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This is the list of holidays by country. Most holidays are mentioned although some are not public holidays.

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Albania

Algeria

Main article: Holidays in Algeria

Argentina

Main article: Public holidays in Argentina

Australia

Main article: Australian public holidays

Austria

Main article: Culture of Austria#Public holidays

Movable Holidays (*)

Bahamas

Barbados

Bangladesh

Main article: Public holidays in Bangladesh
  • January 9, 2009 - Moharram (Ashura)
  • February 21, 2009 - International Mother Language Day
  • March 11, 2009* - Eid-E-Miladunnabi
  • March 26, 2009 - Independence Day
  • April 14, 2009 - Bangla New Year Day
  • May 1, 2009 - May Day
  • May 9, 2009* - Buddaha Purnima
  • August 6, 2009* - Shab-E-Borat
  • August 13, 2009* - Jonmasthumi
  • August 15, 2009 - National Mourning Day
  • September 17, 2009* - Shab-E-Qadar
  • September 18, 2009* - Jamatul Bidha
  • September 20, 2009* - Eid-Ul-Fitre
  • September 29, 2009* - Durga Puja
  • November 29, 2009* - Eid-Ul-Azha
  • December 16, 2009 - Victory Day
  • December 25, 2009 - Christmas Day

Note: The star marked dates are not fixed by the government and these are dependent on sight of the moon.

Belgium

Main article: Public holidays in Belgium

Belize

Main article: Public holidays in Belize

Bermuda

Main article: Holidays in Bermuda

Bhutan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Main article: Public holidays in Brazil

2010 variable holidays:

2009 variable holidays:

2008 variable holidays:

British Virgin Islands

Main article: Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands
  • 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

Bulgaria

Main article: Public holidays in Bulgaria

Canada

Main article: Public holidays in Canada

Chile

Main article: Public holidays in Chile

China

Further information: Public holidays in China

Traditional holidays:

Holidays in the People's Republic of China:

See also:

Colombia

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.

Costa Rica

Main article: Holidays in Costa Rica

Croatia (Hrvatska)

Main article: Holidays in Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Main article: Public holidays in the Czech Republic

Denmark

Main article: Holidays in Denmark

Dominican Republic

Main article: Holidays in Dominican Republic

Egypt

Main article: Holidays in Egypt

In addition, the following holidays are reserved for observance by Copts, though are not national holidays:

Estonia

Main article: Public holidays in Estonia

European Union

Main article: Holidays in the European Union

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 the states on 09 May.

Fiji

Main article: Public holidays in Fiji

Finland

Main article: Holidays in Finland
 
Date English Name Local Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day Uudenvuodenpäivä  
January 6 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
May 1 May Day Vappu See Walpurgis Night
Friday between June 19 and June 25 Midsummer Eve Juhannusaatto Non official - however a de facto full holiday
Saturday between June 20 and June 26 Midsummer Day Juhannuspäivä  
Saturday between October 31 and November 6 All Saints' Day Pyhäinpäivä Moved from November 1
December 6 Independence Day Itsenäisyyspäivä  
December 24 Christmas Eve Jouluaatto Non official - however a de facto full holiday
December 25 Christmas Day Joulupäivä  
December 26 Boxing Day 2. Joulupäivä or Tapaninpäivä  
All Sundays     Official holidays - names follow the Liturgical year

France

Main article: Holidays in France

Georgia

Main article: Holidays in Georgia

Germany

Main article: Public holidays in Germany

Greece

Main article: Public holidays in Greece

Greenland

Gibraltar

Guatemala

In addition the local festivities are considered official holidays in the specific municipalities. Most holidays are patron saint's days.

Source, Guatemalan Labour Code, Guatemalan Official Holidays.

Haiti

List of traditionally celebrated Haitian Holidays:

Folk religion holidays are available on the Vodou page.

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Main article: Public holidays in Hungary

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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):

Indonesia

See Public holidays in Indonesia for a complete list.

Iran

See holidays in Iran.

Ireland

See public holidays in the Republic of Ireland.

Israel

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.

Japan

See Holidays of Japan

Kenya

When an official holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be an official holiday.

Kyrgyzstan

See List of public holidays in Kyrgyzstan

  • January 1 – New Year's Day
  • January 7 – Russian Orthodox Christmas
  • March 8 – Women's Day
  • March 21 – Nooruz, Muslim spring festival
  • May 1 – Labor Day
  • May 5 – Constitution Day
  • May 8 – Remembrance Day
  • May 9 – Victory Day (end of World War II)
  • August 31 – Independence Day
  • First Sunday in October – Teachers' Day

Latvia

See Holidays in Latvia.

Lebanon

Liechtenstein

See Public holidays in Liechtenstein

Lithuania

See public holidays in Lithuania.

Luxembourg

(All dates are for 2007)

Republic of Macedonia

Main article: Public holidays in the Republic of Macedonia

Malaysia

See Holidays in Malaysia for the complete list and explanation of each festival.

Malta

Public holidays

School Holidays

Mexico

Public holidays

Religious holidays

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Namibia

The Netherlands

See the complete list and descriptions of public holidays in the Netherlands.

New Zealand

See Holidays in New Zealand.

North Korea

See Public holidays in North Korea.

Norway

See Holidays in Norway.

Pakistan

Main article: List of holidays in Pakistan

Public Holidays given according to Gregorian Calendar

Public Holidays given according to Hijri Calendar

Panama

Peru

Philippines

Main article: Public holidays in the 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

"Drifting" Holidays (listed according to date as of 2008):

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.

Portugal

See Holidays in Portugal for background information.

Puerto Rico

All the same national holidays of the U.S.A., plus:

  • January 6 (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).
  • May 22 (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).
  • July 25 - Estado Libre Asociado Constitution Day
  • July 27 - Birth of Jose Celso Barbosa (physician, senator, author, journalist, politician, founder of the pro-statehood Republican Party)
  • November 19 - Discovery Day - Commemorates the discovery of the island by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World

Romania

See Holidays in Romania.

Russia

See Public holidays in Russia.

Serbia

Slavas:

Singapore

Public Holidays

Other Holidays

  • September 1 - Teacher's Day - Not a public holiday. (Usually a floating half-day for primary, secondary and Pre-U students)
  • October 1 - 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.

Slovakia

See Public holidays in Slovakia.

Slovenia

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.

Solomon Islands

See Public holidays in the Solomon Islands

South Africa

See Public holidays in South Africa.

South Korea

See Public holidays in South Korea.

Sri Lanka

January 15 Tuesday Tamil Thai Pongal Day *†#
January 22 Tuesday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day *†#
February 4 Monday National Day *†#
February 20 Wednesday Navam Full Moon Poya Day *†#
March 6 Thursday Maha Sivarathri Day *†
March 20 Thursday Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) *†
March 21 Friday Medin Full Moon Poya Day *†#
March 21 Friday Good Friday *†
April 12 Saturday Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day *†#
April 13 Sunday Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day *†#
April 18 Friday Additional Bank Holiday †
April 19 Saturday Bak Full Moon Poya Day *†#
May 1 Thursday May Day *†#
May 19 Monday Wesak Full Moon Poya Day *†#
May 20 Tuesday Day following Wesak Full Moon Poya Day *†#
June 18 Wednesday Poson Full Moon Poya Day *†#
July 17 Thursday Esala Full Moon Poya Day *†#
August 16 Saturday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day *†#
September 14 Sunday Binara Full Moon Poya Day *†#
October 1 Wednesday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) *†
October 14 Tuesday Vap Full Moon Poya Day *†#
October 27 Monday Deepavali Festival Day *†
November 12 Wednesday Il Full Moon Poya Day *†#
December 9 Tuesday Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji Festival Day) *†
December 12 Friday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day *†#
December 24 Wednesday Christmas Eve *†#
December 25 Thursday Christmas Day *†#
  • Public Holiday † Bank Holiday # Mercantile Holiday

Source: http://www.priu.gov.lk/Holidays2008.htm

Spain

See Public holidays in Spain

Sudan

1 January Independence Day

Sweden

See Holidays in Sweden.

Switzerland

See Public holidays in Switzerland.

Syria

See Public holidays in Syria

Taiwan

See Holidays in Taiwan for a full list.

Tanzania

Thailand

references to lunar months below are to the Thai lunar calendar

see also Public holidays in Thailand

Tibet

February 8 - Paranirvana Day. Death of Gautama Buddha

Trinidad and Tobago

See Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

See Holidays in Turkey.

Turkmenistan

Main article: Public holidays in Turkmenistan
  • January 1 – New Year's Day
  • January 12 – Memorial Day
  • February 19 – State Flag of Turkmenistan Day
  • March 8 – 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
  • May 8 – Day of Commemoration of the National Heroes of the 1941-1945 World War
  • May 9 – 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
  • October 6 – 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
  • December 12 – 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.

Vietnam

Uganda

Ukraine

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

See also: Public holidays in the United Kingdom

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 January 2 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:

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

Main article: Public holidays in 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)
  • May 9 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

Uruguay

Zambia

Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ "ACT workers to get Melbourne Cup day off". http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1891417.htm. 

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