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* Public holidays in Afghanistan * Public holidays in Albania * Public holidays in Algeria *

Public holidays in Andorra This is a list of holidays in Andorra. Besides, seven parishes in Andorra holds their annual festivals or carnivals. These dates are public holidays in such parishes. External linksPublic Holidays in Andorra in 2018 Andorra Holidays ...

Public holidays in Angola Angola has twelve public holidays that can be increased by bridge holidays if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. 2022 has fifteen national holidays. Notes References

Public holidays in Angola, Lists of public holidays by cou ...

* Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda * Public holidays in Argentina * Public holidays in Armenia *

Public holidays in Australia Public holidays in Australia refer to the holidays recognised in law in Australia. Although they are declared on a States and territories of Australia, state and territory basis, they comprise a mixture of nationally celebrated days and holidays ...

** Public holidays in Christmas Island ** Public holidays in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands **

Public holidays in Norfolk Island This is a list of public holidays in Norfolk Island See also * Public holidays in Australia References External links {{Oceania topic, Public holidays in Culture of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island Public holidays in Australia Norfolk Isl ...

* Public holidays in Austria * Public holidays in Azerbaijan *

Public holidays in the Bahamas The holidays in The Bahamas include the following: In the Bahamas, holidays that fall on a Saturday or Sunday are typically celebrated on the following Monday. Events that fall on a Tuesday typically are celebrated on the previous Monday. Holidays ...

* Public holidays in Bahrain *

Public holidays in Bangladesh Bangladesh observes numerous public holidays, which include national memorials, religious celebrations, and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Baṅgābda, is both the national and official calendar of ...

* Public holidays in Barbados * Public holidays in Belarus * Public holidays in Belgium *

Public holidays in Belize This is a list of public holidays in Belize. Public holidays *(*) Moveable holidays *(**) Replacement days: **Note 1 – Chapter 289 of the laws of Belize states that if the holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the ba ...

Public holidays in Benin This is a list of holidays in Benin. Public holidays Movable holidays The following holidays ''are'' public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in whic ...

Public holidays in Bhutan Public holidays in Bhutan consist of both national holidays and local festivals or '' tshechus''. While national holidays are observed throughout Bhutan, tsechus are only observed in their areas. Bhutan uses its own calendar, a variant of the luni ...

Public holidays in Bolivia References {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Bolivia Bolivia Holidays A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Reli ...

Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina The holidays of Bosnia and Herzegovina include, in various jurisdictions: Public holidays Feasts that are not official public holidays See also * Public holidays in Yugoslavia References {{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Bo ...

Public holidays in Botswana Public holidays in Botswana are largely controlled by government sector employers who are given paid time off. The government holiday schedule mainly benefits employees of government and government regulated businesses. At the discretion of the em ...

Public holidays in Brazil In Brazil, public holidays may be legislated at the federal, statewide and municipal levels. Most holidays are observed nationwide. Apart from the yearly official holidays (listed below), the Constitution of Brazil also establishes that electio ...

Public holidays in Brunei This is a list of holidays in Brunei. Public holidays References Culture of Brunei Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart fr ...

Public holidays in Bulgaria The official public holidays in Bulgaria are listed in the table below. Other observances * 1 March - Baba Marta Day - Баба Марта * 8 March - Mother's Day - Ден на майката * 6 May - Armed Forces Day - Ден на въ ...

Public holidays in Burkina Faso This is a list of holidays in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. I ...

* Public holidays in Burundi * Public holidays in Cambodia *

Public holidays in Cameroon :This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Cameroon Fixed Movable holidays The following holidays ''are'' public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. See als ...

Public holidays in Canada Public holidays in Canada (), known as ''statutory holidays'', ''stat holidays'', or simply ''stats'' (), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in Canada at the federal or provincial and te ...

* Public holidays in Cape Verde * Public holidays in the Central African Republic * Public holidays in Chad *

Public holidays in Chile This is a list of public holidays (national or otherwise) in Chile; about half of them are Christian holidays. Dates for the year 2025 History On January 28, 1915, President Ramón Barros Luco promulgated Law 2,977, which organized all ava ...

Public holidays in China There are currently seven official public holidays in China. Each year's holidays are announced about one month before the start of the year by the General Office of the State Council. A notable feature of mainland Chinese holidays is that weeke ...

** Public holidays in Hong Kong ** Public holidays in Macau * Public holidays in Colombia * Public holidays in the Comoros * Public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Public holidays in the Republic of the Congo *

Public holidays in Costa Rica The following are the national public holidays of Costa Rica. Of the eleven days, nine are paid holidays and two are not. Public holidays The Day of the Dead () is celebrated each year on 2 November. It is not a public holiday, but neither is ...

* Public holidays in Ivory Coast *

Public holidays in Croatia Public holidays in Croatia are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act (). * In 2020 there was a change in holidays: June 25 (was Statehood Day until 2019, became Independence Day in 2020) and October 8 (was Independen ...

* Public holidays in Cuba * Public holidays in Cyprus * Public holidays in the Czech Republic * Public holidays in Denmark ** Public holidays in the Faroe Islands ** Public holidays in Greenland * Public holidays in Djibouti * Public holidays in Dominica * Public holidays in the Dominican Republic * Public holidays in East Timor * Public holidays in Ecuador * Public holidays in Egypt * Public holidays in El Salvador * Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea * Public holidays in Eritrea *

Public holidays in Estonia All official holidays in Estonia are established by acts of Parliament. Public holidays The following are holidays that mean days off: National holidays The following holidays do not give a day off: References Public and National Holidays ...

Public holidays in Eswatini This is a list of holidays in Eswatini. If a holiday falls on a Sunday, it may be celebrated on the following Monday. References Culture of Eswatini Eswatini Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its ...

* Public holidays in Ethiopia * Public holidays in Fiji * Public holidays in Finland ** Public holidays in the Åland Islands *

Public holidays in France There are eleven official public holidays in France, of which three are movable days which always fall on a weekday. The Alsace region and the Moselle (department), Moselle department observe two additional days.French labor lawIDCC 1686/ref> Th ...

Public holidays in Greece According to Greek law every Sunday of the year is a public holiday. In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 6 January, Clean Monday, 25 March, Orthodox Good Friday, Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May, Orthodox ...

Public holidays in Grenada This is a list of Public holiday, holidays in Grenada. * January 1: New Year's Day * February 7: Independence Day (Grenada), Independence Day, from the United Kingdom in 1974. * (variable): Good Friday * (variable) Easter Monday * May 1: Labour Day ...

* Public holidays in Guatemala * Public holidays in Guernsey * Public holidays in Guinea * Public holidays in Guinea-Bissau * Public holidays in Guyana *

Public holidays in Haiti The following are public holidays in Haiti. Many Vodou holidays are also celebrated, but are not considered public holidays. The two most important holidays for Haitian Americans are Haitian Independence Day and Haitian Flag Day. In additi ...

* Public holidays in Honduras *

Public holidays in Hungary A number of public holidays and special events take place each year in Hungary. Fixed public holidays Article J of the Constitution of Hungary on national holidays (1) The national holidays of Hungary shall be: a) the 15th day of March, in mem ...

Public holidays in Iceland Public holidays in Iceland are established by the act of the Icelandic parliament''.'' The public holidays are the religious holidays of the Church of Iceland and the First Day of Summer, May Day, the Icelandic National Day. In addition, Christ ...

Public holidays in India Public Holidays in India, also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the Government of India, union or State governments of India, stat ...

* Public holidays in Indonesia * Public holidays in Iran * Public holidays in Iraq *

Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland Public holidays in Ireland are established in statute law, and there are currently ten public holidays observed each year. Public holidays in Ireland (as in other countries) may commemorate a special day or other event, such as Saint Patrick's Day ...

* Public holidays in the Isle of Man * Public holidays in Israel * Public holidays in Italy * Public holidays in Jamaica *

Public holidays in Japan were first established by the of 1948. It has since been amended 11 times to add additional holidays, the latest being in 2018, for a total of 16 recognized holidays. Article 3 of this law specifies that when a national holiday falls on a Sund ...

* Public holidays in Jersey * Public holidays in Jordan *

Public holidays in Kazakhstan This is a list of public holidays in Kazakhstan: Public holidays Other holidays * National Guard Day - 10 January * Day of the State Security Service of Kazakhstan - 21 April * Police Day - 23 June * Border Guards Day - 18 August * Day of Re ...

Public holidays in Kenya There are approximately twelve nationally recognized Public holidays celebrated in the Republic of Kenya, a country in East Africa. References {{Africa_in_topic, Public holidays in Kenya Society of Kenya Holidays A holiday is a da ...

* Public holidays in Kiribati *

Public holidays in North Korea This is a list of public holidays in North Korea. See also the Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays. , the North Korean calendar has 71 official public holidays, including Sundays. In the past, North Koreans relied on rations provide ...

Public holidays in South Korea Public holidays in South Korea each belong to one or more of three categories: *National day () *National flag raising day () *Public holiday () Each category has a different legal basis. All national days are also flag-raising days. List of pu ...

* Public holidays in Kosovo * Public holidays in Kuwait * Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan * Public holidays in Laos * Public holidays in Latvia *

Public holidays in Lebanon The primary national holiday is Independence Day which is celebrated on November 22. National holidays Other Holidays See also * Culture of Lebanon References Lebanon Holidays A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside f ...

* Public holidays in Lesotho * Public holidays in Liberia * Public holidays in Libya * Public holidays in Liechtenstein * Public holidays in Lithuania *

Public holidays in Luxembourg This is a list of public holidays in Luxembourg. Public holidays The National Holiday celebrates the birthday of the Grand Duke and used to be movable to coincide with the actual birthday of monarch. To avoid cold weather on the 5 January birt ...

* Public holidays in Madagascar *

Public holidays in Malawi This is a list of public holidays in Malawi. Where the relevant event falls on a non-working day, the holiday is on the next working day. References Events in Malawi Malawi Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a l ...

Public holidays in Malaysia Public holidays in Malaysia are regulated at both federal and state levels, mainly based on a list of federal holidays observed nationwide plus a few additional holidays observed by each individual state and federal territory. The public holi ...

** Public holidays in Sabah ** Public holidays in Sarawak * Public holidays in the Maldives * Public holidays in Mali *

Public holidays in Malta Malta is the country with the most holidays in the European Union. Since 2020, any holidays falling on Saturdays or Sundays add an extra day to the workers' leave pool, reverting to the pre 2005 system. National holidays * 31 March: Freedom ...

* Public holidays in the Marshall Islands * Public holidays in Mauritania * Public holidays in Mauritius * Public holidays in Mexico * Public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia * Public holidays in Moldova ** Public holidays in Transnistria *

Public holidays in Monaco This is a list of public holidays in Monaco. Public holidays Other public holidays At times, other public holidays are declared for certain occasions. The birth of Prince Albert II's twins, Princess Gabriella and Jacques, Hereditary Prince ...

* Public holidays in Mongolia *

Public holidays in Montenegro This is a list of public holidays in Montenegro. Official holidays All state and other holidays are non-working days. The religious holidays are non-working days for the specific religious communities. ''Note:'' If the first day of State and ...

* Public holidays in Morocco * Public holidays in Mozambique * Public holidays in Myanmar * Public holidays in Namibia *

Public holidays in Nauru This is a list of holidays in Nauru, an island nation in Micronesia. Notes References

* {{Oceania topic, Public holidays in Lists of public holidays by country, Nauru Events in Nauru Public holidays in Oceania, Nauru ...

* Public holidays in Nepal *

Public holidays in the Netherlands The national holidays in the Netherlands are: While there are other holidays that are widely celebrated, these are not officially recognised national holidays. They are as follows: * While Saint Nicholas's Eve (the eve of Sinterklaas, also cal ...

** Public holidays in Aruba ** Public holidays in Bonaire ** Public holidays in Curaçao ** Public holidays in Saba ** Public holidays in Sint Eustatius ** Public holidays in Sint Maarten *

Public holidays in New Zealand Public holidays in New Zealand (also known as statutory holidays) consist of a variety of cultural, national, and religious holidays that are legislated in New Zealand. Workers can get a maximum of 12 public holidays (eleven national holidays pl ...

** Public holidays in the Cook Islands ** Public holidays in Niue ** Public holidays in Tokelau * Public holidays in Nicaragua *

Public holidays in Niger The government and people of Niger observe twelve official public holidays. These include international commemorations, the commemoration of important dates in the history of Niger, and religious holidays. Both Christianity, Christian and Musli ...

Public holidays in Nigeria Nigeria has many public holidays. Public holidays Movable holidays In addition, Nigeria officially celebrates a few moveable holidays, which occur on different dates every year: References Office holidays in Nigeria Public holidays in North Macedonia Public holidays are observed in the Republic of North Macedonia for a number of reasons, including religious and national significance. They are generally accompanied by celebrations.According to the Law on Holidays, issued in "Official Gazette o ...

* Public holidays in Norway * Public holidays in Oman * Public holidays in Pakistan * Public holidays in Palau * Public holidays in Palestine * Public holidays in Panama *

Public holidays in Papua New Guinea This is a list of holidays in the Papua New Guinea. List References Papua New Guinea Holidays A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities an ...

* Public holidays in Paraguay *

Public holidays in Peru The following is a list of public holidays in Peru. References

{{South America in topic, Public holidays in Public holidays in Peru, Lists of public holidays by country, Peru Lists of events in Peru, Holidays ...

Public holidays in the Philippines Public holidays in the Philippines are of two types: regular holidays and special non-working days. History On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. Chapter 9 of this code specified a ...

Public holidays in Poland Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951 (Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy; Journal of Laws 1951 No. 4, Item 28). The Act, as amended in 2010, currently defines thirteen public holiday ...

Public holidays in Portugal In Portugal, a public holiday () is a calendar date, legally recognised and defined in the Labour Code as well as the Concordat of 2004, on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed. On some of these dates, public commemorative ...

Public holidays in South Africa A list of current public holidays in South Africa: :''In gold, the National Day'' The Public Holidays Act (Act No 36 of 1994) states that whenever a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the Monday following it will be a public holiday. Once-of ...

* Public holidays in South Sudan * Public holidays in Spain *

Public holidays in Sri Lanka The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism and the religion's legacy is particularly stron ...

* Public holidays in Sudan *

Public holidays in Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a high level of human development; its economy is heavily de ...

Public holidays in Sweden In Sweden, public holidays () are established by acts of Parliament (the ''Riksdag''). The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays. The Christian holidays are '' jul'' (Christmas), ''trettondedag jul'' ( Epipha ...

* Public holidays in Switzerland * Public holidays in Syria *

Public holidays in Taiwan The following are considered holidays in Taiwan. Some are official holidays, and some are not. History In 2016, the Tsai Ing-wen government removed seven public holidays. The holidays were removed due to a political compromise arising from a ...

* Public holidays in Tajikistan *

Public holidays in Tanzania Public holidays in Tanzania are in accordance with the Public Holidays Act, amended among others in December 1964, August 1966, July 2022, and are observed throughout the nation. Background The President of Tanzania may declare additional holiday ...

Public holidays in Thailand Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the Government of Thailand, government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the Cabinet of Tha ...

* Public holidays in Togo * Public holidays in Tonga * Public holidays in Trinidad and Tobago * Public holidays in Tunisia *

Public holidays in Turkey The official holidays in Turkey are established by the Act 2429 of 19 March 1981 that replaced the Act 2739 of 27 May 1935. These holidays can be grouped in national and religious holidays, which in total equals to 15.5 days of public holiday. ...

Public holidays in Northern Cyprus Public holidays in Northern Cyprus are often shared with Turkey. The public holidays include: In addition, the following Islam, Muslim holidays are observed as public holidays: External links Holiday listing
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* Public holidays in Turkmenistan * Public holidays in Tuvalu * Public holidays in Uganda * Public holidays in Ukraine * Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates *

Public holidays in the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, public holidays are days on which most businesses and non-essential services are closed. Many retail businesses (especially the larger ones) do open on some of the public holidays. There are restrictions on trading on Sunda ...

** Public holidays in Anguilla ** Public holidays in Bermuda ** Public holidays in the British Virgin Islands ** Public holidays in the Cayman Islands ** Public holidays in Gibraltar ** Public holidays in the Falkland Islands ** Public holidays in Montserrat ** Public holidays in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ** Public holidays in the Turks and Caicos Islands *

Public holidays in the United States In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government employees paid time off. The federal government does not require private busine ...

** Public holidays in Guam ** Public holidays in Puerto Rico ** Public holidays in the United States Virgin Islands * Public holidays in Uruguay * Public holidays in Uzbekistan *

Public holidays in Vanuatu This is a list of public Public holiday, holidays in Vanuatu. Public holidays Certain provincial holidays are also celebrated. References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Public Holidays In Vanuatu Lists of public holidays by country, Vanuatu Law of V ...

* Public holidays in Vatican City * Public holidays in Venezuela *

Public holidays in Vietnam Public holidays in Vietnam are days when workers get the day off work. Prior to 2007, Vietnamese workers observed 8 days of public holiday a year, among the lowest in the region. On 28 March 2007 the National Assembly of Vietnam, government added ...

* Public holidays in Yemen * Public holidays in Zambia * Public holidays in Zimbabwe

Former countries

* Public holidays in Rhodesia * Public holidays in the Soviet Union * Public holidays in Yugoslavia

References

External links

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