2010 Diversity Calendar - Public Holidays by Country

In addition to the public holidays listed under each country, most countries also celebrate the first day of January as New Year’s Day. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 as a public holiday in many countries worldwide. In the United Kingdom and in many countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, the day following Christmas is celebrated as Boxing Day and is a public holiday. In some European countries Christmas is celebrated from December 25 to December 26, with December 26 celebrated as St. Stephen’s Day in predominantly Roman Catholic countries. The last day of December is also a half-day or full-day holiday in many countries. October 12, the birthday of Christopher Columbus, is celebrated in many Latin American countries as Discovery Day or Día de la Raza. In addition to these fixed public holidays, many countries also have moveable religious holidays and festivals that are public holidays. Consult the subject index for dates.

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15 February, Liberation Day
18 April, Liberation Day
28 April, Victory Day
19 August, Independence Day
Also, Now Rouz (New Year) and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

19 June, Commemoration Day
5 July, Independence Day
1 November, Anniversary of the Revolution
Also, Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

2 April, Malvinas Day
1 May, Labor Day
25 May, Anniversary of May Revolution
3rd Monday in June, Flag Day (Monday nearest)
9 July, Independence Day
3rd Monday in August, Anniversary of the Death of General José de San Martín observed
12 October, Columbus Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
31 December, Bank Holiday*
* Check for actual day of observance.
Also, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

6 January, Armenian Orthodox Christmas
24 April, Genocide Memorial Day
9 May, Victory and Peace Day
28 May, Restoration of Statehood Day
5 July, Constitution Day
21 September, Independence Day

26 January, Australia Day
25 April, Anzac Day
2nd Monday in June, Queen’s Birthday (except Western Australia)
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

6 January, Epiphany
1 May, Labour Day
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
26 October, National Day
1 November, All Saints Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
Also, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost (Whit Sunday), Whit Monday, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

28 May, Republic Day

1st Friday in June, Labour Day
3–10 July, Independence Day celebrations
10 July, Independence Day
1st Monday in August, Emancipation Day
12 October, Discovery Day (Monday nearest)
Also, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Whit Monday (the Monday after Pentecost). Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

21 February, Martyrs’ Day/International Mother Language Day
26 March, National Day
14 April, Bangla New Year
1st Monday in July, Bank Holiday
15 August, National Mourning Day
7 November, National Revolution and Solidarity Day
16 December, Victory Day
Also, Buddha Purnima (Visakaha Day), Durga Puja, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic holidays.

21 January, Errol Barrow Day
28 April, Heroes’ Day
1st Monday in August, Emancipation Day (Kadooment Day)
30 November, Independence Day
Also, Good Friday, Easter Monday, and Whit Monday (the Monday after Pentecost). Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, Labor Day
11 July, Flemish Community Holiday
21 July, National Holiday
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
27 September, French Community Holiday
1 November, All Saints Day
11 November, Armistice Day
15 November, German Community Holiday
Also, Easter, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost (Whit Sunday), and Whit Monday (the Monday after Pentecost). Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

3 July, Independence Day

9 March, Baron Bliss Day (Monday nearest)
24 May, Commonwealth Day (Sovereign’s Day) (Monday nearest, except for Saturday)
10 September, National Day (St. George’s Caye Day) (1798)*
21 September, Independence Day (1981)*
12 October, Day of the Americas (Pan American Day)*
19 November, Garifuna Settlement Day (1823)*
26 December, St. Stephen’s Day
* Observed on Monday if holiday falls on Sunday.
Also, Semana Santa (Holy Week), especially Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
6 August, Independence Day
1 November, All Saints Day
Also, Carnival (the week before Ash Wednesday), Good Friday, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

21 April, Tiradentes Day
1 May, Labor Day
7 September, Independence Day
12 October, Our Lady Aparecida
1 November, All Saints Day*
2 November, All Souls Day
15 November, Republic Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
* All Saints Day is not an official holiday but may be taken, especially in villages.
Although Carnival is only 5 days long officially, it may be difficult to do business during the whole of Lent due to the combination of Carnival and school holidays. Also, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 January, New Year’s Day*
3rd Monday in February, Family Day/Louis Riel Day (Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan)
24 May, Victoria Day (Monday on or preceding)
1 July, Canada Day**
1st Monday in August, Civic or Provincial Holidays
1st Monday in September, Labour Day
2nd Monday in October, Thanksgiving Day
11 November, Remembrance Day (Government offices and banks only)
25 December, Christmas
26 December, Boxing Day
* New Year’s Day is observed on the Monday following if it falls on a Sunday.
** Canada Day is observed on the Monday following if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
Also, Good Friday.

1 May, Labor Day
21 May, Battle of Iquique
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1st Monday in September, National Unity Day
18 September, Independence Day
19 September, Armed Forces Day
12 October, Día de la Raza
1 November, All Saints Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
31 December, Bank Holiday
Also, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 January, New Year’s Day
1 May, May Day
1–3 October, National Day
Also, Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming), Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 January, Republic Day/New Year’s Day
3 January, Bank Holiday*
28 February, Peace Memorial Day
1 July, Bank Holiday*
10 October, National Day (Double Tenth Day)
* Check for actual date of observance.
Also, Chinese New Year, Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming), Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

6 January, Epiphany*
19 March, San José Day*
1 May, Labour Day
29 June, St. Peter & St. Paul Day*
20 July, Independence Day
7 August, Battle of Boyacá
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary*
12 October, Día de la Raza*
1 November, All Saints*
11 November, Independence of Cartagena*
8 December, Immaculate Conception
*If date does not fall on a Monday, observed on following Monday.
Also, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, and Sagrado Corazon, the last three of which are observed as public holidays in Colombia on the Monday following their actual dates, if they do not fall on a Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these Christian holidays.

19 March, Feast of Saint Joseph
11 April, Anniversary of the Battle of Rivas (Juan Santamaría Day) (not banks)*
1 May, Labor Day
29 June, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day
25 July, Anniversary of the Annexation of Guanacaste Province*
2 August, Our Lady of the Angels (not banks)
15 August, Assumption/Mother’s Day*
15 September, Independence Day
12 October, Columbus Day/Día de la Raza*
8 December, Immaculate Conception (not banks)
* Observed on the Monday following if holiday falls on a Tuesday through Friday. If holiday falls on a weekend, it is not moved.
Also, Semana Santa (Holy Week) from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, especially Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday, and the Feast of Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, May Day
22 June, Antifascist Struggle Day
25 June, Croatian National Day (Statehood Day)
5 August, National Thanksgiving Day/Victory Day
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8 October, Independence Day
1 November, All Saints Day
26 December, St. Stephen's Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays, such as Easter Monday and the Feast of Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

6 January, Epiphany
25 March, Greek Independence Day
1 April, EOKA Day
1 May, May Day
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 October, Cyprus Independence Day
28 October, Ochi Day
26 December, 2nd day of Christmas
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Eastern Orthodox Christian holidays, including Green Monday (beginning of Great Lent), Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, and Holy Ghost (the Monday after Pentecost). Consult subject index for dates. Also, many businesses are closed for summer vacation in July and August.

1 January, Independence Day (1993)
1 May, Labor Day
8 May, Liberation Day
5 July, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius Day
6 July, Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Jan Hus
28 September, Czech Statehood Day
28 October, Foundation of the Republic
17 November, Freedom and Democracy Day
26 Dec, St. Stephen’s Day
Also, Easter Monday.

4th Friday after Easter, General Prayer Day (Store Bededag)
5 June, Constitution Day
Also, Carnival, Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

6 January, Three Kings Day (Epiphany)
21 January, Our Lady of Altagracia
26 January, Juan Pablo Duarte’s Birthday
27 February, Independence Day
1 May, Labour Day
16 August, Restoration Day
24 September, Our Lady of Las Mercedes
6 November, Constitution Day
The Merengue Festival is held every year during the last week of July or the first week of August.
Also, Carnival, Good Friday, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
24 May, Anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha
Last Friday in June, Bank Holiday
24 July, Simón Bolívar Day
10 August, Independence Day
12 October, Día de la Raza
2 November, Memorial Day/All Souls Day
3 November, Independence of Cuenca Day
6 December, Independence of Quito Day
Also, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

7 January, Christmas (Coptic Orthodox Christian)*
22 February, Union Day
25 April, Sinai Liberation Day
1 May, Labour Day
18 June, Evacuation Day
1 July, Bank Holiday**
23 July, Revolution Day
11 September, New Year (Coptic Orthodox Christian)***
6 October, Armed Forces Day
24 October, Suez Victory Day
23 December, Victory Day
* Falls one day later in Gregorian leap years.
** Check for actual date of observance.
*** Falls one day later in the year before a Gregorian leap year.
Also, Sham el Nessim (Spring Festival) on the Monday following Coptic Orthodox Easter. Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Coptic Orthodox Christian and Islamic holidays. Consult subject index for dates.

1 May, Labor Day
30 June, Bank holiday (Balance day)
4 August, Transfiguration (bank holiday)
5-6 August, Transfiguration--San Salvador del Mundo
15 September, Independence Day
2 November, All Souls Day/Memorial Day
5 November, Cry of Independence Day
31 December, Bank Holiday
Also, the first week in August (the week before San Salvador del Mundo) is a holiday.
There are also celebrations throughout Holy Week (the week before Easter Sunday), especially Holy Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

24 February, Independence Day (1918)
1 May, Spring Day
23 June, Victory Day
24 June, St. John’s Day
20 August, Restoration of Independence (1991)
26 December, 2nd Day of Christmas
Holidays falling on a weekend are not moved. Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Consult subject index for dates.

7 January, Christmas Day (Genna)*
19 January, Epiphany (Timket)*
2 March, Victory of Adwa Day
11 September, Ethiopian New Year (Enqutatash)**
27 September, Feast of the True Cross (Meskel)**
* Falls one day later in Gregorian leap years.
** Falls one day later in the year before a Gregorian leap year.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Coptic Orthodox Christian and Islamic holidays. Consult subject index for dates.

6 January, Epiphany
1 May, May Day (Vappul)
2nd Sunday in May, Mother’s Day
23 June, Midsummer’s Eve
24 June, Midsummer’s Day
1 November, All Saints Day
2nd Sunday in November, Father’s Day
6 December, Independence Day
Also, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Pentecost. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
8 May, Fête de la Victoire 1945 (WWII Victory Day)
14 July, Bastille Day
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 November, All Saints Day
11 November, Armistice Day

Also, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

9 April, Restoration of Independence (1991)
26 May, Independence Day (1918)

6 January, Epiphany
1 May, May Day
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary (in predominantly Catholic areas)
3 October, Day of German Unity
31 October, Reformation Day (predominantly Evangelical areas only)
1 November, All Saints Day (predominantly Catholic areas only)
Also, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

6 March, Independence Day
1 May, Labour Day
4 June, Anniversary of the 1979 Coup
1 July, Republic Day
1st Friday in December, Farmers’ Day
31 December, Revolution Day
Also, Good Friday to Easter Monday, Eid al-Adha, and Eid al-Fitr. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian and Islamic holidays.

6 January, Epiphany
25 March, Independence Day
1 May, May Day
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
28 October, Ochi Day
Also, Eastern Orthodox Christian holidays. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, Labor Day
30 June, Army Day
1 July, Banker's Day (bank holiday)
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (in Guatemala City only)
15 September, Independence Day
20 October, Revolution Day
1 November, All Saints Day
24 December, Christmas Eve (afternoon only)
31 December, New Year's Eve (afternoon only)
Also, Semana Santa (Holy Week) from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 January, Independence Day
2 January, Ancestors’ Day
14 April, Pan-American Day
18 May, Flag and University Day
15 August, Assumption
17 October, Anniversary of the Death of Jean Jacques Dessalines
24 October, United Nations Day
18 November, Vertières Battle Day
5 December, Discovery Day
Also, Carnival, Good Friday, Ascension Day, and Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

14 April, Pan-American Day
1 May, Labor Day
15 September, Independence Day
3 October, Francisco Morazan Holiday
12 October, Día de la Raza
21 October, Army Day
Also, Semana Santa (Holy Week) from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, especially Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 January, New Year’s Day
1 May, Labor Day
1July, SAR Establishment Day
1 October, National Day
25 December, Christmas
26 December, Boxing Day
Also, Chinese New Year, Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming), Dragon Boat Festival, the day after Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Chung Yeung Festival, and Buddha’s Birthday according to the Chinese lunar calendar. Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

15 March, National Day
1 May, Labour Day (not a bank holiday)
15 August, Assumption
20 August, Constitution Day
23 October, Republic Day
Also, Easter Monday and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

Thursday on or after 19 April, First Day of Summer
1 May, Labour Day
17 June, Independence Day (Proclamation of the Republic)
1st Monday after 1st weekend in August, Commerce Day (bank holiday)
26 December, Boxing Day
Also, business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Check subject index for dates.

26 January, Republic Day
15 August, Independence Day
2 October, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Also, business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates.

17 August, Independence Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Waisak Day (Visakaha Day), Chinese New Year, and Christian and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

Now Rouz (New Year), which is a moveable holiday.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

17 March, St. Patrick’s Day*
1st Monday in May, Bank Holiday
1st Monday in June, Bank Holiday
1st Monday in August, Bank Holiday
Last Monday in October, Summer Bank Holiday
26 December, St. Stephen’s Day
*St. Patrick’s Day is moved to the Monday following if it falls on a Sunday.
Bank holidays in Ireland are public holidays.
Also, Good Friday and Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates.

All moveable holidays; check subject index for exact dates:
Hanukkah (Festival of Lights)
Lag B’Omer
Passover (Pesach)*
Purim (Feast of Lots)
Rosh Hashanah (New Year)
Shavuoth (Giving of the Torah)*
Sh’mini Atzeret
Simchat Torah**
Sukkoth (Feast of Tabernacles)
Tisha B’Av (Fast of 9 Av)
T’u B’Shvat (New Year of the Trees)
Yom Ha’atzma’ut (Independence Day)
Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)
Yom Hazikaron (Soldiers Memorial Day)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Yom Verushalayim (Jerusalem Day)***
* The 1st and last days of Passover and Shavuoth are national holidays; many people do not work the full eight days of Passover as well as the period from Rosh Hashanah to Sukkoth.
** Observed on the same day as Sh’mini Atzeret.
*** Falls ten days after Lag B’Omer.
Also, most businesses are closed from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Sunday is a working day.

6 January, Epiphany
25 April, Liberation Day
1 May, May Day
Sunday nearest 2 June, Republic Day
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
1 November, All Saints Day
Sunday nearest 4 November, WWI Victory
8 December, Immaculate Conception
26 December, St. Stephen’s Day
Also, Easter Monday.

1 May, Labour Day
7 August, Independence Day
15 August, Assumption Day
1 November, All Saints Day
15 November, Peace Day
7 December, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Remembrance Day
Holidays that fall on a Sunday are often observed on the Monday following.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian and Islamic holidays. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

23 May, Labor Day*
1 August, Emancipation Day**
6 August, Independence Day**
3rd Monday in October, National Heroes’ Day
26 December, Boxing Day
* Observed on the following Monday if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
** Observed on the following Monday if it falls on a Sunday
Also, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter, and Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these Christian holidays.

2–3 January, Bank Holiday
2nd Monday in January, Coming of Age Day
11 February, National Foundation Day
20/21 March, Vernal Equinox Day
29 April–May 5, Golden Week
29 April, Showa Day
3 May, Constitution Memorial Day
4 May, Greenery Day
5 May, Children’s Day
3rd Monday in July, Marine Day
3rd Monday in September, Respect for the Aged Day
23 September, Autumnal Equinox Day
2nd Monday in October, Health and Sports Day
3 November, National Culture Day
23 November, Labor Thanksgiving Day
23 December, Emperor’s Birthday
31 December, Bank Holiday
Holidays falling on Sunday are observed on the Monday following, except for the Bank Holidays associated with the New Year.
Also, Buddhist holidays using the Japanese calendar. Consult subject index for dates.

30 January, Birthday of H.M. King Abdullah
1 May, Labour Day
25 May, Independence Day
9 June, Accession of H.M. King Abdullah
10 June, Army Day
14 November, King Hussein Remembrance Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Islamic holidays and festivals.
Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
1 June, Madaraka Day (Self-Rule Day)
10 October, Moi Day
20 October, Kenyatta Forces Day
12 December, Jamhuri/Independence Day
Holidays falling on a Sunday are observed the following Monday.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

16 February, Kim Jong-il’s Birthday
15 April, Kim Il-sung’s Birthday
25 April, Army Day
27 July, Victory Day
15 August, Liberation Day
9 September, Republic Day
10 October, Founding of the Korean Workers’ Party
27 December, Proclamation of the Socialist Constitution

1 March, Independence Movement Day (Sam'il-Jol)
5 May, Children’s Day
6 June, Memorial Day
17 July, Constitution Day
15 August, Liberation Day
3 October, National Foundation Day
The Summer vacation is the last week of July through the 1st week of August.
Also, Korean New Year, Chusok, and Buddha Day (Visakaha Day), which are moveable holidays. Consult subject index for exact dates.

25 February, National Day
26 February, Liberation Day
Business openings and work schedules may also be significantly affected by Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

6 January, Pathet Lao Day
20 January, Day of the Army
8 March, Women’s Day
22 March, People’s Party Day
13–15 April, Lao New Year (Pi Mai)
1 May, Labour Day
1 June, Children’s Day
13 August, Day of the Free Laos (Lao Issara)
12 October, Day of Liberation from the French
2 December, Independence Day
Also, Chinese New Year and Vixakha Bouxa (Visakaha Day). Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

4 May, Restoration of Independence (1990)
18 November, Independence Day (1918)

1 January, New Year
6 January, Christmas (Armenian community only)
7 January, Christmas (Eastern Orthodox only)
9 February, St. Maroon’s Day
1 May, Labour Day
6 May, Martyrs’ Day
25 May, Liberation of the South
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
1 November, All Saints Day
22 November, Independence Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

16 February, Independence Day (1918)
11 March, Restoration of Statehood Day (1990)
1 May, Labour Day (banks open)
1st Sunday in May, Mother’s Day
24 June, St. John’s Day (Midsummer)
6 July, Anniversary of the Coronation of King Mindaugas
15 August, Assumption
1 November, All Saints Day
Also, Easter Monday.

1 May, May Day
23 June, National Day (Sovereign’s Birthday)*
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 November, All Saints Day
26 December, St. Stephen’s Day
*National Day (the Grand Duke’s Birthday) is transferred to a Monday if it falls on a Sunday.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
3 June, The King’s Birthday
31 August, National Day
Also, 1 February, Federal Territory Day
Also, Chinese New Year, Good Friday, Wesak Day (Visakaha Day), Deepavali (Diwali), and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

6 January, Epiphany
5 February, Anniversary of Constitution
24 February, Flag Day
21 March, Benito Juárez Day
1 May, Labor Day
5 May, Cinco de Mayo*
10 May, Mother’s Day
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
1 September, Presidential Address*
16 September, Independence Day
12 October, Día de la Raza
1 November, All Saints Day
2 November, All Souls Day
20 November, Anniversary of the Revolution
12 December, Fiesta de Guadalupe (Virigin of Guadalupe)*
* Observed by government and banks only.
The week before Lent is Carnival. Also, Semana Santa (Holy Week) from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 June, Mother and Child Day
11–13 July, Naadam Festival
26 November, Independence Day

11 January, Independence Manifesto Day
1 May, Labour Day
23 May, National Day
30 July, Feast of the Throne
14 August, Reunification Day
20 August, Revolution of the King and the People
21 August, King Muhammad’s Birthday
6 November, Anniversary of the Green March
18 November, Independence Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

29 January, Martyrs’ Day
18 February, National Democracy Day
8 March, International Women’s Day
14 April, Nepali New Year/Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday
28 May, Republic Day
Also, Hindu New Year (Vaisakhi) and other Hindu holidays and festivals, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Guru Nanak’s Birthday, Buddha Day (Visakaha Day), and Tibetan New Year. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

30 April, Queen’s Day*
5 May, Liberation Day**
5 December, Saint Nicholas Day
* If April 30 falls on a Sunday, holiday is observed on Saturday, April 29.
** A national holiday in 2010, Liberation Day is a national holiday every 5 years.
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

2 January, Day after New Year’s
6 February, Waitangi Day
25 April, Anzac Day
1^st Monday in June, Queen’s Birthday
4^th Monday in October, Labour Day
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
30 May, Mother’s Day
19 July, National Liberation Day
1 August, Fiesta Day (Santo Domingo Day)
14 September, San Jacinto Fight Day
15 September, Independence Day
2 November, All Souls Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
Also, Semana Santa (Holy Week) from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
29 May, Democracy Day
1 October, National Day
Also, Christian holidays and Islamic festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, May Day
17 May, National Independence Day
24 December, Christmas Eve (half day from 12 noon)
Also, Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

23 March, Republic Day (Pakistan Day)
1 May, Labour Day
1 July, Bank Holiday*
14 August, Independence Day
6 September, Defense of Pakistan Day
11 September, Anniversary of the Death of Qaid-i-Azam
9 November, Birthday of Allama Iqbal
25 December, Qaid-i-Azam’s Birthday
* Check for actual date of observance.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jain, and Sikh holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

9 January, Martyrs’ Day
1 May, Labor Day
3rd Sunday in June, Día del Padre (Father’s Day)
15 August, Founding of Old Panama
3 November, Anniversary of Separation from Colombia
4 November, Flag Day
10 November, 1st Call for Independence in Los Santos
28 November, Anniversary of Independence from Spain
8 December, Mother’s Day
Holidays falling on a Sunday are observed the following Monday.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays, such as Shrove Monday, Shrove Tuesday (Carnival), and Ash Wednesday, as well as Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

6 January, Three Kings Day
1 March, Heroes Day
1 May, Labor Day
14 May, Flag Day
15 May, Independence Day
12 June, Chaco Armistice
15 August, Founding of Asunción
29 September, Boqueron Battle Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
29 June, St. Peter & St. Paul Day
28–29 July, Independence Day
30 August, St. Rosa of Lima
8 October, Battle of Angamos
1 November, All Saints Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
Also, Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

8 February, Constitution Day
25 February, People Power Day (not banks)
9 April, Day of Valor (Bataan Day)
1 May, Labor Day
12 June, Independence Day
24 June, Manila Day
Last Sunday in August, National Heroes Day
1 November, All Saints’ Day
30 November, Bonifacio Day
30 December, Rizal Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Chinese New Year, Christian holidays, especially during Holy Week, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, May Day
3 May, Constitution Day
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
1 November, All Saints Day
11 November, Independence Day
Also, Easter Monday and the Feast of Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

25 April, Liberation Day
1 May, Labour Day
10 June, Portuguese National Day
15 August, Assumption of the Virgin Mary
5 October, Republic Day
1 November, All Saints Day
1 December, Independence Day, Youth Day
8 December, Immaculate Conception
Also, Shrove Tuesday (Carnival), Good Friday, and the Feast of Corpus Christi. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

6 January, Three Kings Day (Epiphany)
2^nd Monday in January, Eugenio María de Hostos’ Birthday
3^rd Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
3^rd Monday in February, Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day)*
22 March, Emancipation Day
3^rd Monday in April, José de Diego’s Birthday
Last Monday in May, Memorial Day
24 June, St. John the Baptist
4 July, U.S. Independence Day
3^rd Monday in July, Luis Muñoz Rivera’s Birthday
25 July, Constitution Day
27 July, José Barbosa’s Birthday
1^st Monday in September, Labor Day
2^nd Monday in October, Columbus Day
11 November, Veterans Day
19 November, Discovery Day
4^th Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day
* The birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín is also celebrated on this day.
Also, Good Friday.

2 January, New Year (second day)
7 January, Christmas Day (Russian Orthodox)
23 February, Defenders of the Motherland Day
8 March, International Women’s Day
1–2 May, Labour Day
9 May, Victory Day
12 June, Russia Day
4 November, National Unity Day
Holidays occurring on Saturday or Sunday are observed on the Monday following.

23 September, Unification of the Kingdom
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are official holidays.
The Islamic weekend for the public sector is all day Thursday and Friday.
Also, work schedules may be seriously disrupted during the month of Ramadan and businesses may commonly take time off for other Islamic holidays. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 February, Confederation Agreement Day
4 April, National Day
1 May, Labour Day
15 August, Assumption Day
20 August, Independence Day
1 November, All Saints Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

27 April, Independence Day
Also, Christian holidays, especially Good Friday through Easter Monday, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable holidays.

1 May, Labour Day
9 August, National Day
Also, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr, Good Friday, and Vesak Day (Visakaha Day).
Consult subject index for exact dates.

1 January, Origin of the Slovak Republic
6 January, Catholic Epiphany
1 May, Labour Day
8 May, Liberation Day
5 July, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius
29 August, Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising
1 September, Constitution of the Slovak Republic
15 September, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
1 November, All Saints Day
17 November, Struggle for Freedom and Democracy (1989/1939)
24 December, Christmas Eve
26 December, St. Stephen’s Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays, especially Good Friday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

1–2 January, New Year’s Day Holiday
8 February, Culture Day
27 April, National Resistance Day
1–2 May, International Labour Day
25 June, National Day
15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
31 October, Reformation Day
1 November, Remembrance Day
26 December, Independence Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays, especially Easter, Easter Monday, and Pentecost. Consult subject index for exact dates.

21 March, Human Rights Day
27 April, Freedom Day
1 May, Workers Day
16 June, Youth Day
9 August, National Women’s Day
24 September, Heritage Day
16 December, Day of Reconciliation
26 December, Day of Goodwill
For holidays falling on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a holiday.
Also, Good Friday and Easter Monday (Family Day). Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

6 January, Epiphany
19 March, San José Day
1 May, May Day/Labour Day
15 August, Feast of the Assumption (not banks)
12 October, National Day
1 November, All Saints
6 December, Day of the Constitution
8 December, Immaculate Conception
Also,
28 February, Day of Andalucia (Andalucia only)
4 April, Basque National Day
25 July, National Day of Galicia (Galicia only)
11 September, National Day of Catalonia
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays, especially Holy Thursday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

4 February, Independence Day (banks also)
13–14 April, Tamil and Sinhala New Year
1 May, May Day (banks also)
22 May, Proclamation of the Republic Day (1972)
Any of the above public holidays that falls on a Saturday is observed on the preceding work day; any that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following work day.
The full moon day (Poya Day) of each month is a holiday in Sri Lanka.
Any religious holiday that falls on a weekend or Poya Day is not moved to or observed on another day.
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for dates.

5 January, Eve of Epiphany
6 January, Epiphany
30 April, Feast of Valborg (Valborg’s Eve)
1 May, May Day
6 June, National Day
23 June, Midsummer’s Eve
24 June, Midsummer’s Day
1st Friday in November, All Saints Eve (All Hallow’s Eve)
1st Saturday in November, All Saints Day
Banks are closed or they close early on the day before many major holidays, e.g., on the Eve of Epiphany, Valborg’s Eve, Midsummer’s Eve, All Saints Eve, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve.
Also, Holy Thursday through Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

2 January, Berchtold’s Day
1 August, National Day (Confederation Day)
26 December, St. Stephen’s Day
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday, Ascension Day, and Whit Monday. Consult subject index for dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

12 January, Zanzibar Revolution Day
26 April, Union Day
1 May, Labour Day
7 July, Saba Saba (Industry Day)
8 August, Nane Nane (Farmers’ Day)
14 October, Mwalimu Nyerere Commemoration Day
9 December, Independence Day
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for exact dates.

6 April, Chakri Day
13–15 April, Songkran (New Year)
1 May, National Labour Day (banks only)*
5 May, Coronation Day
1 July, Midyear Day (banks only)*
12 August, H.M. the Queen’s Birthday
23 October, Chulalongkorn Day
5 December, National Day (H.M. the King’s Birthday)
10 December, Constitution Day
* Check for actual date of observance.
Holidays falling on a Saturday or Sunday are observed by banks on the Monday following.
Also, Buddhist holidays, including Visakha Bucha (Visakaha Day), and Chinese New Year. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

18 January, Revolution Day
20 March, Independence Day
21 March, Youth Day
9 April, Martyrs’ Day
1 May, Labour Day
25 July, Republic Day
13 August, Women’s Day
15 October, Evacuation Day
7 November, Commemoration Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for exact dates.

23 April, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
1 May, Spring Day
19 May, Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day
30 August, Victory Day
29 October, Republic Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian, Eastern Orthodox Christian, and Islamic holidays and festivals. Consult subject index for exact dates.

8 March, International Women’s Day
1 May, Labour Day
3 June, Martyrs’ Day
9 October, Independence Day
Also, Good Friday through Easter Sunday and the Islamic festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

7 January, Orthodox Christmas
8 January, Orthodox Christmas (second day)
8 March, Women’s Day
1–2 May, Labor Day
9 May, Victory Day/Mother’s Day
28 June, Constitution Day
24–26 August, Independence Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Eastern Orthodox Christian holidays. Consult subject index for exact dates.

6 August, Accession of Sheik Zayid ibn Sultan Al Nuhayyan
2 December, National Day
Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Islamic holidays. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable holidays.

2 January, Bank Holiday (Scotland only)*
17 March, St. Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland only)
1st Monday in May, May Day (Bank Holiday)
Last Monday in May, Bank Holiday
12 July, Battle of the Boyne Day (Northern Ireland only)
1st Monday in August, Bank Holiday (Scotland only)
Last Monday in August, Bank Holiday (except Scotland)
25 December, Christmas
26 December, Boxing Day
* Check for actual date of observance.
Holidays falling on a weekend are observed on the Monday following. Bank holidays in the United Kingdom are public holidays.
Also, Good Friday and Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these Christian holidays.

1 January, New Year’s Day
3rd Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
3rd Monday in February, Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
Last Monday in May, Memorial Day
4 July, Independence Day
1st Monday in September, Labor Day
2nd Monday in October, Columbus Day
11 November, Veterans Day
4th Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day
25 December, Christmas

6 January, Epiphany/Children’s Day
19 April, Landing Day of the 33 Orientales
1 May, Labor Day
18 May, Battle of Las Piedras
19 June, Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas
18 July, Constitution Day
25 August, Independence Day
12 October, Battle of Sarandi/Día de la Raza
2 November, All Souls’ Day
Some holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday are transferred to the preceding Monday or following Friday. Business openings and work schedules may be significantly affected by Christian holidays, especially Carnival on Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), and Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. Consult subject index for exact dates.

Monday nearest 6 January, Three Kings Day (Epiphany) (banks only)*
19 March, San José Day (banks only)*
19 April, Declaration of Independence
1 May, Labor Day
24 June, Battle of Carabobo
29 June, St. Peter and St. Paul Day (banks only)*
5 July, Independence Day
24 July, Birth of Simón Bolívar
15 August, Assumption (banks only)*
12 October, Día de la Raza
1 November, All Saints Day (banks only)*
8 December, Immaculate Conception (banks only)*
* Check for actual date of observance.
Also, Carnival on Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), Easter, and other Christian holidays.
Consult subject index for exact dates.

30 April, Liberation of Saigon
2 September, Independence Day
Also, Vietnamese New Year, Founder's Day, and other moveable holidays. Consult subject index for exact dates.

2nd Monday in March, Youth Day
1 May, Labor Day
25 May, Africa Day
1st Monday in July, Heroes’ Day
1st Tuesday in July, Unity Day
1st Monday in August, Farmers’ Day
24 October, Independence Day
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

18 April, Independence Day
1 May, Workers’ Day
25 May, Africa Day
2nd Monday in August, Heroes’ Day
2nd Tuesday in August, Armed Forces Day
22 December, Unity Day
Also, Good Friday through Easter Monday. Consult subject index for exact dates of these moveable Christian holidays.

28 May, Republic Day

3 July, Independence Day

9 April, Restoration of Independence (1991) 26 May, Independence Day (1918)

4 May, Restoration of Independence (1990) 18 November, Independence Day (1918)

9 April, Restoration of Independence (1991)
26 May, Independence Day (1918)

4 May, Restoration of Independence (1990)
18 November, Independence Day (1918)