Worldwide Public Holidays

Guinea Conakry Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: Portail Officiel du Gouvernement de la République de Guinée (Conakry) - The government of Guinea Conakry, through a joint announcement from its Ministre de la Fonction Publique, de la Réforme de l’Etat et de la Modernisation de l’Administration, Billy Nankouman Doumbouya, and Ministre de l’Enseignement Technique, de la Formation Professionnelle, de l’Emploi et du Travail, Damantang Albert Camara, has announced that Friday, December 1, 2017, had been declared as a non-working public holiday in Guinea Conakry ("la journée du Vendredi 1er Décembre 2017, lendemain de la date anniversaire de la naissance du Prophète Mohamed (Paix et Salut sur Lui), est déclarée fériée, chômée et payée sur toute l’étendue du territoire national"), on account of the upcoming "date anniversaire de la naissance du Prophète Mohamed". Links: Full story and sources, Guinea public holidays, Back to the top.

Nepal Declares Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) - The government of Nepal, through its Ministry of Home Affairs, has announced that Friday, December 1, 2017, had been declared as the date of a new (annual?) non-working public holiday across the country "to mark the birth of Muhammad Mustafa Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam". Links: Full story and sources, Nepal public holidays, Back to the top.

Gambia 2017 Maulud Nabi Public Holiday Announced
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: The Statehouse of the Republic of The Gambia (Banjul) - The Office of the President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, has announced that he had declared Friday, December 1, 2017, as a public holiday throughout the Gambia in honour of "Maulud Nabi", locally called "Gamo" to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad . Links: Full story and sources, Gambia public holidays, Back to the top.

Indian Andhra Pradesh 2017 Eid Miladun Nabi Public Holiday Moved
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: Government of Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) - The Government of India's State of Andhra Pradesh has issued the "Declaration of public Holiday on 02.12.2017 on account of Eid Milad un Nabi general holiday on instead of 01.12.2017" (G.O.Rt.No.2669 of 30-11-2017), which amends the terms of the extra-ordinary Gazette (G.O.RT.No. 2412) the announcement of the days which shall be non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2017, by moving the upcoming "Eid Miladun Nabi" (Prophet's Birthday) public holiday in India's State of Andhra Pradesh, from Friday, December 1, to Saturday, December 2, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Myanmar 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Yangoon) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the government of Myanmar has announced its annual list of the dates of the official Myanmar bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Myanmar for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Myanmar (formerly Burma) public holidays, Back to the top.

Belarus 2018 Public Holidays Finalized
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (Minsk) - The government of Belarus has issued the "Decree of the Council of Ministers No. 903 of November 29, 2017" which completes and expands the previously-released draft proposal for the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Belarus in the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Belarus public holidays, Back to the top.

Ecuador Public Holiday Moved To December 6
(Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2017)

Source: Agencia de Noticias del Ecuador y Sudamérica (ANDES) - Ecuador's President, Lenín Moreno Garcés, has issued the "decreto presidencial número 228" which breaks the rules set in the recent overhaul of Ecuador's annual public holidays, by moving the upcoming Fundación de Quito annual public holiday of Ecuador, from December 8 to Wednesday, December 6, 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Ecuador public holidays, Back to the top.

Nigerian Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) - The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, via his Permanent Secretary, Abubakar Magaji, has announced that the Nigerian Government, had declared Friday, December 1, 2017, as a non-working public holiday throughout Nigeria to mark the Eid-El Maulud (birth of Prophet Muhammad) celebration. Links: Full story and sources, Nigeria public holidays, Back to the top.

Ghana Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Ghana News Agency (Accra) - Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has issued a statement indicating that Friday, December 1, 2017, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Ghana on account of Farmers’ Day, and that that day was a statutory holiday to be observed as such. Links: Full story and sources, Ghana public holidays, Back to the top.

Libyan 2016 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Libyan News Agency (LANA) - Libya's ruling National Council and the Beida government of Abdullah Thinni have announced that Thursday, November 30, 2017, had been declared a non-working public holiday throughout Libya on account of the upcoming annual Mawlid Al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet) non-working public holiday in Libya for 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Libya public holidays, Back to the top.

West Bank Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday November 30
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Maan News Agency (Gaza) - The Fatah government spokesman, Yousef al-Mahmoud, of Palestine's West Bank, has announced that Thursday, November 30, 2017, would be the date of the upcoming public holiday for Prophet Mohammed's birthday. Links: Full story and sources, West Bank public holidays, Back to the top.

Burkina Faso Maouloud Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Ministère du Travail et de la Sécurité Sociale (Ouagadougou) - Burkina Faso's "Ministère En Charge De La Fonction Publique" has a communiqué announcing that Friday, December 1, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday in Burkina Faso ("la journée du 1er décembre est déclarée chômée et payée sur le territoire national") on account of the upcoming fête du Maouloud (the Prophet's Birthday) annual public holiday in Burkina Faso. Links: Full story and sources, Burkina Faso public holidays, Back to the top.

Ukraine Public Holidays Amendments Officialized
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine (Kiev) - The Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (unicameral parliament), has approved, by a vote of 237 in favor, the draft bill No.5496 changing the list of official annual non-working public holidays in the Ukraine (Article 73 of the Labour Code of the Ukraine). Links: Full story and sources, Ukraine public holidays, Back to the top.

Moldova 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017)

Source: Agentia Informationala de Stat (Moldpres) - The government of Moldova has released its initial annual official list of non-working public holidays in Moldova for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Moldova public holidays, Back to the top.

Benin Maouloud Public Holiday November 30
(Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

Source: Site officiel du gouvernement du Bénin (Cotonou) - The government of Benin has released a communiqué ("note de service N°049MTFP/DC/SGM/DGT/DRP/SRI en date à Cotonou le 27 Novembre 2017") signed by Benin's Ministry of Labour, announcing that Thursday, November 30, 2017, had been declared as a non-working public holiday throughout Bénin on account of the upcoming annual non-working public holidays in the Bénin of the "Maouloud" (the Prophet's Birthday). Links: Full story and sources, Bénin public holidays, Back to the top.

Estonian 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

Source: Vabariigi Valitsus (Tallinn) - The Government of Estonia (Vabariigi Valitsus) has announced its annual official list of Estonian national holidays, Estonian flag days, and non-working public holidays in Estonia for the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Estonia public holidays, Back to the top.

North Korean 2018 Public Holidays Released
(Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

Source: The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) - The North Korean government has released its annual list of official non-working public holidays in North Korea for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, North Korea public holidays, Back to the top.

Jersey 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

Source: States of Jersey (Saint Helier) - The States of Jersey (the government of Jersey) have released the annual list of official Jersey non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Jersey for the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Jersey public holidays, Back to the top.

Kosovo 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

Source: The Office of the Prime Minister (Republic of Kosovo) - The government cabinet of Kosovo has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Kosovo for the calendar year 2018 ("Official holidays in accordance with Article 2 of Law no. 03 / L-064, for the official holidays in the Republic of Kosovo "). Links: Full story and sources, Kosovo public holidays, Back to the top.

India Karnataka 2017 Eid Miladun Nabi Public Holiday Moved
(Posted on Monday, November 27, 2017)

Source: Government of Karnataka (Bengaluru) - The Government of India's State of Karnataka has amended the terms of the "Notification NO.DPAR 23 HHL2OI6 dated 28.11.2016" which officially lists the annual non-working public holidays to be observed in the Indian State of Karnataka for the calendar year 2017, by moving the Eid Miladun Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) public holiday from Friday, December 1, to Saturday, December 2, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Saint Lucia 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Monday, November 27, 2017)

Source: Office of the Prime Minister (Castries) - The government of Saint Lucia has released its annual official list of Saint Lucia bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Saint Lucia for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Saint Lucia public holidays, Back to the top.

Tongan Public Holiday November 29
(Posted on Monday, November 27, 2017)

Source: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications (Nuku'alofa) - Tonga's Prime Minister's Office has issued a communiqué announcing that Wednesday, November 29, 2017, would be marked as an official non-working public holiday in Tonga "to mark the deeds of their rugby league team at the Rugby League World Cup". Links: Full story and sources, Tonga public holidays, Back to the top.

UK Rules-Out Royal Wedding Public Holiday
(Posted on Monday, November 27, 2017)

Source: YouGov (London) - The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has ruled-out the declaration of a one-off non-working public holiday in the UK, on the occasion of the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Links: Full story and sources, UK (United Kingdom) public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Puducherry Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2017)

Source: Government of Puducherry (Saram) - The government of India's State of Puducherry has announced the list of official state non-working public holidays in India's State of Puducherry for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Icelandic 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2017)

Source: The Central Bank of Iceland (Seðlabanki Íslands) - The government of Iceland has released its annual official list of non-working public holidays and bank holidays in Iceland for the upcoming year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Iceland public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Telangana Public Holidays Released
(Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2017)

Source: Government of Telangana (Hyderabad) - The Government of India's State of Telangana has released the "HOLIDAYS- General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2018 – Declared" (G.O.Rt.No. 2457) which officially lists the annual non-working public holidays to be observed in the Indian State of Telangana for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Vanuatu 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2017)

Source: Government of Vanuatu (Port Vila) - The government of Vanuatu has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Vanuatu for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Vanuatu public holidays, Back to the top.

Zimbabwe Gazettes February 21 Public Holiday
(Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2017)

Source: The Herald (Harare) - The recently instated president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has signed the Statutory Instrument 143 published in the Zimbabwe Government Gazette, yesterday, which gazettes February 21 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Zimbabwe to be called Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day. Links: Full story and sources, Zimbabwe public holidays, Back to the top.

Costa Rica June 17 Public Holiday Moves Ahead
(Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2017)

Source: La Nación (San José) - Costa Rica's legislature has finally docketed, and recorded in the Diario La Gaceta, the bill by the Liberación Nacional MP, Rolando González, which would declare June 17, Costa Rican Father's Day (Día del Padre), as a new annual non-working public holiday in Costa Rica. Links: Full story and sources, Costa Rica public holidays, Back to the top.

Honduras Public Holiday November 27
(Posted on Friday, November 24, 2017)

Source: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) - The government of Honduras has announced that the Council of Ministers had approved a one-off non-working public sector holiday on Monday, November 27, 2017, on the day following the upcoming elections. Links: Full story and sources, Honduras public holidays, Back to the top.

Vietnam 2018 Public Holidays To Be Finalized
(Posted on Friday, November 24, 2017)

Source: Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hanoi) - The Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has announced that the unanimous recommendation of the 6 ministries concerned, for Option 2, of the earlier proposal by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of the government of Vietnam, for the annual list of the official non-working public holidays in Vietnam for the upcoming calendar year 2018, would be validated at the next Cabinet meeting. Links: Full story and sources, Vietnam public holidays, Back to the top.

Ivory Coast Maouloud Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Friday, November 24, 2017)

Source: Gouvernement de Côte d'Ivoire (Abijan) - The government of the Ivory Coast, through its Ministère de l'Emploi, des Affaires Sociales et de la Solidarité Nationale, has announced that it had declared Friday, December 1, 2017, as the date of the annual national non-working public holiday (jour férié et chômé sur toute l'étendue du territoire national) on account of the upcoming Maoulid (the Prophet's Birthday) in the Ivory Coast in 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Côte d'Ivoire public holidays, Back to the top.

Indian Telangana Moves 2017 Eid Miladun Nabi Public Holiday
(Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2017)

Source: Government of Telangana (Hyderabad) - The Government of India's State of Telangana has amended the terms of the "Telangana GO List of General Holidays, Optional Holidays for the year 2017" (G.O.RT.No. 2529) which officially lists the annual non-working public holidays to be observed in the Indian State of Telangana for the calendar year 2017, by moving the Eid Miladun Nabi (Prophet's Birthday) public holiday from Friday, December 1, to Saturday, December 2, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Kosovo 2017 Public Holidays Amended
(Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2017)

Source: The Office of the Prime Minister (Republic of Kosovo) - The government cabinet of Kosovo has announced that Kosovar Prime Minister, Ramush Haradinaj, had finally made November 28, neighboring Albania's independence day, a non-working day in Kosovo. Links: Full story and sources, Kosovo public holidays, Back to the top.

Kenya Public Holiday November 28
(Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2017)

Source: Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (Nairobi) - Kenya's acting Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, has announced that the government of Kenya had declared Tuesday, November 28, 2017, as a public holiday to allow for the swearing-in of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto for the second term in office. Links: Full story and sources, Kenya public holidays, Back to the top.

UAE 2017 National Day Public Holidays Completed
(Posted on Thursday, November 23, 2017)

Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM) - The UAE Minister of Labour, Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, has announced the dates of the UAE private sector public holidays for the upcoming annual Martyrs' Day, National Day, and this year, Prophet's Birthday, non-working public holidays in the UAE, as running from Thursday, November 30, until Saturday, December 2, 2017, inclusively Links: Full story and sources, UAE (United Arab Emirates) public holidays, Back to the top.

Indian Tamil Nadu Moves Milad-un-Nabi Public Holiday
(Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017)

Source: Government of Tamil Nadu (Chennai) - The Government of India's state of Tamil Nadu, in an order issued by Girija Vaidyanathan, chief secretary to the government, has announced that, at the request of the Chief Haji, the annual non-working public holiday in India's state of Tamil Nadu for the Prophet's Birthday (Milad-un-Nabi) would be moved to Saturday, December 2, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Guyana 2017 Youmun Nabi Public Holiday Moved
(Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017)

Source: Guyana Government Information Agency (GINA) - The government of Guyana has announced that the upcoming Youmun Nabi, birth anniversary of the Prophet, public holiday, would be observed as a non-working public holiday on Friday, December 1st, 2017, as opposed to the previously-announced date of Thursday, November 30, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Guyana public holidays, Back to the top.

Timor Leste Public Holidays November 27 and 29
(Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017)

Source: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) - The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had decided to declare non-working public holiday in Timor Leste (tolerância de ponto) on Monday, November 27, and Wednesday, November 29, 2017, "to allow all official entities, employees and public in general to travel peacefully to the official commemorations of the Proclamation of Independence Day of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, taking place in the Municipality of Suai, in November 27 and 28, as well as the celebrations that will take place throughout the country". Links: Full story and sources, East Timor public holidays, Back to the top.

Costa Rican Public Holiday November 24
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica (San José) - Costa Rica's Government has declared Friday morning, November 24, 2017, as a one-off non-working public holiday to allow civil servants to join that day's march on the day of the "Día Internacional de la No Violencia contra la Mujer". Links: Full story and sources, Costa Rica public holidays, Back to the top.

Gibraltar 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: Government of Gibraltar Press Office (Gibraltar) - The Government of Gibraltar has issued the "Bank and Public Holidays Order 2017" (LN. 2017/224) which specifies the official list of annual Gibraltar bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Gibraltar for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Gibraltar public holidays, Back to the top.

Armenian Year-End 2017-2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: Armenian News Agency (ARMENPRESS) - The Government of Armenia has announced the dates of the official public holidays in Armenia for the end of the calendar year 2017 and beginning of the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Armenia public holidays, Back to the top.

Paraguay 2018 Public Holidays Released
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay (Asunción) - The President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, has signed the "Decreto número 8108" which lists the annual official non-working public holidays in Paraguay for the upcoming calendar year 2018, including which of the annual non-working public holidays of Paraguay will be moved to adjoin a nearby weekend during the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Paraguay public holidays, Back to the top.

Guam Public Holiday November 24
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: The Government of Guam (Chamorro) - The Governor of Guam, Eddie Calvo, has once again declared the Friday after the upcoming Thanksgiving non-working public holiday of Guam, Friday, November 24, 2017, as a one-off GovGuam public sector holiday in Guam. Links: Full story and sources, Guam public holidays, Back to the top.

Ukraine 2018 Public Holidays Draft
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine (Kiev) - Ukraine's Ministry of Social Policy has prepared a draft resolution for the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine specifying the annual official list of 2018 non-working public holidays in the Ukraine, which, as in previous years, except last year, includes a decision to postpone working days in 2018, in order to create favorable conditions for the rational use of working time. Links: Full story and sources, Ukraine public holidays, Back to the top.

Azerbaijan New Year 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 21, 2017)

Source: Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers (Baku) - Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has made its annual year-end public holidays announcement, whereby the period of Sunday, December 31, 2017, to Wednesday, January 3, 2018, inclusively, had been declared as official non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan on account of the upcoming annual "Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis" and "Western New Year" public holidays. Links: Full story and sources, Azerbaijan public holidays, Back to the top.

Jordan Prophet's Birthday Bank Holiday November 30
(Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017)

Source: Jordan News Agency Petra (Amman) - Jordanian Prime Minister, Hani Al-Mulki, has issued a circular decreeing a non-working public holiday in Jordan on Thursday, November 30, 2017, to commemorate the upcoming annual Jordanian non-working public holiday for the Prophet's birth anniversary. Links: Full story and sources, Jordan public holidays, Back to the top.

Bangladesh Eid-e-Miladunnabi Public Holiday December 2
(Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017)

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) - Bangladesh's Cabinet Division Secretary has announced that the previously-released list of official non-working public holidays in Bangladesh for the calendar year 2017 had been amended by moving the date of the upcoming Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Prophet's Birthday) annual non-working public holiday of Bangladesh, to Saturday, December 2, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Bangladesh public holidays, Back to the top.

Egyptian Prophet Birthday Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017)

Source: Egypt State Information Service (Cairo) - The Egyptian government has announced that the upcoming birthday of Prophet Mohammed non-working public holiday in Egypt would be observed on Friday, December 1, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Egypt public holidays, Back to the top.

Pakistan Rabi-ul-Awwal Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017)

Source: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior (Islamabad) - The Ministry of the Interior of the Federal Government of Pakistan has announced that the date for the upcoming Eid Milad-un-Nabi (the Prophet's Birthday), annual non-working public holiday throughout Pakistan for the calendar year 2017, would be Friday, December 1, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Pakistan public holidays, Back to the top.

Tunisian 2017 Prophet Public Holiday December 1
(Posted on Monday, November 20, 2017)

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) - The government of Tunisia (la présidence du gouvernement) has announced that the date for the upcoming Mouled Anabawi Charif (the Prophet's Birthday) annual non-working public holiday in Tunisia, would be Friday, December 1, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Tunisia public holidays, Back to the top.

Bermuda Bermuda Day Public Holiday Change Official
(Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2017)

Source: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) - The Bill to change the date on which Bermuda Day public holiday is celebrated, from May 24th to the last Friday in May, has passed in the House of Assembly of Bermuda. Links: Full story and sources, Bermuda public holidays, Back to the top.

Omani 2017 National Day Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2017)

Source: Oman News Agency (Muscat) - Oman's Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud Al Busaidi, has announced the dates of the upcoming annual National Day annual non-working public holidays for the public sector in Oman, for the calendar year 2017 (the employees of the ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state administrative apparatus). Links: Full story and sources, Oman public holidays, Back to the top.

Czech Republic 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2017)

Source: Czech National Bank (Prag) - The central bank of the Czech Republic, the Czech National Bank, has announced its annual list of the annual Czech bank holidays and Czech public holidays for calendar year 2018 in the Czech Republic, based on the recently-amended legislation regulating non-working public holidays in the Czech Republic. Links: Full story and sources, Czech Republic public holidays, Back to the top.

Turks and Caicos 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2017)

Source: Turks and Caicos Office Of Public Service Management (Providenciales) - The Office Of Public Service Management of the Turks and Caicos Islands has released the annual list of official non-working public holidays in the Turks and Caicos Islands, for the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Turks and Caicos Islands public holidays, Back to the top.

Morocco 2017 Prophet's Birthday Public Holidays
(Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2017)

Source: Agence Maroc Arabe Presse (Rabat) - The Government of Morocco, through its "ministère de la fonction publique et de la modernisation de l'administration" and its "ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques", has confirmed its previously-announced date for the upcoming 2017 Aid Al Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) non-working public holidays in Morocco. Links: Full story and sources, Morocco public holidays, Back to the top.

Thailand Moves 2018 Royal Ploughing Ceremony Public Holiday
(Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2017)

Source: Thai News Agency (Bangkok) - The government of Thailand has announced a change in the date of the date of the 2018 Royal Ploughing Ceremony annual non-working public holiday, as compared to the one announced earlier this year, then in anticipation of the release of the list of official annual non-working public holidays in Thailand for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Thailand public holidays, Back to the top.

Brazil 2018 Public Holidays Gazetted
(Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2017)

Source: Ministério do Planejamento Orçamento e Gestão (Brasilia) - The Federal Government of Brazil, through its Ministério do Planejamento, Desenvolvimento e Gestão, has gazetted in the Diário Oficial da União its annual list of the official Brazilian non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Brazil public holidays, Back to the top.

UAE 2017 National Day Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Friday, November 17, 2017)

Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM) - The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced the dates of the upcoming annual Martyrs' Day, National Day, and this year, Prophet's Birthday, non-working public holidays in the UAE, for the public sector, as running from Thursday, November 30, until Sunday, December 3, 2017, inclusively. Links: Full story and sources, UAE (United Arab Emirates) public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Karnataka Public Holidays Gazetted
(Posted on Friday, November 17, 2017)

Source: Government of Karnataka (Bengaluru) - The State Cabinet of the Government of India's state of Karnataka has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Karnataka for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Ukraine Doubles Christmas Public Holidays
(Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2017)

Kyrgyzstan Public Holidays Amendments Voted
(Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2017)

Source: Kabar Kyrgyz National News Agency (Bishkek) - The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has approved by a final vote of 87-4 the passage of the draft law on the establishment of November 7-8 as a "Days of History and Memory of Ancestors". Links: Full story and sources, Kyrgyzstan public holidays, Back to the top.

Peru Declares FIFA Public Holiday November 16
(Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2017)

Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) - Peru's Ministry of Labour, Alfonso Grados, has announced that, as promised by Peruvian President, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a one-off public holiday had been declared on Thursday, November 16, 2017, to allow Peruvians to celebrate the Peruvian national football team's win in today's repechage game against New Zealand, and qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Links: Full story and sources, Peru public holidays, Back to the top.

Dominican Republic 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017)

Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) - The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has announced its annual official finalized listing of non-working public holidays in the Dominican Republic for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Dominican Republic public holidays, Back to the top.

Romanian Senate Rejects March 15 Public Holiday
(Posted on Monday, November 13, 2017)

Source: Senatului României (Bucharest) - The Romanian Senate has rejected a bill to make March 15, a new annual non-working public holiday in Romania to have been named "The Day of the Hungarian Community". Links: Full story and sources, Romania public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Rajasthan Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017)

Source: Government of Rajasthan (Jaipur) - The Government of India's state of Rajasthan has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Rajasthan for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Peru Mulls November 16 FIFA Public Holiday
(Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017)

Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) - The President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (aka. PPK), has announced that the Peruvian government would declare a one-off public holiday on Thursday, November 16, 2017, to allow Peruvians to celebrate should Peru win the, November 15, repechage game against New Zealand, and thus qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Links: Full story and sources, Peru public holidays, Back to the top.

Germany Mulls November 8 Bavarian Public Holiday
(Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017)

Source: Bavarian State Parliament (Munich) - The SPD parliamentary group of Germany's State of Bavaria has proposed to all political groups within the state parliament of Bavaria to declare November 8, 2018, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Germany's State of Bavaria, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Free State of Bavaria. Links: Full story and sources, Germany public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Maharashtra Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017)

Source: Government of Maharashtra (Mumbai) - The Government of India's state of Maharashtra has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Maharashtra for the upcoming calendar year 20187. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Slovenian 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2017)

Source: Slovenska tiskovna agencija (Ljubljana) - The Government of Slovenia has announced its annual official list of Slovenian bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Slovenia for the calendar year 2018, including the reinstated, January 2, annual non-working public holiday of Slovenia. Links: Full story and sources, Slovenia public holidays, Back to the top.

Guyana 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2017)

Source: Guyana Government Information Agency (GINA) - The Ministry of Public Security of the government of Guyana has announced the official list of Guyanese bank holidays and non-working public holidays in Guyana for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Guyana public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Karnataka Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Friday, November 10, 2017)

Timor Leste Public Holiday November 13
(Posted on Friday, November 10, 2017)

Source: Press Release Government Of Timor-Leste (Dili) - The government of Timor Leste has announced that it had decided to declare a non-working public holiday in Timor Leste (tolerância de ponto) on Monday, November 13, 2017, "to mark National Youth Day, celebrated on November 12". Links: Full story and sources, East Timor public holidays, Back to the top.

Cyprus 2019 Bank Holidays Released
(Posted on Friday, November 10, 2017)

Source: Central Bank of Cyprus (Nicosia) - The Central Bank of Cyprus has released its annual official list of bank holidays to be observed in Cyprus for the calendar year 2019, in line with the list of annual non-working public holidays in Cyprus for the calendar year 2019. Links: Full story and sources, Cyprus public holidays, Back to the top.

Argentina's 2018-2019 Public Holidays Amended
(Posted on Friday, November 10, 2017)

Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (Buenos Aires) - With scant hours left before the deadline for the declaration of 2018 bridge public holidays in Argentina, the government of Argentina has published the decreto 923/2017 which declares 3 bridge public holidays in 2018 and 3 bridge public holidays in 2019 ("días no laborables con fines turísticos"). Links: Full story and sources, Argentina public holidays, Back to the top.

Thailand January 2018 Public Holidays
(Posted on Thursday, November 9, 2017)

Source: Thai News Agency (Bangkok) - Thailand's Government has announced that the year-end 2017-2018 non-working public holidays in Thailand, would run from December 30, 2017, until January 2, 2018, inclusively. Links: Full story and sources, Thailand public holidays, Back to the top.

Honduras Football Public Holiday November 10
(Posted on Thursday, November 9, 2017)

Source: La Tribuna (Tegucigalpa) - Honduras' Presidency has issued an executive decree declaring Friday, November 10, 2017, beginning at 14:00 local time, as a one-off public sector holiday, on the occasion of the football game opposing Honduras and Australia in view of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Links: Full story and sources, Honduras public holidays, Back to the top.

Kenya Restores October 10 Moi Public Holiday
(Posted on Thursday, November 9, 2017)

Source: The Nation (Nairobi) - Judge George Odunga of Kenya's High Court has ruled that the omission of Moi Day, on October 10, as a public holiday in Kenya, since 2010, was "an illegality and a contravention of the Public Holidays Act" and that "unless and until Parliament amends Schedule 1 of the said Act or the minister substitutes the same for another date, the 10th of October in each year shall continue being a Public Holiday". Links: Full story and sources, Kenya public holidays, Back to the top.

Chile Votes January 17-18 Public Holidays
(Posted on Wednesday, November 8, 2017)

Source: Ministerio del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Valparaiso) - Chile's lower house of Parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has approved by a vote of 84 for, 4 against and 14 abstentions, the declaration of January 17 and 18, 2018, as non-working public holidays in Chile, on account of the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Chile. Links: Full story and sources, Chile public holidays, Back to the top.

Indian 2018 Tamil Nadu Public Holidays Released
(Posted on Wednesday, November 8, 2017)

Source: Government of Tamil Nadu (Chennai) - The Government of India's state of Tamil Nadu has announced its annual list of the days which will be non-working public holidays in India's state of Tamil Nadu for the upcoming calendar year 2018 ("Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the State Government Offices and all Commercial Banks including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2018"). Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

China 2018 Public Holidays Released
(Posted on Wednesday, November 8, 2017)

Source: Government Portal of the State Council of China (Beijing) - The Chancellery of the State Council of the People's Republic of China has issued a notice on the 2018 non-working public holidays and postponement of working days in 2018 in China. Links: Full story and sources, China public holidays, Back to the top.

British Virgin Islands 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017)

Source: British Virgin Islands Cabinet Office (BVI) - The Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has approved and announced the annual list of, and dates of, official non-working public holidays for 2018 in the British Virgin Islands, in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 199), as amended. Links: Full story and sources, British Virgin Islands public holidays, Back to the top.

Pakistan Iqbal Day Public Holiday Ruled-Out
(Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017)

Source: Pakistan's Ministry of Interior (Islamabad) - Pakistan's Ministry of Interior has once again ruled-out the rumoured declaration of Thursday, November 9, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in Pakistan on account of Iqbal Day. Links: Full story and sources, Pakistan public holidays, Back to the top.

Bhutanese Public Holiday November 10
(Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017)

Source: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) - The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has announced that Friday, November 10, 2017, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Bhutan on the occasion of the upcoming Lhabab Duechen (Descending Day of Lord Buddha), annual Bhutanese non-working public holiday. Links: Full story and sources, Bhutan public holidays, Back to the top.

Jordanian Public Holiday November 30
(Posted on Tuesday, November 7, 2017)

Source: The Central Bank of Jordan (Amman) - The Jordanian government is expected to issue a circular decreeing a non-working public holiday in Jordan on Thursday, November 30, 2017, to commemorate the upcoming annual Jordanian non-working public holiday "for the occasion of the Mawlid, which celebrates the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad". Links: Full story and sources, Jordan public holidays, Back to the top.

India Delhi NCT Public Holiday November 14
(Posted on Monday, November 6, 2017)

Source: Government of Delhi NCT (New Delhi) - The Deputy Chief Minister of the Government of India's Delhi NCT (National Capital Territory), Manish Sisodia, has announced that the Delhi Government planned to declare a public holiday on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, to allow parents to accompany their children to the "Delhi for Children" festival. Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Bangladesh 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Monday, November 6, 2017)

Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Dhaka) - Bangladesh's Cabinet Secretary, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, has announced that, at today's Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Bangladesh for the upcoming calendar year 2017, was approved, including ordinary public holidays in Banglades and Bangladesh public holidays under executive order. Links: Full story and sources, Bangladesh public holidays, Back to the top.

Bhutanese 2018-2019 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Sunday, November 5, 2017)

Source: Royal Civil Service Commission of Bhutan (Thimphu) - The Royal Civil Service Commission of the Government of Bhutan has released its annual official list of national and regional non-working public holidays in Bhutan for the upcoming calendar year 2018, and for 2019 until the Losar Lunar New Year public holiday of Bhutan, comprising the end of the present Year of the Fire Female Bird and most of the upcoming Year of the Earth Male Dog. Links: Full story and sources, Bhutan public holidays, Back to the top.

Ukraine January 2018 Public Holidays
(Posted on Sunday, November 5, 2017)

Source: Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukraine (Kiev) - The Ministry of Social Policy of the Ukraine has issued a communiqué confirming that Cabinet of the Ukraine had decreed the list of January 2018 non-working public holidays in the Ukraine. Links: Full story and sources, Ukraine public holidays, Back to the top.

Malaysian Johor Football Public Holiday November 5
(Posted on Saturday, November 4, 2017)

Source: Bernama News Agency (Kota Iskandar) - Following the Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) football winning of the Malaysia Cup, earlier tonight, Johor's State Secretary, Datuk Azmi Rohani, announced that the government of Malaysia's State of Johor had declared tomorrow, Sunday, November 5, 2017, as a one-off special public holiday in Malaysia's State of Johor. Links: Full story and sources, Malaysia public holidays, Back to the top.

Bermuda Moves Bermuda Day Public Holiday
(Posted on Saturday, November 4, 2017)

Source: Bermuda Department of Communication and Information (Hamilton) - Bermuda's Minister of Social Development and Sport, Zane DeSilva, has announced that, henceforth, the annual Bermuda Day public holiday would be observed on the last Friday of May, instead of the hitherto fixed date of May 24. Links: Full story and sources, Bermuda public holidays, Back to the top.

Bahrain 2018 Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Friday, November 3, 2017)

Source: Bahrain News Agency (BNA) - Bahrain's Central Bank has published its annual list of expected bank holidays and public holidays in Bahrain for the calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Bahrain public holidays, Back to the top.

Argentina's November Bank Holiday Nationwide This Year
(Posted on Friday, November 3, 2017)

Source: Asociación Bancaria (AB) - Argentina's Bank Association (Asociación Bancaria) has announced a continuation of the extension of the usual, November 6, Día del Trabajador Bancario bank holiday to the entire country (a few years ago, it was limited to Argentine's capital, Buenos Aires). Links: Full story and sources, Argentina public holidays, Back to the top.

Dominican Republic Public Holiday November 6
(Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2017)

Source: Ministerio de Trabajo República Dominicana (Santo Domingo) - The Ministry of Labour of the Dominican Republic has issued a communiqué confirming that, as per the current public holidays legislation, Monday, November 6, 2017, would be an official non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic on account of the upcoming Día de la Constitución annual immovable non-working public holiday in the Dominican Republic. Links: Full story and sources, Dominican Republic public holidays, Back to the top.

Panama Mulls November 2017 Public Holidays Changes
(Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2017)

Source: Presidencia de la República de Panamá (Panama City) - Panama's Ministro de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral (Mitradel) has finally announced that the upcoming, November 28, annual public holiday of Panama would be observed on its set date of November 28, in 2017, despite its earlier request that the National Assembly to re-establish the moveable status of the upcoming November 28, annual public holiday of Panama. Links: Full story and sources, Panama public holidays, Back to the top.

Saipan November 2017 Public Holidays Clarified
(Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2017)

Source: The CNMI Civil Service Commission and Office of Personnel Management (CNMIOPM) - The Governor of Saipan (CNMI), Ralph D.L.G. Torres, has released the list of official annual non-working public holidays for the month of November 2017, with day in lieu public sector holidays for annual public holidays that fall on a weekend in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (aka. CNMI or Saipan). Links: Full story and sources, Northern Mariana Islands public holidays, Back to the top.

Spain 2018 Public Holidays Amended
(Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2017)

Source: Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) - Less than a month after gazetting its annual list of official national non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain for the upcoming calendar year 2018, the national government of Spain has issued a decree amending the previously-gazetted list of official national non-working public holidays in Spain for the upcoming calendar year 2018. Links: Full story and sources, Spain public holidays, Back to the top.

Malaysia Mulls Football State Public Holiday November 5
(Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2017)

Source: Bernama News Agency (Kota Iskandar) - The State Secretary of of Malaysia's State of Johor, Datuk Azmi Rohani, has announced that the government of Malaysia's State of Johor had not ruled out the possibility of declaring this Sunday, November 5, 2017, as a one-off special public holiday in Malaysia's State of Johor, should the Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) football team win the Malaysia Cup on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Links: Full story and sources, Malaysia public holidays, Back to the top.

India 2018 Andhra Pradesh Public Holidays Announced
(Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2017)

Source: Government of Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) - The Government of India's state of Andhra Pradesh has published in its extra-ordinary Gazette (G.O.RT.No. 2437) an announcement of the days which shall be non-working public holidays for the calendar year 2018 ("the days which shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices"). Links: Full story and sources, India public holidays, Back to the top.

Madagascar Plague Public Holiday November 2
(Posted on Wednesday, November 1, 2017)

Source: Filankevitry ny Governemanta (Mahazoarivo) - Madagascar's President, Hery?Rajaonarimampianina, has announced Thursday, November 2, 2017, as the date for his previously-announced one-off non-working public holiday in Madagascar to coincide with a cleanup effort in Madagascar's principal cities ("l’État a décrèté la journée du 02 novembre une journée chômée, destinée à la réalisation de l’assainissement général dans tout le pays"). Links: Full story and sources, Madagascar public holidays, Back to the top.

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