China Mulls Public Holidays Overhaul

Sources: 中央政府门户网站国务院办公厅 (Beijing) and China bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). China's General Office of the State Council has setup polls on the major Chinese social networks and portals (Sina, Sohu and Tencent) asking for citizen feedback as to the current system of annual non-working public holidays in China. [full story]

Ghana 2013 Eidul-Adha Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Ghana News Agency (Accra) and Ghana bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Kwesi Ahwoi, has announced that Tuesday, October 15, 2013, had been declared as the date of the 2013 Eidul-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) annual public holiday in Ghana. [full story]

Bahamas Majority Rule Public Holiday Official

Sources: Government of the Bahamas (Nassau) and Bahamas bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, has announced final passage of last spring's bill "to amend the pubic holidays act to create 10th January as Majority Rule Day and a public holiday". [full story]

Nigerian 2013 Eid El-Kabir Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Abuja) and Nigerian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Minister of Interior of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Abba Moro, has announced that the Nigerian Government had declared Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16, 2013, as paid non-working public holidays throughout Nigeria on account of the upcoming annual Eid El-Kabir (Feast of Sacrifice). [full story]

Russian Eid al-Adha Public Holiday in Ingushetia

Sources: Vestnik Kavkaza (Moscow) and Russian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The head of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, has signed a decree proclaiming Tuesday, October 15, 2013, as a non-working public holiday for the upcoming celebration of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). [full story]

Gambia Eid al-Adha Public Holiday October 15

Sources: Office of the President of the Gambia (Banjul) and Gambia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) has announced yesterday, that Tuesday, October 15, 2013, would be the date of the upcoming Muslim feast of Eid Al Adha, better known in the Gambia as Tobaski. [full story]

British Virgin Islands 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: British Virgin Islands Cabinet Office (BVI) and British Virgin Islands bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Cabinet of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has approved and announced the annual list and dates of official non-working public holidays for 2014 in the British Virgin Islands, in accordance with Section 5 of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 199). [full story]

Paraguayan February 3 Public Holiday Update

Sources: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay (Asunción) and Paraguay bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Paraguay's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has approved last month's bill to add February 3 as a new annual non-working public holiday in Paraguay. [full story]

Vietnam 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Vụ Thông Tin Báo Chí - Bộ Ngoại Giao (Hanoi) and Vietnamese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of the government of Vietnam has announced the annual list of official non-working public holidays in Vietnam for the calendar year 2014. [full story]

Pakistan 2013 Eid-Ul-Azha Public Holidays

Sources: Associated Press Of Pakistan (Islamabad) and Pakistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Ministry of the Interior of Pakistan has announced changed dates for the upcoming Eid-Ul-Azha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holidays in Pakistan for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Spain 2014 Cantabria Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Consejería de Economía y Hacienda del Gobierno de Cantabria (Santander) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejería de Economía y Hacienda del Gobierno de Cantabria, Cristina Mazas Pérez-Oleaga, has signed and gazetted the list of 2014 annual non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cantabria. [full story]

Lebanon Bank Holiday October 17

Sources: جمعيّة مصارف لبنان (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Association of Banks in Lebanon has announced that the upcoming Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifica) bank holidays for all banks and financial institutions of Lebanon, including the Beirut Stock Exchange and the Central Bank of Lebanon, would be extended to include Thursday, October 17, 2013, in addition to the previously-announced dates for the Eid al-Adha bank holidays in Lebanon. [full story]

Oman 2013 Eid al Adha Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced the dates of the upcoming Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays for the private sector and the public sector, for the calendar year 2013. [full story]

Qatar 2013 Eid Al Adha Public Holidays Announced

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Qatar's Emiri Diwan has once again extended the Eid public sector holidays, for ministries, government departments, general authorities and institutions, so that they will be on holiday for 9 days for the upcoming Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holidays. [full story]

Liberian New Public Holiday October 11

Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Monrovia) and Liberian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The President of the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has issued a Proclamation declaring Friday, October 11, 2013, as the first occurrence of the new "International Day of The Girl Child" working public holiday. [full story]

Mauritania Eid al-Adha Public Holiday On October 16

Sources: الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء (Nouakchott) and Mauritanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Mauritania's Commission centrale d'observation du croissant lunaire has announced that the upcoming El Id Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday, would be observed on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, in Mauritania. [full story]

Jordan 2013 Eid Al Adha Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ensour, has issued a circular, once again decreeing a 5-day period of public holidays, from October 14 to October 18, 2013, for the upcoming Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) in Jordan. [full story]

Senegal 2013 Eid al-Adha October 16

Sources: Site Officiel du Gouvernement du Sénégal (Dakar) and Senegalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The National Moon-Sighting Commission of Sénégal (Commission nationale de concertation sur le croissant lunaire - Conacoc) has announced that the upcoming Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday would be on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. [full story]

UAE 2013 Eid al-Adha Bank and Market Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Dubai government's Media Office has announced that the UAE's financial markets would be closed from Sunday, October 13, until Saturday, October 19, 2013, on account of the upcoming Eid Al Adha non-working public holidays in the UAE. [full story]

Kazakhstan Public Holiday October 14

Sources: Қазақстан Республикасының Электрондық үкіметі (Astana) and Kazakhstan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Kazakhstan's Prime Minister has signed the "Decree Of The Government For Favorable Conditions Of Working Population And Efficient Use Of Working Time" which declares Monday, October 14, 2013, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Kazakhstan, to link the upcoming annual Kurban Ait (Feast of Sacrifice) of October 15, with the preceding weekend. [full story]

Indian Id-Ul-Zuha Public Holiday October 16

Sources: The Times of India (Gauhati) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The various Indian states where Id-Ul-Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice) is an annual non-working public holiday, have confirmed that the date for this year's Id-Ul-Zuha in India would be Wednesday, October 16, 2013. [full story]

Bahrain 2013 Eid Al Adha Public Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular declaring Monday to Thursday, October 14 to 17, 2013, as the annual non-working public sector holidays in Bahrain to mark the upcoming Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public sector holidays for the Islamic year 1434. [full story]

Bahamas Public Holiday October 14

Sources: Government of the Bahamas (Nassau) and Bahamas bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Bahamas' Cabinet Office has issued a communique advising the general public that Monday, October 14, 2014, would be observed as the upcoming annual non-working public holiday corresponding to the 2013 Discovery Day in the Bahamas. [full story]

Kuwaiti 2013 Eid Al-Adha Public Holidays Announced

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has announced the dates of the upcoming Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays in Kuwait for the private sector and the public sector. [full story]

Colombia October 12 Public holiday Clarification

Sources: Presidencia de la República (Bogota) and Colombia bank and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The governemnt of Colombia has issued a reminder that, as per the current legislation regulating non-working public holidays in Colombia, the upcoming Día de la Raza on Saturday, October 12, 2013, will be a regular working day. [full story]

Spain 2014 Ceuta Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Boletín Oficial de la Ciudad de Ceuta (BOCCE) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The legislative assembly of Spain's autonomous region of Ceuta (Ilustre Pleno de !a Asamblea de Ceuta) has aproved the annual oficial list of 2014 non-working public holidays (calendario laboral) in the Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta. [full story]

Romanian To Consider Ascension Public Holiday

Sources: Mediafax (Bucureşti) and Romanian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that it would soon sent a draft bill to Parliament to declare Ascension Day as an additional annual non-working public holiday in Romania. [full story]

Maldives Public Holiday October 13

Sources: ރައީސުލްޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާގެ އޮފީސް (Male) and Maldives bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Office of the President of the Maldives, Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik , has issued a press communique indicating that Sunday, October 13, 2013, would be another one-off public holiday in the Maldives, to link the upcoming Eid ul-Ad'haa (Feast of Sacrifice) public holidays with the preceding weekend. [full story]

Spain 2014 Valencia Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana (Valencia) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consell de la Generalitat Valenciana has confirmed and gazetted the official calendar of 2014 public holidays in Spain's autonomous region of Valencia, confirming last month's announcement of the 2014 public holidays in Spain's autonomous region of Valencia. [full story]

Tunisian 2013 Aïd El-Idha Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء (Tunis) and Tunisian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Tunisia (Présidence du Gouvernement) has announced that the upcoming Aïd El-Idha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays throughout Tunisia would be observed on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16, 2013. [full sotry]

Macedonian Public Holidays October 11

Sources: Министерство за труд и социјална политика (Skopje) and Macedonian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Macedonia's Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has announced that Friday, October 11, 2013, had been declared a non-working public holiday for all the citizens of Macedonia on account of the upcoming Day of Popular Uprising annual non-working public holiday in Macedonia. [full story]

Azerbaijani 2013 Eid al-Adha Public Holidays

Sources: Azərbaycan Respublikası Nazirlər Kabineti (Baku) and Azerbaijan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers has issued a decree declaring Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16, 2013, as non-working public holidays on account of this year's annual Gurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha) public holidays in Azerbaijan. [full story]

UAE 2013 Eid Al Adha Public Holidays

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following last weekend's announcement that the UAE Government would observe the upcoming Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, the Federal Government, through its respective ministries, has announced the dates of the upcoming 2013 Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays, as usual in separate announcements for the public sector and the private sector. [full story]

Bangladesh 2013 Eid-ul-Azha Public Holidays

Sources: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's Secretary to the Religious Affairs Ministry, Kazi Habibul Awal, has announced that Bangladesh's National Moon Sighting Committee had determined that the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha (Feast of Sacrifice), would be observed on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, in Bangladesh. [full story]

UAE 2013 Eid Al Adha October 15

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE Government has announced that it would also observe the upcoming Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holiday on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. [full story]

Saudi Arabia Eid al Adha Public Holiday October 15

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that today would be the first day of the month of "Dhul Hijja", the date on which are based the related sets of public sector and private sector public holidays in Saudi Arabia. [full story]

Sri Lanka Mulls CHOGM Public Holiday

Sources: அரசாங்க சேவை ஆணைக்குழு இலங்கை (Colombo) and Sri Lanka bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Sri Lankan Administration Minister has announced that the Sri Lankan Government was considering declaring Friday, November 15, 2013, as another one-off additional public holiday throughout Sri Lanka on account of the upcoming CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting). [full story]

Turkmenistan 2013 Kurban Bairam Public Holidays

Sources: Туркменистан золотой век (Ashgabad) and Turkmenistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, has signed a decree ("On the celebration of Eid al-Adha") declaring 3 consecutive days of non-working public holidays in Turkmenistan, October 15-17, 2013, on account of the upcoming Kurban Bayramy (Feast of Sacrifice). [full story]

Argentina Public Holiday October 14

Sources: Ministerio del Interior (República Argentina) and Argentina bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Argentina's Ministry of the Interior has announced that the upcoming, annual, October 12, "Día de la Diversidad Cultural Americana", non-working public holiday would be moved to Monday, October 14, 2013. [full story]

Ugandan 2013 Eid El-Adha Public Holiday Announced

Sources: Uganda Media Centre, Office of the President of the Republic of Uganda (Kampala) and Ugandan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service, Henry Muganwa Kajura, has announced that the government of Uganda had declared Tuesday, October 15, 2013, as the date of the upcoming "Eid Adhua" (Feast of Sacrifice) annual non-working public holiday in Uganda. [full story]

Philippines 2013 Eid ul-Adha Public Holiday October 15

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Philippines Government has issued a Proclamation which finally specifies Tuesday, October 15, 2013, as the date for the observance of the upcoming public holiday to mark Eidul Adha in the Philippines in 2013. [full story]

Costa Rica Rules-Out October 14 Public Holiday

Sources: Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social de Costa Rica (San José) and Costa Rican bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Costa Rica's Minister of Labour has confirmed that Monday, October 14, 2013, was not to be a non-working public holiday to compensate for the fact that this year's "Día de la Independencia" annual public holiday of Costa Rica falls on a Saturday, and that its observance would not be moved to another date ("aclaró que el lunes 14 de octubre no es feriado"). [full story]

Honduras October 2013 Public Holidays

Sources: La Prensa (Tegucigalpa) and Honduras bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Honduras has, as it is wont to, announced which of the 3 annual October 2013 public holidays will be moved to the nearest Monday, and which ones will remain on their set date. [full story]

Peru Public Holiday October 7

Sources: Diario Oficial El Peruano (Lima) and Peru bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Government of Peru has confirmed that, as per the terms of the "Decreto Supremo Nº 123-212 -PCM" issued last January, and despite subsequent amendments to this decree, Monday, October 7, 2013, would be a non-working public sector holiday ("declaró el 7 de octubre como día no laborable"). [full story]

Thailand Mulls December 30 Public Holiday

Sources: รัฐบาลไทย (Bangkok) and Thailand bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following yesterday's cabinet meeting, the deputy prime minister and finance minister of Thailand, Kittiratt Na Ranong, announced that the Government of Thailand was considering declaring Monday, December 30, 2013, as an additional, one-off non-working public holiday in thailand, to create a five-day period of public holidays around New Year 2014, and boost tourism. [full story]

Philippines Public Holiday October 28

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has signed Proclamation No. 656, s. 2013, which declares Monday, October 28, 2013, as an additional one-off non-working public holiday throughout the Philippines on account of the Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections. [full story]

Indian Gandhi Public Holiday Upheld

Sources: The Times of India (Gauhati) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The High Court of India's State of Assam has rejected the Assam state government's order cancelling the upcoming, October 2nd, public holiday on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti (Gandhi's Birthday). [full story]

Jersey 2014-2015 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: States of Jersey (Saint Helier) and Jersey bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The States of Jersey (the government of Jersey) have released their annual list of official Jersey public holidays for the calendar years 2014-2015. [full story]

Spain 2014 Castilla La-Mancha Public Holidays Gazetted

Sources: Diario Oficial de Castilla-La Mancha (DOCM) and Spain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Consejo de Gobierno de Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla La-Mancha has gazetted the list of 2014 public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Región of Castilla La-Mancha which it had previously released last summer. [full story]

Philippines 2014 Public Holidays Announced

Sources: Philippine Information Agency (Manila) and Philippines bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Philippines President, Benigno Aquino III, has signed Proclamation No. 655, s.2013, which lists the annual special and regular non-working public holidays in the Philippines for the calendar year 2014. [full story]