List of holidays by country


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
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

[edit] France

See Holidays in France for a complete list.

February 2 - Candlemas - not a public holiday
July 14 - Bastille Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary

[edit] Greece

See Public holidays in Greece

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany Day
March 25 - Greek Independence Day
Shrove Monday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Holy Spirit Day - variable dates
May 1 - Labour Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
October 28 - Greek National Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

[edit] Gibraltar

January 3 - New Year's Day
March 14 - Commonwealth Day
March 25 - Good Friday
March 28 - Easter Monday
May 2 - May Day
May 30 - Spring Bank Holiday
June 13 - Queen's Birthday
August 29 - Late Summer Bank Holiday
September 12 - Gibraltar National Day ; But Gibraltar and 10 September pages say it is on 10 September, and National Day says 2nd Monday in March...
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

Source: Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce

[edit] Haiti

List of traditionally celebrated Haitian Holidays:

January 1 - Independence Day
January 2 - Ancestry Day
January 3 - Heroes Day*
January 6 - Les Rois (the kings)
February 16 - Carnival (Mardi Gras, lasts a week though only one day is an official holiday.)
April 7 - Death of Toussaint L'Ouverture
May 18 - Flag Day*
May 22 - Sovereignty and Thanksgiving Day*
Early July - Pilgrimage of St. D'Eau*
July 15 - August Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
July 17 - October Death of Jean-Jacques Dessalines
June 3 - Corpus Christi
August 15 - Assumption
November 1 - November All Saints
November 2 - November All Souls
November 18 - Vertieres Day
December 5 - Discovery of Haiti
December 25 - Christmas Day

Folk religion holidays are available on the Vodou page.

[edit] Honduras

January 1 New Year’s Day
March or April Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday
April 14 Day of the Americas
May 1 Labour Day
September 15 Independence Day
October 3 Morazán Day
October 12 Columbus Day
October 21 Armed Forces Day
December 25 Christmas Day

[edit] Republic of India

See Holidays in India for a complete list.

January 1 - New Year Day
January 15 - Pongal/Sankranti
January 26 - Republic Day (1950)
March 4 - Holi
March 27 - Ramnavmi
March 31 - Mahavir Jayanti
April 6 - Good Friday
May 1 - Labour Day
Easter Sunday
July - State Bank Day
August 15 - transfer of power (1947)
September 15 - Ganesh Chaturthi (Festival of Lord Ganesha)
October 2 - Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
October 21 - Dassera
October 25 - Idu’l Fitr
November 9 - Diwali (Festival of lights)
November 14 - Children's Day
December 21 - Idu’z Zuha - Bakri ID (Feast of the Sacrifice)
December 25 - Christmas
Muharram - [[Islamic New Year]

[edit] Indonesia

See Public holidays in Indonesia for a complete list.

January 1 - New Year Day
Lunar Day - Chinese New Year
August 17 - Independence Day

[edit] Ireland

See public holidays in the Republic of Ireland.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Italy

See Holidays in Italy for a complete list.

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany
April 21 - Rome's foundation (in Rome only)
April 25 - Liberation Day
May 1 - International Labour Day
June 2 - Anniversary of the Republic
June 29 - St. Peter and Saint Paul (in Rome only)
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
November 1 - All Saints' Day
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - St. Stephen's Day

[edit] Japan

See Holidays of Japan for a complete list.

January 1-3 - New Year (shogatsu): only January 1 is a national holiday.
Second monday of January - Coming of Age Day (seijin no hi)
February 11 - National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi)
March 20 or March 21 - Spring Eqinox Day (shunbun no hi)
April 29 - Showa Day (showa no hi): The birthday of former Emperor Showa. Part of the Golden Week.
May 3 - Constitution Memorial Day (kenpo kinenbi): Part of the Golden Week.
May 4 - Greenery Day (midori no hi): Part of the Golden Week.
May 5 - Children's Day (kodomo no hi): Part of the Golden Week.
Third monday of July - Marine Day (umi no hi)
July/August 13-15 - Bon Festival (Obon): not national holidays.
Third monday of September - Respect for the Aged Day (keiro no hi)
September 23 or September 24 - Autumn Equinox Day (shubun no hi)
Second monday of October - Health and Sports Day (taiiku no hi)
November 3 - Culture Day (bunka no hi)
November 23 - Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi)
December 23 - The Emperor's Birthday (tenno tanjobi)
According to Japanese law, a day which falls between two national holidays is also declared a national holiday. This can only happen in Sepetmber between Respect for the Aged Day and Autumn Equinox Day and, in 2009, September 22 will be a national holiday.

[edit] Luxembourg

See Public holidays in Luxembourg

New Year's Day 1 January
Carnival 19 February
Easter Monday 9 April
May Day 1 May
Ascension Day 17 May
Whit Monday 28 May
National Day 23 June
Assumption Day 15 August
Luxembourg City Fete 3 September - only celebrated in the city of Luxembourg
All Saints Day 1 November
Christmas Day 25 December
St. Stephen's Day 26 December

(All dates are for 2007)

[edit] Malaysia

New Year's Day (January 1)
Chinese New Year (late January to early February)
Labour Day - Workers' Day (May 1)
Wesak Day (mostly May)
King's Birthday (first Saturday of June)
National Day (August 31)
Deepavali (late October to early November)
Christmas

"Drifting" Holidays

Hari Raya Puasa
Hari Raya Haji
Awal Muharram
Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

See Holidays in Malaysia for a complete list.

[edit] Malta

Public Holidays

Freedom Day - March 31
Sette Guigno- June 7
Victory Day - September 8
Independence Day - September 21
Republic Day - December 13

Other Holidays

New Year's Day - January 1
Saint Paul's Shipwreck - February 10
Feast of Saint Joseph - March 19
Good Friday - Friday before Easter Sunday
Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Mnarja) - June 29
Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady - August 15
Feast of the Immaculate Conception - December 8
Christmas Day - December 25

School Holidays

All Saints' Day - November 1
All Souls' Day - November 2
Last two days of Carnival (Monday and Tuesday)
Saint Gregory Day - first Wednesday after Easter

[edit] Mexico

Día de la Constitución (February 5)
Natalicio de Benito Juárez (March 21)
Día del Trabajo (May 1)
Cinco de Mayo (May 5)
Dieciséis de Septiembre (September 16), Mexican independence day
Dia de los Muertos (November 2)
Día de la Revolución (November 20)

See Holidays and celebrations in Mexico.

[edit] The Netherlands

See the complete list of public holidays in the Netherlands.

[edit] New Zealand

New Year's Day and the day following. (January 1 and January 2) (Monday-ised)
Waitangi Day (February 6) - The day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. (Has also been known as New Zealand Day)
Easter - Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday
ANZAC Day (also Australia) (April 25)
Queen's Birthday (First Monday in June)
Labour Day (Fourth Monday in October)
Christmas Day and Boxing Day (December 25 and December 26) (Monday-ised)
Provincial Anniversary Day. Date varies depending on locality. (most are Monday-ised)

See Holidays in New Zealand.

[edit] Pakistan

Public Holidays given according to Gregorian Calendar

February 5 Kashmir Day - National Solidarity Day 1990
March 23 - Pakistan Islamic Republic Day (1956)
May 1 - Labour Day
July 30 - Birthday of Madar-e-Millat Day Miss. (Fatima Jinnah) 1893
August 14 - Independence Day (1947)
November 9 - Birthday of Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (Iqbal Day) (1877)
December 25 - Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam (Jinnah Day) (1876) / Christmas

Public Holidays given according to Hijri Calendar

[edit] Philippines

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Araw ng Bagong Taon	Regular public holiday

February 25	People Power Day	Edsa Revolution	Case-to-case basis ; Commemorates 1986 EDSA Revolution
April 5	Maundy Thursday	Huwebes Santo	Regular public holiday
April 6	Good Friday	Biyernes Santo	Regular public holiday
April 8	Easter Sunday	Linggo ng Pagkabuhay	Regular public holiday
April 9	Day of Valor (Bataan Day)	Araw ng Kagitingan	Regular public holiday; Commemorates the Bataan Death March
May 1	Labor Day	Araw ng Manggagawa	Regular public holiday
June 12	Independence Day	Araw ng Kalayaan	Regular public holiday; Commemorates the Philippine Declaration of Independence
August 21	Ninoy Aquino Day	Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Ninoy Aquino	Regular public holiday; Commemorates the martyrdom of Benigno Aquino, Jr.
Last Sunday of August	National Heroes' Day	Araw ng mga Bayani	Regular public holiday
November 1	All Saints' Day	Todos los Santos/Undas/Araw ng mga Namayapa	Special Non-working public holiday
—	End of Ramadan	Eid ul-Fitr	Regular public holiday; Date varies, based on Islamic calendar
November 30	Bonifacio Day	Kaarawan ni Bonifacio	Regular public holiday; Commemorates the life of Andres Bonifacio
December 25	Christmas Day	Araw ng Pasko	Regular public holiday
December 30	Rizal Day	Araw ng Kabayanihan ni Dr. Jose Rizal	Regular public holiday; Commemorates the martyrdom of José Rizal
December 31	New Year's Eve	Medya Noche	Special non-working holiday

[edit] Poland

See Holidays in Poland for background information.

[edit] Portugal

See Holidays in Portugal for background information.

January 1 - New Year's Day
Mardi Gras
Good Friday
Easter
April 25 - Carnation Revolution
May 1 - Labour Day
Corpus Christi
June 10 - National Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
October 5 - Proclamation of the Republic
November 1 - All Saints' Day
December 1 - Restoration of Independence
December 8 - Immaculate Conception
December 25 - Christmas Day

[edit] Romania

1-2 January (New Year)
Easter
1 December (National Day)
25-26 December (Christmas)

See Holidays in Romania.

[edit] Serbia

1-2 January New Year
7 January Christmas Day
13 January Serbian (Orthodox) New Year
15 February National Day
Relative date Easter
1 May Labour Day

Slavas:

6th May Djurdjevdan (Saint George)
19th December Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicolas)
20th January Saint Jovan
2nd August Saint Ilija
24th Jun Saint Vartolomej and Varnava (Vratelomije)
12th July Petrovdan (Saint Peter)
21st November Saint Archangel Michailo ,...

28-they celebrate bug day

[edit] Solomon Islands

See Public holidays in the Solomon Islands

See Sri Lanka: Holidays - 2007 January 03 - Wednesday Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day *†# January 15 - Monday Tamil Thai Pongal Day *†# February 01 - Thursday Navam Full Moon Poya Day *†# February 04 - Sunday National Day *†# February 05 - Monday Additional Bank Holiday † February 16 - Friday Maha Sivarathri Day *† March 03 - Saturday Medin Full Moon Poya Day *†# April 01 - Sunday Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday) *†# April 02 - Monday Bak Full Moon Poya Day *†# April 03 - Tuesday Additional Bank Holiday † April 06 - Friday Good Friday *† April 13 - Friday Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day *†#

April 14 - Saturday Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day *†# May 01 - Tuesday May Day *†# May 01 - Tuesday Vesak Full Moon Poya Day *†# May 02 - Wednesday Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day *†# May 31 - Thursday Adi Poson Full Moon Poya Day *†# June 30 - Saturday Poson Full Moon Poya Day *†# July 29 - Sunday Esala Full Moon Poya Day *†# August 28 - Tuesday Nikini Full Moon Poya Day *†# September 26 - Wednesday Binara Full Moon Poya Day *†# October 13 - Saturday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day) *† October 25 - Thursday Vap Full Moon Poya Day *†# November 08 - Thursday Deepavali Festival Day *† November 24 - Saturday Il Full Moon Poya Day *†# December 21 - Friday Id-Ul-Allah (Hadji Festival Day) *† December 23 - Sunday Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day *†# December 25 - Tuesday Christmas Day *†#

[edit] Sweden

See Holidays in Sweden.

[edit] Switzerland

See Public holidays in Switzerland.

[edit] Tanzania

January 1 New Year's Day
January 10Eid El Haj *
January 12Zanzibar Revolution Day
April 7 Heroes Day (Zanzibar)
April 10 Maulid Day *
April 14 Good Friday
April 17 Easter Monday
April 26 Union Day
May 1 Worker's Day
July 7 Dar es salaam International Trade Fair Day
August 8 Farmer's Day
October 25Nyerere Day
October 23Eid El Fitr Celebration *
October 24Eid El Fitr Celebration *
December 9Independence and Republic Day
December 25Christmas Day
December 26Boxing Day
December 30Eid El Haj *

24- celebrate Vanessa Flores Day~***

[edit] Tibet

February 8- Paranirvana Day. Death of Gautama Buddha

[edit] Turkey

See Holidays in Turkey.

[edit] Turkmenistan

Second Sunday in August - Melon Day

[edit] Ukraine

January 1—New Year's Day
January 7—Orthodox Christmas
March 8—International Women's Day
Easter, Holy Trinity Day (Svyata Troyitsya)
May 1 & 2—Labour Days
May 9—Victory Day
June 28—Constitution Day
August 24—Independence Day

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.

[edit] United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

January 1 - New Year's Day
January 2 - (Scotland Only)
March 5 - St Piran's Day Cornwall only
March 17 - St Patrick's Day Northern Ireland only
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday - (not Scotland)
May Day (First Monday in May)
May 9 - Liberation Day (Jersey, Guernsey)
Spring Bank Holiday (last Monday in May) - See Bank Holiday
July 5 - Tynwald Day (Isle of Man)
July 12 - Battle of the Boyne, otherwise known as "The Twelfth". Northern Ireland only
August Bank Holiday - England and Wales (Last Monday in August)
August Bank Holiday - Scotland (First Monday in August)
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - Boxing Day

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.

[edit] United States

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