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List of holidays by country
This is the list of holidays by country. Most holidays are mentioned although some are not public holidays.
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Albania
See Public holidays in Albania for more information.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- January 5 - Labour Day
- October 19 - Mother Teresa Day
- November 28 - Independence Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
Australia
For more information see Australian public holidays.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- January 6 - Epiphany - not a public holiday
- January 26 - Australia Day
- Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable dates
- April 25 - ANZAC Day
- Second Tuesday in May - Adelaide Cup Day (South Australia only)
- Second Monday in June - Queen's Birthday
- First Tuesday in November - Melbourne Cup Day (Victoria only, although observed by many businesses across the country)
- November 11 - Remembrance Day- not a public holiday
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - Boxing Day (except South Australia)
- December 26 - Proclamation Day (South Australia only)
- Labour Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region)
- Show Day (localised holiday, on a different day in each region)
Belgium
See the list at Public holidays in Belgium for the names of the holidays in Flemish and Walloon.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable dates
- May 1 - Labour Day
- Ascension - (variable date)
- Pentecost - (variable date)
- Pentecost Monday - (variable date)
- July 11 - Flemish Community Holiday only held in Flanders
- July 21 - National holiday
- August 15 - Assumption of Mary
- September 27 - French Community Holiday only held in Wallonia
- November 1 - All Saints
- November 2 - All Souls Day - not a public holiday
- November 11 - Armistice Day
- November 15 - German Community Holiday only held in German speaking areas
- December 25 - Christmas Day
Brazil
See Public holidays in Brazil for more information.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- April 21 - Tiradentes
- May 1 - Labour Day
- July 9 - Civil Holiday - São Paulo State only
- September 7 - Independence Day
- October 12 - Our Lady Aparecida
- November 15 - Proclamation of the Republic
- December 8 - Immaculate Conception (in some rural areas)
- December 24 - Christmas Eve
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 31 - New Year's Eve
Bulgaria
See Public holidays in Bulgaria for more information.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- March 3 - National Holiday
- May 1 - Labour Day
- May 6 - St. George's Day and Army Day
- May 24 - Education and Culture Day and Day of the Slavic Heritage
- September 6 - Day of the Union of Eastern Rumelia with the Bulgarian Principality in 1885
- September 22 - Independence Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - Second Day of Christmas
- December 31 - New Year's Eve
Canada
See Holidays in Canada for a full list of holidays.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable dates
- First Monday on or before May 24 - Victoria Day
- July 1 - Canada Day
- Second Monday in October - Thanksgiving Day
- November 11 - Remembrance Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - Boxing Day
- February 13 - Breakup Day
China
Traditional holidays:
- Month 1 Day 1 - Chinese Lunar New Year
- Month 1 Day 15 - Lantern Festival
- April 4/April 5 - Qing Ming Jie
- Month 5 Day 5 - Dragon Boat
- Month 7 Day 7 - Qi Xi
- Month 7 Day 15 - Ghost Festival
- Month 8 Day 15 - Mid-Autumn Festival
- Month 9 Day 9 - Double Ninth Festival
Holidays in People's Republic of China :
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- January 2 - New Year's Day Holiday
- May 1-May 3 - Labour Day
- July 1 - CPC Founding Day
- August 1 - Army Day
- October 1-October 3 - National Day
Holidays in Taiwan (Republic of China): (See Holidays in Taiwan for a full list).
- January 1 - New Year's Day Holiday
- January 3 - Bank Holiday
- January 31 - Chinese New Year's Eve
- February 1-February 3 - Chinese New Year's Holiday
- February 28 - Peace Memorial Day
- April 5 - Tomb Sweeping Day
- July 1 - Bank Holiday
- October 10 - Double Tenth Day
- October 25 - Retrosession Day
- December 25 - Constitution Day
See also:
Cyprus
See Holidays in Cyprus for the complete list.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable dates
- March 25 - Greek Indepedence Day
- April 1 - Cyprus National Day
- May 1 - Labour Day
- August 15 - Assumption of Mary
- October 1 - Cyprus Independence Day
- October 1 - Independence Day
- October 28 - Greek National Day
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - Boxing Day
Denmark
See Holidays in Denmark for a complete list of holidays.
Egypt
- January 7 - Coptic Christmas Day
- April 25 - Day of Sinai Liberation (observed in the Sinai only)
- May 1 - Labour Day
- June 18 - Evacuation Day
- July 23 - Revolution Day
- August 15 - Flooding of the Nile
- October 6 - Armed Forces Day
- October 24 - Suez Victory Day
- December 23 - Victory Day
- Eid ul-Adha - variable date
- Eid ul-Fitr - variable date
- Easter Sunday and Easter Monday - variable date
- Islamic New Year - variable date
In addition, the following holidays are reserved for observance by Copts, though are not national holidays:
- September 11 - Coptic New Year's Day
Finland
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
Germany
See Holidays in Germany.
Greece
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- January 6 - Epiphany Day
- March 25 - Greek Indepedence Day
- Clean 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
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
- December 26 - Christmas Day
- December 27 - Boxing Day
Source: Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce
India
See Holidays in India for a complete list.
- January 26 - Republic Day
- August 15 - Independence Day
- October 2 - Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
Indonesia
See Public holidays in Indonesia for a complete list.
Iran
- Norouz (Iranian new year)
Ireland
See public holidays in the Republic of Ireland.
Italy
See Holidays in Italy for a complete list.
- January 1 - New Years Day
- January 6 - Epiphany
- April 21 - Rome's foundation (in Rome only)
- April 25 - Liberation Day
- June 2 - Anniversary of the Republic
- June 29 - St. Peter and St. Paul (in Rome only)
- August 15 - Assumption of Mary
- November 1 - All Saints Day
- November 4 - The Victory in WWI
- December 8 - Immaculate Conception
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- December 26 - St. Steven's Day
- December 31 - New Year's Eve
Japan
See Holidays of Japan.
Latvia
See Holidays in Latvia.
Luxembourg
- June 23 - National Day
Malaysia
- Hari Buruh - Labour Day (May 1)
- Hari Kebangsaan - National Day (August 31)
See Holidays in Malaysia for a complete list.
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
- Día de la Revolución (November 20)
See Holidays and celebrations in Mexico.
The Netherlands
See the complete list of public holidays in the Netherlands.
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)
North Korea
See Public holidays in North Korea.
Poland
See Holidays in Poland for background information.
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- May 1 - State Holiday
- May 3 - Constitution Day
- Pentecost Sunday
- Corpus Christi
- August 15 - Assumption of Mary
- November 1 - All Saints Day
- November 11 - Independence Day
- December 25 - 1st day of Christmas
- December 26 - 2nd day of Christmas
Portugal
See Public holidays in Portugal for more 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 - Restauration of Independence
- December 8 - Immaculate Conception
- December 25 - Christmas Day
Romania
- 1-2 January (New Year)
- Easter
- 1 December (National Day)
- 25-26 December (Christmas)
See Holidays in Romania.
Russia
See Public holidays in Russia.
Singapore
South Africa
See Public holidays in South Africa.
South Korea
See Public holidays in South Korea.
Sweden
See Holidays in Sweden.
Thailand
See Public holidays in Thailand.
Turkey
See Holidays in Turkey.
Ukraine
- August 24 - Independence
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- January 2 - (Scotland Only)
- March 17 - St Patrick's Day Northern Ireland only
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Easter Monday
- May Day (First Monday in May)
- May 9 - Liberation Day (Jersey, Guernsey)
- Spring Bank Holiday (Monday following final Sunday 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 can be found here on the webpage on the DTI.
United States
See also: Holidays of the United States
Unlike countries where holidays are required by law, there are no national holidays in the United States. However, the United States Congress has created federal holidays for employees of the United States Government. Most states have declared state holidays to coincide with these federal holidays. In spite of numerous attempts, the United States has never established true national holidays. (However, most labor contracts provide for extra pay or other special consideration for those required to work on officially-recognized holidays.)
The holidays, and the days on which they are normally celebrated, are:
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Martin Luther King Day (third Monday in January)
- Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
- Memorial Day (last Monday in May; originally May 30)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day (first Monday in September)
- Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
- Veterans Day (November 11)
- Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
- Christmas Day (December 25)
There is also one legal holiday in the United States that is not a federal holiday:
The federal government still observes Veterans Day on November 11. Incidentally, the state of Washington does also, because it was admitted to statehood on November 11 1889.
Puerto Rico
Mondays are public holidays for any public holiday that falls on a Sunday or Saturday.
For holidays in Puerto Rico, include all of the US holidays plus the following:
- January 6 - Epiphany Day
- January 11 - Eugenio María de Hostos
- March 22 - Abolition of Slavery
- Holy Friday - Friday before Easter
- April 16 - José de Diego
- July 17 - Luis Muñoz Rivera
- July 25 - Constitution of Puerto Rico
- July 27 - José Celso Barbosa
- November 11 - Veteran's Day
- November 19 - Discovery of Puerto Rico
- December 25 - Christmas Day
- Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (third Monday in January)
- Labor Day (first Monday in September)
- Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
- Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November)
See also Holidays in Puerto Rico.
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