List of holidays by country
This is the list of holidays by country. Most holidays are mentioned although some are not public holidays.
Afghanistan
Albania
- 1 & 2 January – New Year's Day – public holiday
- 14 March – Summer Day – public holiday
- 22 March – Sultan Nouruz Remembrance – public holiday
- 4 April – Easter Day (Catholic) – public holiday
- 4 April – Easter Day (Orthodox) – public holiday
- 1 May – Labour Day – public holiday
- 9 September – Eid ul-Fitr (Bajram i Madh) – public holiday
- 19 October – Mother Teresa Day – public holiday
- 16 November – Eid al-Adha (Bajram i Vogel) – public holiday
- 28 November – Independence Day – public holiday
- 29 November – Liberation Day – public holiday
- 8 December – National Youth Day – public holiday
- 25 December – Christmas Day – public holiday
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Armenian Christmas
- Movable feast – Easter
- Movable feast – Easter Monday. Monday after Easter
- 24 April - Armenian Genocide
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 28 May – Independence Day 1918 – public holiday
- 21 September – Independence Day 1991 – public holiday
Australia
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 26 January – Australia Day
- Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday – variable dates. For 2010 Friday 2 April and Monday 5th are public holidays.
- 25 April - ANZAC Day
- 2nd Monday of June - Queen's Birthday
- 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; 2nd Monday of March for Vic, Tas.
- Show Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region)
Christmas Island
Norfolk Island
Austria
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
Azerbaijan
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
The Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Only if a Public Holiday falls on a Sunday will the next working day (usually the Monday) be a holiday.
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- variable dates (6 April 2007) – Good Friday
- 24 May – Bermuda Day
- 11 June (Second Monday in June) – National Hero's Day (aka Queen's birthday rescheduled)
- 2 August (Thursday before the first Monday in August) – Emancipation Day (First Day of Cup Match)
- 3 August (Friday before the first Monday in August) – Somer's Day (Second day of Cup Match)
- 3 September (First Monday in September) – Labour Day
- 11 November – Remembrance Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to the Islamic calendar:
Botswana
Brazil
2011 variable holidays:
- 5–9 February – Carnival week (from Saturday to Ash Wednesday - a day before the official Carnaval in Tuesday)
- 22–24 April – Paixão de Cristo (Friday) to Easter (Sunday)
- 23 June – Corpus Christi (Thursday)
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
^ Based on Burmese calendar
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 20 February (Third Monday in February) – Family Day – in some provinces. Called "Louis Riel Day" in Manitoba.
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday – schools, banks, and government
- 21 May (Last Monday on or before 24 May. Officially celebrated as the reigning Monarch's birthday in Canada.) – Victoria Day. Also known as "Journée nationale des Patriotes" in Quebec.
- 24 June – Fête nationale du Québec also known as St. John the Baptist Day – public holiday in Quebec
- 1 July – Canada Day
- 6 August (First Monday in August) – name varies by province, not a holiday in Quebec
- 3 September (First Monday in September) – Labour Day
- 8 October (Second Monday in October) – Thanksgiving Day
- 11 November – Remembrance Day – limited to government agencies and banks 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
Quebec
Cape Verde
Chad
Chile
People's Republic of China and SARs
Traditional holidays:
Holidays in the People's Republic of China:
See also:
Hong Kong
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Macau
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Central African Republic
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.
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany Day
- 2 March – Ash Monday – Green Monday (variable – 50 days before Easter Sunday each year)
- 25 March – Greek Revolution Day – Mary's Immaculate Conception Day
- 1 April – Cyprus Revolution 1955–59 Day
- 2–5 April – Greek Orthodox Easter
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 50 days after Easter Sunday each year – Holy Spirit Monday – "Deftera tou Kataklismou"
- 15 August – Assumption of Mary Day
- 1 October – Independence Day
- 28 October – Ohi Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Northern Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
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 some states on 9 May.
Fiji
Finland
| Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
Remarks |
| 1 January |
New Year's Day |
Uudenvuodenpäivä / Nyårsdagen |
|
| 6 January |
Epiphany |
Loppiainen / Trettondagen |
|
| Moveable Friday |
Good Friday |
Pitkäperjantai / Långfredag |
The Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Moveable Sunday |
Easter Sunday |
Pääsiäinen / Påskdagen |
|
| Moveable Monday |
Easter Monday |
2. pääsiäispäivä / Annandag påsk |
The day after Easter Sunday |
| 1 May |
May Day |
Vappu / Valborgsmässoafton |
See Walpurgis Night |
| 22 June (Friday between 19 June and 25 June) |
Midsummer Eve |
Juhannusaatto / Midsommarafton |
Non official – however a de facto full holiday |
| 23 June (Saturday between 20 June and 26 June) |
Midsummer Day |
Juhannus / Midsommar |
|
| 3 November (Saturday between 31 October and 6 November) |
All Saints' Day |
Pyhäinpäivä / Allhelgona |
Moved from 1 November |
| 6 December |
Independence Day |
Itsenäisyyspäivä / Självständighetsdagen |
|
| 24 December |
Christmas Eve |
Jouluaatto / Julafton |
Non official – however a de facto full holiday |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
Joulu / Juldagen |
|
| 26 December |
Boxing Day |
Tapaninpäivä / Julannandag |
|
| All Sundays |
|
|
Official holidays – names follow the Liturgical year |
Åland
France
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
All other holidays are regional. The following regional holidays affect more than half of the population of Germany:
Greece
Greenland
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.
Guyana
Haiti
Folk religion holidays are available on the Vodou page.
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
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):
- 14 January- Makar Sankranti
- 26 January – Republic Day: transition of India from a British dominion to a sovereign republic in 1950
- Good Friday
- 1 May – May Day
- 15 August – Independence Day: Marks the day India achieved independence from the British Empire
- 16 August Krishna Janmastami (Hindu)
- 31 August Eid ul-Fitr (calculated)
- 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti: Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
- 26 October – Diwali (calculated)
- 25 December – Christmas
- Navratri (Saraswati Pooja / Ayudha Pooja / Vijaya Dasami)
- Eid
- New Year
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.[1]
Indonesia
3-Oct- Durga Pooja
Iran
For a calendar with details such as Holidays, please see: http://www.alavi.us/jcal/
To convert Iranian calendar to Gregorian calendar and vice versa, please see: http://www.iranchamber.com/calendar/converter/iranian_calendar_converter.php
Iraq
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
- 1 January- New Year's Day
- 23 May - Labour Day
- 1 August – Emancipation Day
- 6 August – Independence Day
- 17 October - National Heroes Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Orthodox Christmas
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 22 March – Nauryz Meyrami (Traditional Spring Holiday)
- 1 May – Kazakhstan People's Unity Day
- 9 May – Victory Day
- 30 August – Constitution Day
- 17 November – Eid al-Adha/Kurban Ait (Feast of the Sacrifice) (date changes according to the Muslim lunar calendar)
- 16 December – 17 December – Independence Day
Kenya
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- March/April (variable) – Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 1 June – Madaraka Day (National Day)
- September (variable) - Idd-ul-fitr (Date depending upon the appearance of the moon)
- 20 October – Mashujaa Day (National Day)
- 12 December – Jamhuri Day (National Day)
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- variable - Idd-ul-Azha (Date depending upon appearance of the moon; Muslims only)
- variable - Diwali (Date to be determined in accordance with the Hindu calendar; Hindus only)
Kenya's public holidays were established in the Constitution from 2010.[2]
Kiribati
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Kyrgyzstan
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Russian Orthodox Christmas
- 8 March – Women's Day
- 21 March – Nooruz, Iranian 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
Latvia
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- Movable - The Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday
- Movable - March/April Easter Sunday
- Movable - The day after Easter Sunday Easter Monday
- 1 May Labour Day
- 4 May Restoration of Independence day (On May 4, 1990, Latvia proclaimed its independence from the USSR, and restoration of the Republic of Latvia)
- Movable - Second Sunday of May Mother's day
- 23 June Midsummer Eve
- 24 June Midsummer
- 18 November Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (The independence of Latvia was proclaimed on this day in 1918.)
- 24 December Christmas Eve
- 25 December Christmas Day
- 26 December Boxing Day
- 31 December New Year's Eve
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia
Madagascar
- 1 January - New Year Day
- 1 May - Labor Day
- 26 June – Independence Day
- 25 December - Christmas Day
Malaysia
Sabah and Sarawak
Mali
Malta
School Mid-Term Holidays
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
- 1 & 2 January – New Year's Days – public holiday
- 30 January – Thaipoosam Cavadee(Tamil Festival) – public holiday
- 1 February – Abolition of Slavery – public holiday
- February/March – Maha Shivaratri(Hindu Festival) – public holiday
- 14 February – Chinese Spring Festival – public holiday
- 12 March – National Day – public holiday
- 16 March – Ougadi(Telegu Festival) – public holiday
- 1 May – Labour Day – public holiday
- 15 August – Assumption of the Virgin Mary(Christian Festival) – public holiday
- 10 September – Eid ul-Fitr (Muslim Festival) – public holiday
- 12 September – Ganesh Chaturthi (Marathi Festival) – public holiday
- 2 November – Arrival of Indentured Labourers – public holiday
- 5 November – Divali(Hindu Festival) – public holiday
- 25 December – Christmas Day – public holiday
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of Micronesia)
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
- 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
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
because Nepal officially follows a different luni-solar calendar system for some holidays and another lunar calendar for religious holidays, the dates mentioned above are just approximate dates in AD calendar and actual dates can vary each year.
Netherlands
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- March/April – 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. If 30 April is on a Sunday, Queen's Day is celebrated on Saturday the 29th.
- 40 days after Easter – Ascension Day (Always on a Thursday)
- 7 weeks after Easter – Pentecost. The Dutch celebrate two days of Pentecost (on Sunday and the subsequent Monday).
- 25 December - First day of Christmas
- 26 December – Boxing day
If one of the above holidays are on Saturday or Sunday, no compensation day is given by the employer.
Other days
- April/March – Good Friday. Friday before Easter. Only free for (semi)governmental organisations, most schools and banks.
- 4 May – Remembrance of the Dead, Remembrance Day of the fallen since the Second World War. Not a day off.
- 5 May – Liberation Day. Celebrated every year, but as of 2000, an official holiday once every 5 years. However, many (semi) governmental organisations and schools are closed on that day. (Most schools are closed in the first week of May, including Queen's Day).
- 5 December – Saint Nicholas' Eve. Not a day off
1st Sunday in November - All Saints Day
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
December 25 - Christmas Day
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
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)
- 9 November – Iqbal Day (1877)
- 25 December – Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam (Jinnah Day) (1876) / Christmas
- 27 December – Anniversary of Benazir Bhutto (Anniversary of Benazir Bhutto)(Only Sindh and Baluchistan)
Holidays given according to Hijri Calendar
Palau
Panama
- 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 – Separation (Colombia)
- 4 November – Flag Day
- 5 November – Colon Day
- 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)
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
- 1 January – New Year
- 1 March – Heroes' Day
- March/ April – Maundy Thursday
- March/ April – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labor Day
- 14 May – Independence Day
- 12 June – Chaco Armistice
- 15 August – Founding of Asunción
- 29 September – Boqueron Battle Victory Day
- 8 December – Virgin of Caacupe
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Peru
Philippines
National holidays:[3]
Legends:
- R — Regular holiday
- SNW — Special non-working holiday
- SW — Special working holiday
- (2012) — Means that the date is temporary for the year 2012 and may change again the following year
Poland
(Note that there are also a number of days designated as national holidays, but which are not non-working days.)
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
- 1 January – (New Year's Day). public holiday
- 2 January – (Day after New Year's Day). public holiday
- 8 March – (International Women's Day)
- 19 April – (Orthodox Easter Day). public holiday
- 20 April – (Orthodox Easter Monday). public holiday
- 1 May – (Labor Day / May Day). public holiday
- 1 June – (Children's Day)
- 12 June – (Whit Sunday). public holiday
- 8 June – (Whitsuntide Day). public holiday
- 26 June – (Flag Day)
- 29 July – (National Anthem Day)
- 15 August – (Assumption Day / The Day of the Virgin Mary). public holiday
- 1 December – (Union Day / National Day). public holiday
- 8 December – (Constitution Day)
- 25 December – (Christmas Day). public holiday
- 26 December – (Day after Christmas Day / Boxing Day). public holiday
Russian Federation
- 1 January - Happy new year day
- 2–10 January - Bank holidays (New year)
- 23 February - Russian Army day
- 8 March - Women day
- 9 May - Victory day
Rwanda
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
- 1–2 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Christmas Day
- 13 January – Eastern Orthodox Church New Year's Eve-(working day, not public holiday)
- 27 January – Saint Sava (non working for schools only)
- 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 (working day, not public holiday)
- December(2 Sundays before Christmas) Mothers day
Slavas:
- 9 January – Sveti Stefan (Saint Stefan)
- 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 – Aran?elovdan (Saint Archangel Michael)
- 19 December – Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicolas)
Singapore
- New Year's Day 1 January 2012 Sunday*
- Chinese New Year 23–24 January 2012 Monday & Tuesday
- Good Friday 6 April 2012 Friday
- Labour Day 1 May 2012 Tuesday
- Vesak Day 5 May 2012 Saturday
- National Day 9 August 2012 Thursday
- Hari Raya Puasa 19 August 2012 Sunday*
- Hari Raya Haji 26 October 2012 Friday
- Deepavali 13 November 2012 Tuesday
- Christmas Day 25 December 2012 Tuesday
Slovakia
Slovenia
- 1–2 January – New Year
- 8 February – Culture Day
- (variable) Easter and Easter Monday
- 27 April – National Resistance Day
- 1–2 May – International Labour Day
- 25 June – National Day
- 15 August – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
- 31 October – Reformation Day
- 1 November – Remembrance Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Independence Day
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
Soviet Union (former)
Spain
Sri Lanka
| 15 January |
Tuesday |
Tamil Thai Pongal Day |
*†# |
| 31 January |
|
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day (6) |
*†# |
| 4 February |
Monday |
National Day |
*†# |
| February 16 |
|
Navam Full Moon Poya Day (???? ???) |
*†# |
| 6 March |
Thursday |
Maha Sivarathri Day |
*† |
| 20 March |
Thursday |
Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) |
*† |
| March |
|
Medin Full Moon Poya Day (?????? ???) |
*†# |
| 21 March |
Friday |
Good Friday |
*† |
| 13 April |
|
Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day (??? ????????) |
*†# |
| 14 April |
|
Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day (????? ????????) |
*†# |
| 18 April |
Friday |
Additional Bank Holiday |
† |
| April |
|
Bak Full Moon Poya Day (??? ???) |
*†# |
| 1 May |
Thursday |
May Day |
*†# |
| May |
|
Vesak Full Moon Poya Day (????? ???) |
*†# |
| May |
|
Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day |
*†# |
| June |
|
Poson Full Moon Poya Day (?????? ???) |
*†# |
| July |
|
Esala Full Moon Poya Day (??? ???) |
*†# |
| August |
|
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day (?????? ???) |
*†# |
| September |
|
Binara Full Moon Poya Day (???? ???) |
*†# |
| 1 October |
Wednesday |
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) |
*† |
| October |
|
Vap Full Moon Poya Day (??? ???) |
*†# |
| 27 October |
Monday |
Deepavali Festival Day |
*† |
| November |
|
Il Full Moon Poya Day (??? ???) |
*†# |
| 9 December |
Tuesday |
Id-Ul-Adha (Hajj Festival Day) |
*† |
| 20 December |
Monday |
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day (?????? ???) |
*†# |
| 24 December |
Friday |
Christmas Eve |
*†# |
| 25 December |
Saturday |
Christmas Day |
*†# |
- Public holiday † Bank holiday # Mercantile holiday
All full-moon days are Buddhist holidays referred to as Poya. The actual date on which a particular Poya day will fall changes every year.
Sudan
1 January – Independence Day
Suriname
- 1 January – New Year's Day Holiday
- 1 March - Holi (Phagwa)
- 2 April - Good Fryday
- 4 April - 1e Easter (Monday)
- 5 April - 2e Easter
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 1 July - Emancipation day (Keti Koti)
- 9 August - Day of the indigenous people
- 10 September - Id Ul Fitre and Day of the run away slaves (Also known as Marrons)
- 5 November – Diwali
- 16 November Eid al-Adha
- 25 November - Independence Day (Srefidensi)
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Sweden
- Public holiday Date of observation
- New Year's Day (nyårsdagen) January 1
- Epiphany (trettondedag jul) January 6
- Good Friday (långfredagen) The Friday before Easter Sunday. (2011: April 22)
- Easter Sunday (påskdagen) The Sunday closest after the full moon that occurs on or closest after 21 March. (2011: April 24)
- Easter Monday (annandag påsk) The day after Easter Sunday. (2011: April 25)
- International Workers' Day (första maj) May 1
- Ascension Day (Kristi himmelsfärdsdag) Sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday. (2011: June 2)
- National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag) June 6
- Midsummer's Day (midsommardagen) The Saturday during the period 20–26 June. (2011: June 25)
- All Saints' Day (alla helgons dag) The Saturday during the period 31 October–6 November. (2011: November 5)
- Christmas Eve (julafton) 24 December
- Christmas Day (juldagen) 25 December
- Boxing Day (annandag jul) 26 December
Switzerland
Syria
São Tomé and Príncipe
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
References to lunar months below are to the Thai lunar calendar
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- Chinese New Year (new moon day of third 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 and Farmer's Day
- Visakha Puja Day see also Vesak (full moon day of sixth lunar month)
- Asalha Puja Day (full moon day of eighth lunar month)
- Buddhist Lent Day "Wan Kao Pansa" (day after full moon day of 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
Trinidad and Tobago
2011 Official Public Holidays 01/01 - New Year's Day 03/14 - Carnival Monday 03/15 - Carnival Tuesday 03/30 - Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day 04/22 - Good Friday 04/25 - Easter Monday MAY 04/30 - Indian Arrival Day 06/23 - Corpus Christi 06/19 - Labour Day 08/01 - Emancipation Day 08/31 - Independence Day 09/01 - Eid-ul-Fitr 09/24 - Republic Day 10/ - Divali (TO BE ANNOUNDED) 12/25 - Christmas Day 12/26 - Boxing Day
Turkey
- 31 December - New Year's Eve (for half day)
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 23 April - National Sovereignty and Children's Festival
- 1 May - Labour Festival
- 19 May - Remembering Atatürk, Youth and Sports Festival
- 30 August - Victory Festival
- 29 October - Republic Day
- After the end of Islamic month Ramadan (for 3 and a half days)
- 70 days after the end of Islamic month Ramadan (for 4 and a half days)
Turkmenistan
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 12 January – Memorial Day
- 19 February – State Flag of Turkmenistan Day
- 8 March – International Woman's Day
- 20–21 March – Nowruz Bayram, national spring holiday
- 1 April (First Sunday in April) – "A Drop of Water—A Grain of Gold" Festival
- 29 April (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)
- 18–19 May – Day of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Makhtumkuli
- 27 May (Last Sunday in May) – Turkmen Carpet Festival
- 15 July (Third Sunday in July) – Galla Bayramy Festival
- 12 August (Second Sunday in August) – Turkmen Melon Day
- 8 September (Second Saturday in September) – Day of the Workers in the Oil, Gas, Power, and Geological Industry
- 9 September (Second Sunday in September) – Turkmen Bakhshi Day
- 6 October – Day of Commemoration and National Mourning ("Earthquake Commemoration Day")
- 27–28 October – Independence Day
- 4 November (First Sunday in November) – Health Day
- 25 November (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. plus they celabrate thanksgiving.
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Religious holidays are observed according to the Julian calendar, but the dates shown above are Gregorian.
When a public holiday falls on a day off (for example, Sunday), the following working day (often Monday) becomes a day off. For most Ukrainian employees, regular 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 may release 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 otherwise). Such recommendations usually affect only those employees whose weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday.
United Kingdom, Crown dependencies, and overseas territories
Scotland
In Scotland, the holidays listed above are official bank holidays but 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, 2 January and May Day are observed throughout the country. Banks in Scotland observe English bank holidays; therefore 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.
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
In 2012, as part of events intended to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the usual Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday of May is being moved to Monday 4 June and an extra bank holiday on Tuesday 5 June is being created.
Substitute days
In England and Wales, when the usual date of a bank or public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a 'substitute day' is given, normally the following Monday. For example in 2009, Boxing Day was on Saturday, 26 December, so there was a substitute bank holiday on Monday, 28 December.
Anguilla
British Virgin Islands
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- varies - shrove Tuesday
- 12 March – Commonwealth day
- Good Friday – Friday before Easter (calculated according to Western Christian calendar)
- Easter Monday
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Gibraltar
Isle of Man
Jersey
9 May - Liberation Day
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Queen's Birthday (3rd Monday in April)
- St. Helena Day (May 21)
- Ascension Day (Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha only)
- Whit Monday
- Ratting Day (Tristan da Cunha only)
- Anniversary Day (August 14) (Tristan da Cunha only)
- August Bank Holiday (not Tristan da Cunha)
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day (26 or 27 December)
United States of America
The United States federal government designates national holidays (see below) for federal employees only. State and local governments generally observe these holidays as well as many state holidays.
A basic list of holidays as seen on a 2012 calendar:
- 3 May – National Day of Prayer (United States Congress, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". 1st Thursday of May)
- 13 May – Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
- 15 May – Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday in May)
- 27 May – Pentecost Sunday (Christian; 49 days after Easter)
- 28 May – Memorial Day (last Monday of May, traditionally 30 May)
- 14 June – Flag Day
- 17 June – Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June)
- 21 June 2010 – Summer Solstice (based on sun)
- 4 July – Independence Day
- 3 September – Labor Day (first Monday of September)
- 8 September 2010 – Rosh Hashanah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- 11 September – Patriot Day
- 17 September – Constitution Day – Celebration of the ratification of the Constitution of the United States.
- 17 September 2010 – Yom Kippur (Jewish, moveable, 9 days after first day of Rosh Hashanah)
- 22 September 2010 – First day of Sukkot (Jewish; moveable, 14 days after Rosh Hashanaah)
- 23 September 2010 – Autumnal equinox (based on sun)
- 29 September 2010 – Last Day of Sukkot (Jewish)
- 30 September 2010 – Simchat Torah (Jewish; moveable, 22 days after Rosh Hashanah)
- 8 October – Columbus Day (2nd Monday of October, traditionally 12 Oct.)
- 31 October – Halloween
- 1 November – All Saints Day (Christian)
- 11 November – Veterans Day
- 22 November – Thanksgiving (4th Thursday of November)
- 1 December 2010 – First day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish calendar)
- 7 December – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- 9 December 2010 – Last day of Hanukkah (Jewish; moveable, based on Jewish Calendar)
- 21 December 2010 – Winter Solstice (based on sun)
The federal holidays (which are days off from work for federal employees) are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Washington's Birthday, 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 Year's 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.
Alaska
- October 18 - Alaska Day Commemorating the anniversary of when Alaska became a state after being transferred from Russia
Puerto Rico
All the same national holidays of the U.S.A., plus:
- 6 January – (Dia de Reyes, or Three Kings Day)
- 9 January (Second Monday in January) – Birth of Eugenio María de Hostos
- Good Friday
- 16 April (Third Monday in April) – Birth of José de Diego (poet, journalist, politician, and orator. Was co-founder of Unionist Party).
- 22 March – (Abolition of Slavery in P.R.)
- 16 July (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 Americas
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
- Fixed date
- 1 January – Yangi Yil Bayrami New Year Holiday
- 8 March – Xalqaro Xotin-Qizlar Kuni International Women's Day
- 21 March – Navro’z Bayrami Navroz (Persian New Year)
- 9 May – Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni Memorial/Remembrance Day
- 1 September – Mustaqillik Kuni Independence Day
- 1 October – O’qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni Teachers' Day
- 8 December – Konstitutsiya Kuni Constitution Day
Birthdays'
- Variable date
- End of Ramazon Ramazon Hayit Eid al-Fitr
- 70 days later Qurbon Hayit Eid al-Adha
Venezuela
Vietnam
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 9 January - Vietnam Student day
- 3 February – Communist Party's establishment day
- Tết - Vietnamese New Year, for the last day of the previous year and 1st- 3rd day of the 1st lunar month. Now this becomes one of the most important holidays in Vietnam.
- 27 February-Vietnam Doctor's Day
- Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương - Hùng Vương commemoriations, 10th day of the 3rd lunar month.
- 30 April – Vietnam Liberation Day
- 1 May – International Labour Day
- 7 May - Dien Bien Phu victory Day
- 19 May - Ho Chi Minh President's birthday
- 1 June - International Children's Day
- 27 July - Invalids and Martyrs Day
- 2 September – Independence Day
- 20 October - Vietnam Woman's Day
- 20 November – Vietnam Teacher's Day
- 22 December - Vietnam Military Day
Zambia
- 1 January – New Years Day
- 8 March - International Women's day
- 12 March – Youth Day
- variable date – Good Friday
- variable date – Easter Sunday
- variable date – Easter Monday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May Africa – Freedom Day
- 1st Monday & Tuesday of July – Heroes' and Unity Day
- 1st Monday of August – Farmers' Day
- 24 October – Independence Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Zimbabwe
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