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ALBANIA

See Public Holidays In Albania for more information.


ARGENTINA

See Public Holidays In Argentina .


ARMENIA

See Public Holidays In Armenia .


AUSTRALIA

For more information see Australian Public Holidays .


BELGIUM

See the list at Public Holidays In Belgium for the names of the holidays in Flemish and Walloon .


BHUTAN



BRAZIL

See Public Holidays In Brazil for more information.

: 2010 holidays :
  • February 15..17 - Carnival

  • April 2 - Paixão de Cristo

  • April 4 - Easter

  • June 3 - Corpus Christi


: 2009 holidays :
  • February 23..25 - Carnival

  • April 10 - Paixão de Cristo

  • April 12 - Easter

  • June 11 - Corpus Christi


: 2008 holidays :
  • February 4..6 - Carnival

  • March 21 - Paixão de Cristo

  • March 23 - Easter

  • May 22 - Corpus Christi


: 2007 holidays :
  • February 19..21 - Carnival

  • April 6 - Paixão de Cristo

  • April 8 - Easter

  • June 7 - Corpus Christi


: 2006 holidays :
  • February 27..March 1 - Carnival

  • April 14 - Paixão de Cristo

  • April 16 - Easter

  • June 15 - Corpus Christi


: 2005 holidays :
  • February 7..9 - Carnival

  • March 25 - Paixão de Cristo

  • March 27 - Easter

  • May 26 - Corpus Christi



BULGARIA

See Public Holidays In Bulgaria for more information.


CANADA

See Holidays In Canada for a full list of holidays.


CHILE

See Holidays In Chile for a full list of holidays.


CHINA

Traditional holidays:

Holidays In People's Republic Of China :

''' for a full list).

See also:


CYPRUS

See Holidays In Cyprus for the complete list.


CZECH REPUBLIC

See Public Holidays In The Czech Republic .


DENMARK

See Holidays In Denmark for a complete list of holidays.


EGYPT

See: Holidays In Egypt

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


EUROPEAN UNION

see Holidays In The European Union for more information


ESTONIA




FINLAND

See Holidays In Finland




 
Date
English Name
Local NameRemarks
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
'' Moveable Thursday'' Ascension Day ''Helatorstai''40 days after Easter
'' Moveable Sunday'' Pentecost
''Helluntaipäivä''50 days after Easter
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

See Holidays In France for a complete list.


GERMANY

See Holidays In Germany .


GREECE




GIBRALTAR


''Source: Gibraltar Chamber Of Commerce ''


HUNGARY

See Public Holidays In Hungary .


INDIA

See Holidays In India for a complete list.


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 .


LATVIA

See Holidays In Latvia .


LUXEMBOURG



MALAYSIA



"Drifting" Holidays


See Holidays In Malaysia for a complete list.


MEXICO


See Holidays And Celebrations In Mexico .


MYANMAR

See Public Holidays In Myanmar .


THE NETHERLANDS


See the complete list 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 .


PERU



PHILIPPINES



POLAND

See Holidays In Poland for background information.



PORTUGAL

See Public Holidays In Portugal for more information.


ROMANIA


See Holidays In Romania .


RUSSIA

See Public Holidays In Russia .


SINGAPORE

See Holidays In Singapore .


SLOVENIA

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 .


SPAIN

See Public Holidays In Spain .


SWEDEN

See Holidays In Sweden .


SWITZERLAND

See Public Holidays In Switzerland .


THAILAND

See Public Holidays In Thailand .


TIBET

February 8 - Paranirvana Day. Death of Gautama Buddha


TURKEY

See Holidays In Turkey .


UKRAINE




Religious holidays are observed according to the Julian Calendar . When an official holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday will be an official day off.


UNITED KINGDOM AND CROWN DEPENDENCIES


An official list for England, Wales and Northern Ireland can be found here on the webpage on the DTI. An official list of bank holidays for Scotland can be found here on the webpage of the Scottish Executive.

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 2nd (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.


UNITED STATES

See also: Holidays Of The United States

Unlike countries where holidays are required by law, there are no national holidays in the United States. However, the United States Congress has created Federal Holidays for employees of the United States Government and the District Of Columbia . Most states have declared state holidays to coincide with these federal holidays. In spite of numerous attempts, the United States has never established true national holidays. (However, most labor contracts provide for extra pay or other special consideration for those required to work on officially-recognized holidays.)

On June 28 , 1968 , The United States Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill , which moved four holidays from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend. The holidays included Washington 's Birthday (which essentially evolved into Presidents' Day ), Memorial Day , Columbus Day , and Veterans Day . The law took effect in 1971 at the federal level. After some initial confusion and unwillingness to comply at the state level, all fifty states adopted the measure within a few years. Veteran's Day was eventually changed back to its traditional date.

For the holidays not observed on a specified Monday, when the date falls on a Saturday, it is observed the previous Friday, and when the date falls on a Sunday, it is observed the following Monday.

The holidays, and the days on which they are normally celebrated, are:



Puerto Rico

Mondays are public holidays for any public holiday that falls on a Sunday or Saturday.

For holidays in Puerto Rico, include all of the US holidays plus the following:


See also Holidays In Puerto Rico .


VENEZUELA


''Refer to:'' Holidays In Venezuela



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