Public holidays in Iceland
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The following is a table featuring all the public holidays celebrated in Iceland. The table sorts each holiday by its date, though often the dates are moveable. The English name column states the English name of the holiday if any, or a translation of the name. Local name is the name given to the holiday in the Icelandic language and Literal meaning is a literal translation of the local name if it differs from the English name. If needed, explanations are given in the column Remarks.
| Date | English name | Local name | Literal meaning | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Nýársdagur | ||
| 6 January | Epiphany | Þrettándinn | The Thirteenth | |
| moveable | Husband's Day | Bóndadagur | Friday between 19th and 25th January | |
| 18 February | Woman's Day | Konudagur | ||
| 1 March | Beer Day | Bjórdagurinn | ||
| moveable | Shrove Monday | Bolludagur | Bun Day | |
| moveable | Shrove Tuesday | Sprengidagur | Bursting Day | |
| moveable | Ash Wednesday | Öskudagur | Ash Day | |
| moveable | Palm Sunday | Pálmasunnudagur | ||
| moveable | Maundy Thursday | Skírdagur | Christening Day | |
| moveable | Good Friday | Föstudaginn langi | The Long Friday | |
| moveable | Easter Day | Páskadagur | ||
| moveable | Easter Monday | Annar í páskum | Second in Easter | |
| moveable | The First Day of Summer | Sumardagurinn fyrsti | First Thursday after 18 April | |
| 1 May | May Day | Verkalýðsdagurinn | The Labourer's Day | |
| 13 May | Mothers' Day | Mæðradagurinn | ||
| moveable | Ascension | Uppstigningardagur | Ascension Day | |
| moveable | Whit Sunday | Hvítasunnudagur | White Sunday | |
| moveable | Whit Monday | Annar í hvítasunnu | Second in White Sunday | |
| 3 June | The Seamen's Day | Sjómannadagurinn | ||
| 17 June | Icelandic National Day | Lýðveldisdagurinn | The Republic's Day | |
| 24 June | Jónsmessa | Jón's Mass | ||
| moveable | Commerce Day | Frídagur verslunarmanna | Holiday of the Tradesmen | First monday of August |
| moveable | The First Day of Winter | Fyrsti vetrardagur | ||
| 16 November | Icelandic Language Day | Dagur íslenskrar tungu | Day of the Icelandic Tongue | |
| 1 December | Self-governance Day | Fullveldisdagurinn | ||
| 23 | Holy Þórlák´s Day | Þórláksmessa | ||
| 24–26 December | Christmas | Jól | ||
| 31 December | New Year's Eve | Gamlárskvöld | Old Year's Evening |
