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Revision as of 19:30, 13 November 2013
This is a list of holidays by country. Most holidays are mentioned, although some are not public holidays.
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Abkhazia (not recognized state)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Christmas Island
Norfolk Island
Austria
See Public holidays in Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas, The
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 2 April – Good Friday
- 5 April – Easter Monday
- 24 May – Whit Monday
- 4 May – Labour Day
- 10 July – Independence Day
- 2 August – Emancipation Day*
- 11 October – Discovery Day / Columbus Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 27 December – Boxing Day
- 21 March -(Now ruz) cultural holiday
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Quebec
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China, People's Republic of and SARs
Hong Kong
Macau
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 11 April – Battle of Rivas Day
- Holy Thursday, and Good Friday – variable dates
- 1 May – Labor Day
- 25 July – Guanacaste Day
- 2 August – Virgin of the Angels Day
- 15 August – Mother's Day
- 15 September – Independence Day
- 12 October – Meeting of Cultures Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Dia de Reyes (Epiphany)
- 21 January – Dia de la Altagracia
- 26 January – Duarte Day (Juan Pablo Duarte)
- February – Dominican Carnival
- 27 February – Independence Day
- 24 April – Viernes Santo
- 1 May – Labor Day and Ascension Day
- 22 May – Corpus Christi
- Last Sunday in May – Dia de las Madres
- Last Sunday in July – Dia de los Padres
- 16 August – Dia de la Restauración (Restoration Day)
- 24 September – Dia de las Mercedes (Mercedes' Day)
- 6 November – Constitution Day
- 5 December – Discovery Day Commemorates the arrival of Christopher Colombus
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union
Fiji
- New Year’s Day - Tuesday, 1 January
- Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday - Monday, 28 January
- Good Friday - Friday, 29 March
- Easter Saturday - Saturday, 30 March
- Easter Monday - Monday, 1 April
- Fiji Day - Thursday, 10 October
- Diwali - Monday, 4 November
- Christmas Day - Wednesday, 25 December
- Boxing Day - Thursday, 26 December
Finland
Åland
France
Gabon
Gambia, The
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- March or April – Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
- 1 May – Labour Day, May Day
- 10 May – Mother's Day
- 17 June – Father's Day
- 30 June – Army Day
- 15 September – Independence Day
- 20 October – Revolution Day
- 1 November – All Saint's Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve - Half day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve - Half day
In addition the local festivities are considered official holidays in the specific municipalities. Most holidays are patron saint's days.
- 15 August – Assumption of Mary (Guatemala City only)
Source, Guatemalan Labour Code, Guatemalan Official Holidays.
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3 February – Day of the Virgin of Suyapa
- March or April – Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday
- 14 April – Day of the Americas
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 10 September – International day of the children
- 15 September – Independence Day
- 3 October – Morazán Day
- 12 October – Columbus Day
- 21 October – Armed Forces Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
• Mars 21, New Year. • December 21, Shabe Yalda.
Iraq
Ireland, Republic of
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kurdistan
1 January New Year
14 March Mustafa Barzani's Birthday
16 March Halabja Day
21 March Nawroz, Kurdish National Day
14 April Anfal Day
1 May Labour Day
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 2 February – Candlemas
- 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day
- moveable – Easter Monday
- 1 May – May Day
- moveable – Ascension Day
- moveable – Whit Monday
- moveable – Corpus Christi
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 8 September – Nativity Of Our Lady
- 1 November – All Saints Day
- 8 December – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – St. Stephen's Day
Lithuania
Luxembourg
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 15 February – Carnival (only celebrated in the city of Luxembourg)
- 9 April – Easter Monday (2012)
- 1 May – May Day / Labour Day
- 13 May – Ascension Day
- 24 May – Whit Monday
- 23 June – National Day (Sovereign's birthday)
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 September – Luxembourg City Fete (only celebrated in the city of Luxembourg)
- 1 November – All Saints Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – St. Stephen's Day
Macedonia, Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Sabah and Sarawak
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
- 19 November – Prince Rainier Day
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 14 and 15 January – Makar Sankranti
- 20 January – Saraswati Puja
- 12 February – Maha Shivaratri
- 24 February – Education Day
- 28 February and 1 March – Phagu Purnima
- 14 April – Nepali New Year
- 2 August – Gaijatra
- 9 August –Krishna Janmashtami
- 10 September – Dar Khane Din
- 11 September – [ Teej in Nepal, fasting by women ]
- 8 to 24 October - Dashain
- 4 to 7 November – dipawali or tihar
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
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
- 1 January- New Year's Day
- 15 February- the prophets birthday
- 21 March- Mothers Day
- 6 April- Good Friday
- Moveable- Easter Sunday
- Moveable- Easter Monday
- 1 May- Labour Day
- On a Thursday that falls between the Easter Sundays of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions- Thursday of the Dead
- 21 June- Fathers Day
- 28 June- The Prophet's Ascension
- Moveable- Ramadan
- Moveable- Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)
- moveable- Lailat al Qadr
- 6 November- Eid al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
- 15 November- Independence Day
- 26 November- Islamic New Year
- 29 November- International Day of Solidarity
- 25 December- Christmas Day
and several others
Panama
Papua New Guinea
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 22 April – Good Friday
- 23 April - Easter Saturday
- 25 April – Easter Monday
- 13 June - Queen's Birthday
- 23 July - Remembrance Day
- 26 August - Repentance Day
- 16 September – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
The Philippine Labor Code classifies holidays as either regular holiday or special non-working holiday.
Regular Holidays:
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- March 28 - Maundy Thursday
- March 29 - Good Friday
- March 30 - Black Saturday
- April 9 - Araw ng Kagitingan
- May 1 - Labor Day
- June 12 - Independence Day
- August (actual day varies) - End of Ramadan
- August 26 - National Heroes Day
- October (actual day varies) - Feast of Sacrifice
- November 30 - Bonifacio Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 30 - Rizal Day
- December 31 - Last Day of the Year
Special Non-working Holidays:
- February 25 - EDSA Revolution Anniversary (for educational institutions only)
- August 21 - Ninoy Aquino Day
- November 1 - All Saints Day
- December 31 - Last Day of the Year
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Rhodesia (former)
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Sudan
Soviet Union (former)
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tibet
- 28 March - Serfs Emancipation Day
Togo
Tonga
Transnistria
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
- 1 January New Year's Day
- 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day
- 1 May Labour and Solidarity Day
- 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
- 30 August Victory Day
- 29 October Republic Day
- Ramadan Feast (3 days) (each year approximately ten days earlier than the previous year due to Islamic Calendar, for example: 2013 Ramadan Feast was on 19-20-21 August; 2013 will be on 08-09-10 August)
- Sacrifice Feast (4 days) (each year approximately ten days earlier than the previous year due to Islamic Calendar, for example: 2012 Sacrifice Feast was on 26-27-28-29 October; 2013 will be on 15-16-17-18 October)
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 3 June – Martyrs Day
- 9 June – Heroes' Day
- 9 October – Independence Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
- 26 January - National Resistance Movement day
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom, Crown dependencies, and overseas territories
Anguilla
British Virgin Islands
Channel Islands
Gibraltar
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- Second Monday of March – Commonwealth Day
- 21 March – Good Friday – variable
- 24 March – Easter Monday – variable
- 28 April – Workers' Memorial Day
- 1 May – May Day
- 27 May (Last Monday of May) – Spring Bank Holiday
- 18 June – Queen's Birthday – variable
- 26 August (Last Monday of August) – Late Summer Bank Holiday
- 10 September – Gibraltar National Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Isle of Man
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
United States of America
Alaska
- October 18 - Alaska Day Commemorating the transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States in 1867.
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
Urgay
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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