Day following Christmas
Hungary
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- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 15 March - 1848 Revolution Day
- Moveable - Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- Moveable - Pentecost
- 20 August - Szt. István Day
- 23 October - 1956 Memorial Day
- 1 November - All Saints Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
India
See Holidays in India.
The Union Government designates national holidays which are generally observed all over the country, although they are mandatory only for Union Government institutions. State governments generally specify additional holidays depending on their demographics. For example, Guru Nanak Jayanti is a holiday in the North Western states of Haryana and Punjab, and in Delhi, but it is not a holiday in other states and territories where there is no significant Sikh population.
Public Holidays as specified by the Union Government (generally observed in the entire Union):
- 26 January, Republic Day: Marks the adoption of the Constitution.
- 15 August, Independence Day: Marks the day India achieved independence from the United Kingdom
- 2 October, Gandhi Jayanti: Birth Day of Mahatma Gandhi
- 19 October, Diwali: Ram returned to his kingdom after defeating Ravan Diwali
India is a multicultural and multireligious society and celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. In addition to national holidays, many states and regions have local festivals depending on religious and linguistic demographics.[2]
See Public holidays in Indonesia for a complete list.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- January to February - Chinese New Year
- March to May - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- Balinese Day of Silence (Nyepi)
- March to April Good Friday
- May - Vesak Day
- May - Ascension Day of Jesus Christ
- July - Isra and Mi'Raj
- 17 August - Independence Day
See holidays in Iran.
Ireland
See public holidays in the Republic of Ireland.
See Holidays and events in Israel for a short list.
See Jewish holidays for background information.
See Jewish holidays 2000-2050 for the exact dates on the Gregorian calendar.
Italy
See Holidays in Italy for a complete list.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- (variable) - Easter Sunday
- (variable) - Easter Monday
- 25 April - Liberation Day
- 1 May - International Labour Day
- 2 June - Anniversary of the Republic
- 15 August - Ferragosto or Assumption of Mary
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Saint Stephen
Japan
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour day or May day
- 1 June - Madaraka Day (Kenya attained Internal self rule)
- 10 October - Holiday, Was Moi Day.
- 20 October - Kenyatta Day
- 6 November - Obama Day (2008)
- 12 December - Jamhuri Day (Commemorates Kenya's establishment as a republic - 1964)
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
When an official holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be an official holiday.
See List of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Russian Orthodox Christmas
- 8 March – Women's Day
- 21 March – Nooruz, Muslim spring festival
- 1 May – Labor Day
- 5 May – Constitution Day
- 8 May – Remembrance Day
- 9 May – Victory Day (end of World War II)
- 31 August – Independence Day
- First Sunday in October – Teachers' Day
See Holidays in Latvia.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 9 February - Saint Maroun's Day
- 9 March - Teacher's Day
- 21 March - Mother's Day
- moveable - Good Friday
- movealbe - Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 23 April - Saint George's Day
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 25 May - Liberation of the South
- 21 June - Father's Day
- 20 July - Saint Elias's Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 8 September - Nativity Of Our Lady
- moveable - Eid ul-Fitr - The end of Ramadan on the 1st of Shawwal.
- moveable - Eid ul-Adha - The 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja.
- 1 November - All Saint's Day
- 22 November - Independence Day
- 4 December - Feast of Saint Barbara, Halloween
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
See Public holidays in Liechtenstein
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 2 February - Candlemas
- 19 March - Saint Joseph's Day
- moveable - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- moveable - Ascension Day
- moveable - Whit Monday
- moveable - Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 8 September - Nativity Of Our Lady
- 1 November - All Saints Day
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - St. Stephen's Day
See public holidays in Lithuania.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 16 February - Independence Day
- 11 March - Independence Restoration Day
- 23 March - Easter Sunday
- 24 March - Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 4 May - Mother's Day (First Sunday of May)
- 1 June - Father's Day (First Sunday of June)
- 24 June - St. John's Day
- 6 July - Mindaugas' Coronation Day - The Day of State
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 1 November - All Saints Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Second Christmas Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 19 February - Carnival
- 9 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- 17 May - Ascension Day
- 28 May - Whit Monday
- 23 June - National Day
- 15 August - Assumption Day
- 3 September - Luxembourg City Fete (only celebrated in the city of Luxembourg)
- 1 November - All Saints Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - St. Stephen's Day
(All dates are for 2007)
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 7 January - Christmas
- 1 May - Labor Day
- 24 May - St.Kiril and Metodij
- 2 August - Ilinden, Republic Day
- 8 September - Independence Day
- 11 October - Uprising Day
- 23 October - Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle
- 8 December - St.Kliment Ohridski
- variable - Easter (Good Friday and Easter Monday)
- variable - Ramadan
- See Holidays in Malaysia for the complete list and explanation of each festival.
- December to January - Awal Muharram
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Late January to mid February - Chinese New Year
- March to May - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Falls in the 3rd month of the Muslim calendar)
- 1 May - Labour Day - Workers' Day
- May - Wesak Day
- First Saturday of June - King's Birthday
- 31 August - Hari Merdeka (Independence Day)
- October to early November - Hari Raya Puasa
- Late October to mid November - Deepavali
- December - Hari Raya Haji (Falls on the 10th day of 12th month of the Muslim calendar)
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 10 February - Saint Paul's Shipwreck
- 19 March - Feast of Saint Joseph
- 31 March - Freedom Day
- Friday before Easter Sunday - Good Friday
- 1 May - Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
- 7 June - Sette Giugno
- 29 June - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Mnarja)
- 15 August - Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady
- 8 September - Victory Day
- 21 September - Independence Day
- 8 December - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 13 December - Republic Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
School Holidays
- Last two days of Carnival (Monday and Tuesday)
- First Wednesday after Easter - Saint Gregory Day
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 2 November - All Souls' Day
Mexico
Public holidays
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January- Three Kings' Day
- 5 February - Día de la Constitución
- 21 March - Natalicio de Benito Juárez
- 1 May - Día del Trabajo
- 5 May - Cinco de Mayo
- 16 September - Día de Independencia (Mexican independence day)
- 1 November–2 - Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
- 20 November - Día de la Revolución
Religious holidays
- Maundy Thursday - Thursday before Easter Sunday
- Good Friday - Friday before Easter Sunday
- 12 December - Our Lady of Guadalupe's day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Public holidays
- 1 January - New Year's Day - Nova godina
- 6 January - Christmas Eve - Badnje veče
- Variable date - Easter - Vaskrs
- 7 January - Christmas Day - Božić
- 1 May - Labour Day - Međunarodni praznik rada
- 21 May - Independence Day - Dan nezavisnosti
- 13 July - Statehood Day - Dan državnosti
See Public holidays in Myanmar
- 4 January - Independence Day
- 12 February - Union Day
- 2 March - Farmers' Day
- 27 March -Armed Forces Day
- 13-16 April - Thingyan Festival
- 17 April - Burmese New Year's Day
- 1 May - Workers Day
- May^ (Full Moon of Kason) - Buddha's Birthday
- June^ (Full Moon of Waso) - Beginning of Buddhist Lent
- 19 July - Martyr's Day
- October^ (Full Moon of Thadingyut) - End of Buddhist Lent
- November^ (Full Moon of Tazaungdaing) - Tazaungdaing Festival
- November^ - National Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
^ Based on Burmese calendar
- Family Day, 26 December
- Independence Day, 21 March
- Workers' Day, 1 May
- Casinga Day, 4 May
- Ascension Day, 29 April
- Africa Day, 25 May
- Heroes' Day, 26 August
- Human Rights Day, 10 December
- Christmas Eve, 24 December
- Christmas Day, 25 December
The Netherlands
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- April/March - Good Friday. Friday before Easter. Predominantly observed by (semi)governmental organizations and banks.
- April/March - Easter. The Dutch celebrate two days of Easter (on Sunday and the subsequent Monday).
- 30 April - Queen's Day. Birthday of Queen-Mother Juliana and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter and current monarch Beatrix.
- 4 May - Remembrance of the Dead
- 5 May - Liberation Day. Celebrated every year, but as of 2000, an official holiday once every 5 years.
- 40 days after Easter - Ascension Day
- 7 weeks after Easter - Pentecost. The Dutch celebrate two days of Pentecost (on Sunday and the subsequent Monday).
- 5 December - Saint Nicholas' Eve. Unofficial but widely observed.
- 25 December and 26 December - Christmas
See the complete list and descriptions of public holidays in the Netherlands.
New Zealand
- 1 January and 2 January - New Year's Day and the day following. (Mondayised)
- 6 February - Waitangi Day - The day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. (Has also been known as New Zealand Day)
- Easter - Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, and in some cases Easter Tuesday
- 25 April - ANZAC Day (also Australia)
- First Monday in June - Queen's Birthday
- Fourth Monday in October - Labour Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day (Mondayised)
- Provincial Anniversary Day. Date varies depending on locality. (most are Mondayised)
See Public holidays in North Korea.
Norway
See Holidays in Norway.
Public Holidays given according to Gregorian Calendar
- 5 February Kashmir Day - National Solidarity Day (1990)
- 23 March - Pakistan Islamic Republic Day (1956)
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 14 August - Independence Day (1947)
- 6 September - Defence Day (1965)
- 9 November - Birthday of Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (Iqbal Day) (1877)
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam (Jinnah Day) (1876) / Christmas
Public Holidays given according to Hijri Calendar
- Muharram 9 - Ashura
- Muharram 10 - Ashura
- Rabi' al-awwal 12 - Eid Milad-un-Nabi
- Shawwal 1 - Eid ul-Fitr
- Shawwal 2 - Eid ul-Fitr
- Shawwal 3 - Eid ul-Fitr
- Dhu al-Hijjah 10 - Eid ul-Adha
- Dhu al-Hijjah 11 - Eid ul-Adha
- Dhu al-Hijjah 12 - Eid ul-Adha
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 9 January - Martyr's Day (Dia de los Martires)
- Day Before Ash Wednesday - Mardi Gras
- March or April - Good Friday
- 1 May - Labor Day
- 3 November - Independence (Colombia)
- 5 November - Independence (Colombia) in Colon
- 10 November - Grito de Independencia
- 28 November - Independence (Spain)
- 8 December - Mother's Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- The date the Elected-President starts his/her term in office (Presidential Inauguration Day)
- 1 January - New Year
- Easter - Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 29 June - Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 28 July, 29 July - Independence Day
- 30 August - Saint Rose of Lima
- 8 October - Naval Battle of Angamos
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Philippines
(Most holidays are subject to "Holiday Economics" program; the non-working holiday is moved to the nearest Monday before or after the actual day. Changes to declaration of holidays are subject to government discretion.)
Fixed Holidays
- 1 January - New Year's Day (Araw ng Bagong Taon)
- 25 February - People Power Day - Commemorates the People Power Revolution of 1986
- 9 April- Day of Valour / Bataan Day (Araw ng Kagitingan) - Commemorates the Bataan Death March
- 1 May - Labor Day (Araw ng Manggagawa)
- 12 June - Independence Day (Araw ng Kasarinlan) - Commemorates the Philippine Declaration of Independence
- 27 July - Iglesia ni Cristo Day
- 21 August - Ninoy Aquino Day (Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino) - Commemorates the martyrdom of Benigno Aquino, Jr.
- 1 November - All Saints' Day (Todos los Santos / Undas / Araw ng mga Namayapa) - Special Non-working public holiday; commemoration in conjunction with All Souls' Day
- 30 November - Bonifacio Day (Kaarawan ni Bonifacio) - Regular public holiday; Commemorates the life of Andres Bonifacio
- 25 December - Christmas Day (Araw ng Pasko)
- 30 December - Rizal Day (Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jose Rizal) - Commemorates the martyrdom of José Rizal in 1896
- 31 December - New Year's Eve (Bisperas ng Bagong Taon) - Special non-working holiday
"Drifting" Holidays (listed according to date as of 2008):
- 7 February (2008) Date varies, based on the Chinese calendar- Chinese New Year
- 20 March (2008) - Maundy Thursday (Huwebes Santo)
- 21 March (2008) - Good Friday (Biyernes Santo)
- 22 March (2008) - Black Saturday(Sabado de Gloria)
- 23 March (2008) - Easter Sunday (Linggo ng Pagkabuhay)
- 25 August (2008) - Last Monday of August - National Heroes' Day (Araw ng mga Bayani)
- 1 October (2008) - Date varies, based on Islamic calendar - End of Ramadan (Eid ul-Fitr / Wakas ng Ramadan)
City Fiestas Cities and municipalities have City Fiestas in honor of the patron saint of the place and certain cities add the City Fiesta as one of their holidays in certain cities around the Philippines
Poland
See Public holidays in Poland for background information.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labor Day
- 3 May - Constitution Day
- Pentecost Sunday
- Corpus Christi
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 11 November - Independence Day
- 25 December - 1st day of Christmas
- 26 December - 2nd day of Christmas
Portugal
See Holidays in Portugal for background information.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Carnival (Facultative)
- Good Friday
- Easter
- 25 April - Carnation Revolution
- 1 May - Labour Day
- Corpus Christi
- 10 June - National Day
- 15 August - Assumption of Mary
- 5 October - Republic Day (Implantation of the Republic)
- 1 November - All Saints' Day
- 1 December - Restoration of Independence
- 8 December - Immaculate Conception
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- Additionally, all townships have their own local holiday, called "feriado municipal", where all public and private business are closed. e.g: 13 June is a municipal holiday in Lisbon: it's Saint Anthony of Lisbon day, protector of the city.
All the same national holidays of the U.S.A., plus:
- 6 January (Dia de Reyes, or Three Kings Day)
- Second Monday in January - Birth of Eugenio María de Hostos
- Good Friday
- Third Monday in April - Birth of Jose de Diego (poet, journalist, politician, and orator. Was co-founder of Unionist Party).
- 22 May (Abolition of Slavery in P.R.)
- Third Monday in July - Birth of Luis Muñoz Rivera (political leader,author, journalist, organized the Federal Party and the Unionist Party of Puerto Rico. Was Resident Commissioner in Washington, where he fought to earn U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans).
- 25 July - Estado Libre Asociado Constitution Day
- 27 July - Birth of Jose Celso Barbosa (physician, senator, author, journalist, politician, founder of the pro-statehood Republican Party)
- 19 November - Discovery Day - Commemorates the discovery of the island by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World
- (Thu) 1 January (New Year's Day) - public holiday
- (Fri) 2 January (Day after New Year's Day) - public holiday
- (Sun) 8 March (International Women's Day)
- (Sun) 19 April (Orthodox Easter Day) - public holiday
- (Mon) 20 April (Orthodox Easter Monday) - public holiday
- (Fri) 1 May (Labor Day / May Day) - public holiday
- (Mon) 1 June (Children's Day)
- (Sun) 7 June (Whit Sunday) - public holiday
- (Mon) 8 June (Whitsuntide Day) - public holiday
- (Fri) 26 Jun (Flag Day)
- (Wed) 29 Jul (National Anthem Day)
- (Sat) 15 August (Assumption Day / The Day of the Virgin Mary) - public holiday
- (Tue) 1 December (Union Day / National Day) - public holiday
- (Tue) 8 December (Constitution Day)
- (Fri) 25 December (Christmas Day) - public holiday
- (Sat) 26 December (Day after Christmas Day / Boxing Day) - public holiday
See Holidays in Romania.
Russia
See Public holidays in Russia.
- January 1-2 - New Year's Day
- 7 January - Christmas Day
- 13 January - Eastern Orthodox Church New Year's Eve-(not public holiday)
- 27 January - Saint Sava (School holiday)
- 15 February - National Day (Sretenje)
- Relative date - Good Friday-Friday before Easter
- Relative date - Easter
- Relative date - Easter Monday - Monday after Easter
- 1 May-2 May - Labour Day
- 28 June - Vidovdan - not public holiday
- 14 January - Sveti Vasilije (Saint Vasilis)
- 20 January - Jovanjdan (Saint John)
- 6 May - Djurdjevdan (Saint George)
- 24 June - Saint Vartolomej and Varnava
- 12 July - Petrovdan (Saint Peter)
- 2 August - Sveti Ilija (Saint Elias)
- 27 October - Sveta Petka
- 8 November - Mitrovdan (Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki)
- 21 November - Aranđelovdan (Saint Archangel Michael)
- 19 December - Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicolas)
Public Holidays
- New Year's Day - New Year's Day. 1 January.
- Chinese New Year - 1st 2 days of Chinese Lunar New Year.
- Good Friday - The Crucifixion of Christ. Falls on Friday before Easter Sunday.
- Labour Day - Falls on 1 May
- Vesak Day - Celebrating Buddha's birthday. Falls in the 4th month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
- Singapore National Day - Singapore celebrating its independence. 9 August.
- Hari Raya Puasa : Muslim "Celebration of Fasting" Holiday. Falls on the 10th month of the Muslim calendar.
- Deepavali - or Diwali means "Festival of lights" holiday. Falls on twenty days after Dussehra.
- Hari Raya Haji : Muslim "End of Pilgrimage" Holiday. Falls on the 10th day of 12th month of the Muslim calendar.
- Christmas Eve - Christmas Eve. Falls on 24 December.
- Christmas Day - Christmas Day. Falls on 25 December.
Other Holidays
- 1 September - Teacher's Day - Not a public holiday. (Usually a floating half-day for primary, secondary and Pre-U students)
- 1 October - Children's Day - Not a public holiday. (Only applicable to primary, secondary and Pre-U students)
Note
- If a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following workday will be a public holiday. If it falls on a Saturday, there will be no holiday-in-lieu. For companies that do not operate on Saturdays, usually the following workday (i.e. Monday) will be an off day. For companies that operate on Saturday, employees usually get off-in-lieu.
See Public holidays in Slovakia.
New Year 1-2 January
Culture Day 8 February
(variable) Easter and Easter Monday
National Resistance Day 27 April
International Labour Day 1-2 May
National Day 25 June
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin 15 August
Reformation Day 31 October
Remembrance Day 1 November
Christmas Eve 24 December
Christmas Day 25 December
Independence Day 26 December
See Holidays in Slovenia.
See Public holidays in the Solomon Islands
South Africa
See Public holidays in South Africa.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 21 March - Human Rights Day[1]
- The Friday - before Easter Sunday Good Friday
- The Monday - following Easter Sunday Family Day
- 27 April - Freedom Day
- 1 May - Workers' Day
- 16 June - [Youth Day][2]
- 9 August - National Women's Day
- 24 September - Heritage Day
- 16 December - Day of Reconciliation
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Day of Goodwill
South Korea
See Public holidays in South Korea.
15 January | Tuesday | Tamil Thai Pongal Day | *†# |
22 January | Tuesday | Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
4 February | Monday | National Day | *†# |
20 February | Wednesday | Navam Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
6 March | Thursday | Maha Sivarathri Day | *† |
20 March | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) | *† |
21 March | Friday | Medin Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
21 March | Friday | Good Friday | *† |
12 April | Saturday | Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day | *†# |
13 April | Sunday | Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day | *†# |
18 April | Friday | Additional Bank Holiday | † |
19 April | Saturday | Bak Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
1 May | Thursday | May Day | *†# |
19 May | Monday | Wesak Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
20 May | Tuesday | Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
18 June | Wednesday | Poson Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
17 July | Thursday | Esala Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
16 August | Saturday | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
14 September | Sunday | Binara Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
1 October | Wednesday | Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) | *† |
14 October | Tuesday | Vap Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
27 October | Monday | Deepavali Festival Day | *† |
12 November | Wednesday | Il Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
9 December | Tuesday | Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji Festival Day) | *† |
12 December | Friday | Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day | *†# |
24 December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | *†# |
25 December | Thursday | Christmas Day | *†# |
- Public Holiday † Bank Holiday # Mercantile Holiday
Source: http://www.priu.gov.lk/Holidays2008.htm
Spain
- 11 September - National Day of Catalonia
Sudan
1 January Independence Day
Sweden
See Holidays in Sweden.
Switzerland
See Public holidays in Switzerland.
See Holidays in Taiwan for a full list.
- 1 January - New Year's Day Holiday
- 3 January - Bank Holiday
- 25 January - Chinese New Year's Eve
- 24 January-1 February - Chinese New Year's Holidays are designated on Lunar Calendar New Year's Eve through the first to third day of the first month, cited dates indicating only year 2009
- 28 February - Peace Memorial Day
- 5 April - Tomb Sweeping Day
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 28 May - Dragon Boat Festival, which is designated on fifth day of the fifth month of the Lunar Calendar, cited date indicating only year 2009
- 1 July - Bank Holiday
- 3 October - Moon Festival, which is designated on 15th day of the eighth month of the Lunar Calendar, cited date indicating only year 2009
- 10 October - Double Tenth Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 10 January - Eid El Haj
- 12 January - Zanzibar Revolution Day
- 7 April - Heroes Day (Zanzibar)
- 10 April - Maulid Day
- 14 April - Good Friday
- 17 April - Easter Monday
- 26 April - Union Day
- 1 May - Worker's Day
- 7 July - Dar Es Salaam - International Trade Fair Day
- 8 August - Farmer's Day
- 25 October - Nyerere Day
- 23 October - Eid El Fitr Celebration
- 24 October - Eid El Fitr Celebration
- 9 December - Independence Republic Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 30 December - Eid El Haj
references to lunar months below are to the Thai lunar calendar
- 1 January New Year's Day
- Chinese New Year (full moon day of second lunar month)
- Magha Puja Day (full moon day of third lunar month)
- 6 April Chakri Memorial Day
- 13-15 April Songkran Festival
- 1 May National Labour Day
- 5 May Coronation Day
- 9 May Royal Ploughing Ceremony
- Visakha Puja Day see also Vesak (full moon day of sixth lunar month)
- Asalha Puja Day (full moon day of seventh/eighth lunar month)
- Buddhist Lent Day "Wan Kao Pansa" (day after full moon day of seventh/eighth lunar month)
- 12 August H.M. The Queen‘s Birthday
- End of Buddhist Lent Day "Wan Awk Pansa" (full moon day of eleventh lunar month)
- 23 October Chulalongkorn Day
- Loy Krathong (full moon day of twelfth lunar month)
- 5 December H.M. The King‘s Birthday
- 10 December Constitution Day
- 31 December New Year's Eve
see also Public holidays in Thailand
8 February - Paranirvana Day. Death of Gautama Buddha
See Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago
See Holidays in Turkey.
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 12 January – Memorial Day
- 19 February – State Flag of Turkmenistan Day
- 8 March – International Woman's Day
- March 20-21 – Nowruz Bayram, national spring holiday
- First Sunday in April – "A Drop of Water—A Grain of Gold" Festival
- Last Sunday in April – Turkmen Racing Horse Festival
- 8 May – Day of Commemoration of the National Heroes of the 1941-1945 World War
- 9 May – Victory Day (World War II)
- May 18-19 – Day of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Makhtumkuli
- Last Sunday in May – Turkmen Carpet Festival
- Third Sunday in July – Galla Bayramy Festival
- Second Sunday in August - Turkmen Melon Day
- Second Saturday in September – Day of the Workers in the Oil, Gas, Power, and Geological Industry
- Second Sunday in September – Turkmen Bakhshi Day
- 6 October – Day of Commemoration and National Mourning ("Earthquake Commemoration Day")
- October 27-28 – Independence Day
- First Sunday in November – Health Day
- Last Sunday in November – Harvest Festival, Good Neighborliness Day
- 12 December – Day of Neutrality and Day of Student Youth
- First day of the lunar month of Bayram – Oraza Bayram
- Moving holiday (3 days) – Kurban Bayram
Source: Turkmenistan to the Heights of the Golden Age, Ashgabat, 2005, p. 44.
- 1 January-New Year's Day
- Tết- Vietnamese New Year, for the last day of the previous year and 1st- 3rd day of the 1st lunar month.
- Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương- Hùng Vương commemoriations, 10th day of the 3rd lunar month.
- 2 September, Vietnam National Day.
- 30 April, Vietnam Liberation Day.
- 1 May, International Labour Day.
- 2 September, Independence Day.
- 20 November, Vietnam Teacher's Day.
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 9 June - Heroes' Day
- 9 October - Independence Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day.
- 26 December - Boxing Day
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 7 January - Orthodox Christmas
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- Orthodox Easter
- Holy Trinity Day (Triytsya) - Orthodox Pentecost
- 1 May & 2 - Labour Days
- 9 May - Victory Day
- 28 June - Constitution Day
- 24 August - Independence Day
Religious holidays are observed according to the Julian calendar (but here the Gregorian date of Christmas is written).
When a public holiday falls on a weekly day off (for example, Sunday), the following working day (often it is Monday) turns into an official day off too. For the most of Ukrainian employees weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday.
If only one or only two working days are between a public holiday and another day off then the Ukrainian Government usually releases a recommendation to avoid this gap by moving these working days onto a certain Saturday (that is to have uninterrupted vacations, but to compensate this by work on another day which would be a day off). Usually such recommendations touch only those employees whose weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday.
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 2 January - (Scotland Only)
- 17 March - St Patrick's Day Northern Ireland only
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday - (not Scotland)
- Early May Bank Holiday (first Monday in May)
- 9 May - Liberation Day (Jersey, Guernsey)
- Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May) - See Bank Holiday
- 5 July - Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
- 12 July - Battle of the Boyne, otherwise known as "Orangeman's Day" and, more popularly, "The Twelfth". Northern Ireland only
- August Bank Holiday - Scotland (First Monday in August)
- August Bank Holiday - England and Wales (Last Monday in August)
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - Boxing Day
In Scotland, the holidays listed above are official bank holidays and may not be public holidays. Public holidays are set by local authorities and therefore vary from place to place, although Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and 2 January and May Day are observed throughout the country. And in fact, banks in Scotland actually observe the English bank holidays, so Scottish bank holidays which differ from the English ones are of little practical importance. In Northern Ireland Easter Tuesday is treated as a public holiday in lieu of Good Friday.
United States of America
See Public holidays of the United States for background information.
The United States federal government designates national holidays for federal employees only. State and local governments generally observe these holidays as well as many State Holidays. For a basic list of holidays as seen on a 2009 calendar:
- 1 January New Year's Day
- 19 January Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January, traditionally Jan. 15)
- 20 January Inauguration Day
- 1 February Super Bowl Sunday (currently the first Sunday of February)
- 2 February Groundhog Day
- 14 February Valentine's Day
- 16 February Presidents Day (officially George Washington's Birthday; 3rd Monday of February, traditionally Feb. 22)
- 25 February Ash Wednesday (Christian; moveable based on Easter)
- 17 March St. Patrick's Day
- 20 March Vernal Equinox (based on sun)
- 1 April April Fools' Day
- 5 April Palm Sunday (Christian; Sunday before Easter)
- 9 April First day of Passover (Jewish; moveable based on Jewish calendar)
- 10 April Good Friday (Christian; Friday before Easter)
- 12 April Easter Sunday (Christian; moveable; Sunday after first full moon during spring)
- 13 April Easter Monday (Christian; Monday after Easter)
- 16 April Last Day of Passover (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- 20 April Patriot's Day/Marathon Monday (New England and Wisconsin only)(3rd Monday of April)
- 22 April Earth Day, Administrative Professionals Day/Secretaries Day (Wednesday of the last full week of April)
- 24 April Arbor Day (last Friday of April)
- 5 May Cinco De Mayo (Mexican holiday often observed in US)
- 10 May Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May),
- 25 May Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally 30 May)
- 31 May Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
- 14 June Flag Day
- 21 June Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June), Summer Solstice (based on sun)
- 4 July Independence Day
- 22 August First day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
- 7 September Labor Day (first Monday of September)
- 13 September Grandparents Day (second Sunday of September)
- 19 September Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- 20 September Last day of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable based on Lunar calendar)
- 21 September Eid-al-Fitr/Day after the end of Ramadan (Islamic, moveable, based on lunar calendar)
- 22 September Autumnal equinox (based on sun)
- 28 September Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah)
- 3 October First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
- 9 October Leif Erikson Day, Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
- 10 October Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
- 12 October Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally Oct. 12)
- 24 October Juvenile Forum Moderator Day
- 30 October Mischief Night
- 31 October Halloween
- 1 November All Saints Day
- 11 November Veterans Day
- 26 November Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
- 27 November Black Friday (Friday after Thanksgiving Day)
- 7 December Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- 12 December First day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- 19 December Last day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- 21 December Winter Solstice (based on sun)
- 24 December Christmas Eve (Christian)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Christian)
- 26 December First day of Kwanzaa (Kwanzaa is celebrated until 1 January 2010)
- 31 December New Year's Eve
The federal holidays (which are days off from work for federal employees) are New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. The official list can be found here (http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/index.asp). These holidays are not necessarily days off from work for private sector workers. Most private sector businesses close for only the "Big 6" holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Many also close on the Friday after Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday), which is not an official holiday, but is commonly granted to private sector workers. Some private businesses may also close for one or more other federal holidays (most commonly either Martin Luther King Day, or Presidents Day).
When a federal holiday falls on Sunday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Monday. When a federal holiday falls on Saturday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Friday. Workers who normally work on Saturday (such as mail carriers) will observe the holiday on Saturday; Friday will be a regular work day.
In state and local governments, and in the private sector, practices vary when a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday. In general, most states and private sector workers will observe a holiday that falls on Sunday on Monday. However, that is not universal. Some states and private sector workers will observe a Saturday holiday on Friday, but that is less common than observing the Sunday holidays on Monday. Occasionally, a state or private sector worker will observe a Saturday holiday on Monday, but that is even less common than Friday. Many state workers and private sector workers (in particular, employees at a bank normally closed on Saturdays) do not get any day off when a holiday falls on Saturday, and are "cheated" out of the holiday. Occasionally, a floating holiday may be given in lieu of a Saturday holiday.
Uzbekistan
- Fixed date
- Jan. 1 Yangi Yil Bayrami New Year Holiday
- Mar. 8 Xalqaro Xotin-Qizlar Kuni International Women’s Day
- Mar. 21 Navro’z Bayrami Navroz (Persian New Year)
- 9 May Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni Memorial/Remembrance Day
- Sept. 1 Mustaqillik Kuni Independence Day
- Oct. 1 O’qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni Teacher’s Day
- Dec. 8 Konstitutsiya Kuni Constitution Day
- Variable date
- End of Ramazon Ramazon Hayit Eid al-Fitr
- 70 days later Qurbon Hayit Eid al-Adha
- 1 January - [[New Year's the 1 of january
- February to March - Carnival Celebrations
- March - April - Tourism Week (variable - official name of the Holy Week)
- 19 April - Landing of the Thirty-Three Orientals
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 18 May - Battle of Las Piedras
- 19 June - Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas
- 18 July - Constitution Day
- 25 August - Independence Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Family Day (official name for Christmas Day)
Zambia
- 1 January New Years Day
- 12 March Youth Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- 1 May Labour Day
- 25 May Africa Freedom Day
- 1st Monday & Tuesday of July - Heroes' and Unity Day
- 12 August Farmers' Day
- 24 October Independence Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December Christmas Day
Zimbabwe
- 18 April Independence Day
- 1 May Workers' Day
- 25 May Africa Day
- 11 August Heroes' Day
- 12 August Armed Forces Day
- 22 December Unity Day
- 24 December Christmas Eve
- 25 December Christmas Day
- 27 December Clock Day
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