List of holidays by country
This is a list of holidays by country. Most holidays are mentioned, although some are not public holidays.
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Abkhazia
Afghanistan
Albanien
Algerien
Andorra
Angola
Antigua und Barbuda
Argentinien
Armenien
Australien
Weihnachtsinsel
Norfolkinsel
Österreich
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- Easter Monday*
- 1 May – Labor Day
- Ascension Day* – (Christi Himmelfahrt) 39 days after Easter Sunday
- Whit Sunday* – (Pfingsten) Pentecost Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, 49 days after the Resurrection of Christ
- Corpus Christi* – First Holy Eucharist Last Supper. Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter Sunday)
- 15 August – Assumption of Mary
- 26 October – Austrian National Day (day of the Declaration of Neutrality)
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Feast of the Immaculate Conception, retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – St Stephen's Day
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
Aserbaidschan
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
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
Bahrain
Bangladesch
Barbados
Weißrussland
Belgien
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivien
Bosnien und Herzegowina
Botswana
Brasilien
Bulgarien
Burkina Faso
Burma
Burundi
Kambodscha
Kamerun
Kanada
Quebec
Kap Verde
Zentralafrikanische Republik
Tschad
Chile
China, People's Republic of and SARs
Hongkong
Macau
Kolumbien
Komoren
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cook Inseln
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 All Angels Day
- 15 August – Mother's Day
- 15 September – Independence Day
- 12 October – Meeting of Cultures Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Côte d'Ivoire
Kroatien
Cuba
Zypern
Northern Cyprus
Tschechische Republik
Dänemark
Dschibuti
Dominica
Dominikanische Republik
- 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
Osttimor
Ecuador
Ägypten
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estland
Äthiopien
European Union
Fidschi
Finnland
Åland
Frankreich
Gambia, The
Georgien
Deutschland
Ghana
Griechenland
Grönland
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
- 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
Ayee
Ungarn
Island
Indien
Indonesien
Iran
Iraq
Ireland, Republic of
Israel
Italien
Jamaika
Japan
Jordanien
Kasachstan
Kenia
Kiribati
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kirgisistan
Laos
Lettland
Libanon
Liberia
Libyen
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
Litauen
Luxemburg
- 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
- 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
Madagaskar
Malawi
Malaysia
Sabah and Sarawak
Mali
Malta
Marshallinseln
Mauritius
Mexiko
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldawien
Monaco
- 19 November – Prince Rainier Day
Mongolei
Montenegro
Marokko
Mosambik
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.
Niederlande
Neuseeland
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norwegen
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-Neuguinea
- 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
Philippinen
Polen
Portugal
Katar
Rhodesia (former)
Rumänien
Russian Federation
Ruanda
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi-Arabien
Serbien
Singapur
Slowakei
Slowenien
Salomonen
Somalia
Somaliland
Südafrika
Soviet Union (former)
Spanien
Sri Lanka
Sudan
- 1 January – Independence Day
Surinam
Schweden
Schweiz
Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China)
Tadschikistan
Tansania
Thailand
Tibet
- 28 March - Serfs Emancipation Day
Togo
Tonga
Transnistria
Trinidad und Tobago
Türkei
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
Ukraine
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
United Kingdom, Crown dependencies, and overseas territories
Anguilla
Britische Jungferninseln
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
- 6 May (First Monday of 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
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 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 anniversary of when Alaska became a state after being transferred from Russia
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Usbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Jemen
Sambia
Simbabwe
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