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International Public Holidays 2019
| Data |
Day of the week | Country and holiday |
| JANUARY | ||
| January 01 | Tuesday | United Arab Emirates, Armenia, USA, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, South Africa, France, Greece, Georgia, Croatia, Hong Kong, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Kazakhstan, Russia, Latvia, Great Britain, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Germany, Sweden: New Year's Day |
| January 02 | Wednesday | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Russia, Romania, Slovenia: New Year's Day/ New Year's Holiday |
| January 03 | Thursday | Armenia, Russia: New Year's Holiday |
| January 04 | Friday | Armenia, Russia: New Year's Holiday |
| January 05 | Saturday | Armenia: Armenian Christmas Eve |
| January 06 | Sunday | Armenia: Armenian Christmas Day Austria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Spain, Sweden: Epiphany |
| January 07 | Monday | Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine: Orthodox Christmas Day |
| January 08 | Tuesday | Russia: New Year's Holiday |
| January 14 | Monday | Japan: Coming of Age Day |
| January 19 | Saturday | Georgia: Orthodox Epiphany |
| January 20 | Sunday | Azerbaijan: Martyrs’ Day |
| January 21 | Monday | USA: Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.Day Azerbaijan: Martyrs’ Day observed |
| January 24 | Thursday | Romania: Unification Day |
| January 26 | Saturday | Australia: Australia day |
| January 28 | Monday | Armenia: Army Day Australia: Australia Day observed |
| FEBRUARY | ||
| February 05 | Tuesday | Hong Kong, Singapore: Chinese New Year |
| February 06 | Wednesday | Hong Kong, Singapore: Chinese New Year New Zealand: Waitangi Day |
| February 07 | Thursday | Hong Kong: Chinese New Year |
| February 08 | Friday | Slovenia: Preseren day |
| February 10 | Sunday | Malta: Feast of St. Paul’s shipwreck |
| February 11 | Monday | Japan: National Foundation Day |
| February 16 | Saturday | Lithuania: Restoration of the State Day |
| February 18 | Monday | USA: Presidents Day |
| February 19 | Tuesday | Thailand: Makha Bucha Day |
| February 23 | Saturday | Russia: Defence of the Fatherland |
| February 24 | Sunday | Estonia: Independence Day |
| MARCH | ||
| March 03 | Sunday | Georgia: Mother’s Day Bulgaria: Liberation Day |
| March 04 | Monday | Bulgaria: Liberation Day Holiday |
| March 08 | Friday | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine: Women’s Day |
| March 11 | Monday | Greece: Clean Monday |
| March 15 | Friday | Hungary: National Day |
| March 17 | Sunday | Ireland: St. Patrick’s Day |
| March 19 | Tuesday | Malta: St Josephs Day |
| March 20 | Wednesday | Azerbaijan: Novruz |
| March 21 | Thursday | Azerbaijan: Novruz Holiday Japan: Vernal Equinox Day South Africa: Human Rights Day Kazakhstan: Nauryz |
| March 22 | Friday | Kazakhstan: Nauryz Holiday Azerbaijan: Novruz Holiday |
| March 25 | Monday | Azerbaijan: Novruz Holiday Kazakhstan: Nouryz Holiday>br/>Greece: Independence Day |
| March 26 | Tuesday | Azerbaijan: Novruz Holiday |
| March 31 | Sunday | Malta: Freedom Day |
| APRIL | ||
| April 03 | Wednesday | United Arab Emirates : Israa & Miaraj Night |
| April 05 | Friday | Hong Kong, Ching Ming Festival |
| April 08 | Monday | Thailand: Chakri Day observed |
| April 09 | Tuesday | Georgia: Day of National Unity |
| April 13 | Saturday | Thailand: Songkran |
| April 14 | Sunday | Thailand: Songkran Festival |
| April 15 | Monday | Thailand:Songkran Festival |
| April 16 | Tuesday | Thailand: Songkran Festival |
| April 18 | Thursday | Denmark, Norway: Maundy Thursday |
| April 19 | Friday | Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, South Africa, Hong Kong, Estonia, Ireland, New Zealand, Latvia, Great Britain, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Sweden: Good Friday |
| April 20 | Saturday | Hong Kong: The day following Good Friday |
| April 21 | Sunday | Estonia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Hungary, Sweden: Easter |
| April 22 | Monday | Armenia, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Croatia, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, Hungary, Sweden: Easter Monday Finland: Second Easter Day South Africa: Family Day |
| April 23 | Tuesday | Turkey: National Sovereignty and Children’s Day |
| April 24 | Wednesday | Armenia: Genocide Memorial Day |
| April 25 | Thursday | Australia, New Zealand: Anzac Day Portugal: Freedom Day Italy: Liberation Day |
| April 26 | Friday | Bulgaria, Greece, Romania: Orthodox Good Friday Georgia: Eastern Orthodox Good Friday |
| April 27 | Saturday | Georgia: Great Saturday Slovenia: Resistance Day Bulgaria: Orthodox Holy Saturday The Netherlands: King’s Birthday South Africa: Freedom Day |
| April 28 | Sunday | Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine: Orthodox Easter Day |
| April 29 | Monday | Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Romania, Ukraine: Orthodox Easter Monday Japan: Showa Day |
| April 30 | Tuesday | Japan: Public Holiday |
| MAY | ||
| May 01 | Wednesday | Armenia: Labor Day Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan People Solidarity Croatia: International Workers’ Day Estonia: Spring Day Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; South Africa; France; Greece; Hong Kong; Italy; Russia; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Singapore; Slovakia; Spain; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; Germany; Hungary; Sweden: Labour Day Malta: Workers’s Day Japan: Emperor’s Coronation Slovenia: May Day Finland: Vappu |
| May 02 | Thursday | Slovenia: May Day Holiday Japan: Public Holiday |
| May 03 | Friday | Poland: Constitution Day Japan: Constitution Memorial Day |
| May 04 | Saturday | Japan: Greenery Day |
| May 05 | Sunday | Japan: Children’s Day Lithuania: Mother’s Day |
| May 06 | Monday | Japan: Children’s Day (observed) Bulgaria: St Georges Day Latvia: Declaration of Independence Day Holiday Ireland; Great Britain: May Bank Holiday |
| May 07 | Tuesday | Belarus: Commemoration Day Kazakhstan: Defenders Day |
| May 08 | Wednesday | Czech Republic: Liberation Day France: V-E Day Georgia: Saint Andrew the First-Called Day Slovakia: Day of victory over fascism |
| May 09 | Tuesday | Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Kazakhstan; Russia; Ukraine: Victory Day Georgia: Day of Victory over Fascism Luxemburg: Europe Day |
| May 13 | Monday | Hong Kong: The Day after Buddhas Birthday |
| May 17 | Friday | Norway: Constitution Day Denmark: General Prayer Day |
| May 19 | Sunday | Singapore: Vesak Day Turkey: Commemoration of Ataturk Youth and Sports Day |
| May 20 | Monday | Singapore: Vesak Day Holiday Thailand: Visakha Bucha Day (observed) |
| May 24 | Friday | Bulgaria: Culture and Literacy Day |
| May 26 | Sunday | Georgia: Independence Day |
| May 27 | Monday | USA: Memorial day Great Britain: Spring Bank Holiday |
| May 28 | Tuesday | Armenia: Day of the First Republic Azerbaijan: Republic Day |
| May 30 | Thursday | Austria; Belgium; Denmark; France; Luxemburg; The Netherlands; Norway; Finland; Switzerland; Germany; Sweden: Ascension Day |
| JUNE | ||
| June 01 | Saturday | Lithuania: Father’s Day Romania: International Children’s Day |
| June 02 | Sunday | Italy: Republic Day |
| June 03 | Monday | Ireland: June Bank Holiday New Zealand: Queen’s Birthday |
| June 04 | Tuesday | United Arab Emirates: Eld Al Fitr Turkey: Ramazan Feast |
| June 05 | Wednesday | United Arab Emirates : Eld Al Fitr Holiday Singapore: Hari Raya Puasa Azerbaijan: Ramazan Bayrami Turkey: Ramazan Feast |
| June 06 | Thursday | Turkey: Ramazan Feast Azerbaijan: Ramazan Bayrami Holiday Sweden: National Day |
| June 07 | Friday | Hong Kong: Dragon Boat Festival Malta: Sette Giugon |
| June 09 | Sunday | Estonia; The Netherlands; Poland; Hungary; Sweden: Pentecost Sunday |
| June 10 | Monday | Austria; Denmark; France; Luxemburg; The Netherlands; Norway; Germany: Whit Monday Portugal: Portugal Day Belgium; Hungary: Pentecost Monday |
| June 12: | Wednesday | Russia: National Day |
| June 16 | Sunday | South Africa: Youth Day Romania: Orthodox Pentecost |
| June 17 | Monday | Azerbaijan: National Salvation Day Holiday Romania: Descent of the Holy Spirit Ukraine: Orthodox Pentecost Monday Greece: Holy Spirit Monday South Africa: Public Holiday |
| June 20 | Thursday | Austria; Poland; Portugal: Corpus Christi Croatia: Corpus Day |
| June 21 | Friday | Finland; Sweden: Midsummer Eve |
| June 22 | Saturday | Finland; Sweden: Midsummer Day Croatia: Anti-Fascist Struggle Day |
| June 23 | Sunday | Estonia: Victory Day Luxemburg: National Day Latvia: Midsummer Eve |
| June 24 | Monday | Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania: St. John’s Day |
| June 25 | Tuesday | Croatia; Slovenia: Statehood Day |
| June 26 | Wednesday | Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Armed Forces Day |
| June 28 | Friday | Ukraine: Constitution Day |
| June 29 | Saturday | Malta: Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| JULY | ||
| July 01 | Monday | Hong Kong: Special Administration Region (SAR) Day Canada: Canada Day |
| July 03 | Wednesday | Belarus: Independence Day |
| July 04 | Thursday | USA: Independence Day |
| July 05 | Friday | Armenia: Constitution Day Czech Republic; Slovakia: St Cyril and Methodius Day |
| July 06 | Saturday | Czech Republic: Jan Hus Day Lithuania: Anniversary of the Coronation of King Mindaugas |
| July 08 | Monday | Kazakhstan: Capital City Day Holiday |
| July 14 | Sunday | France: Bastille Day |
| July 15 | Monday | Japan: Marine Day Turkey: Democracy and National Solidarity Day |
| July 16 | Tuesday | Thailand: Asahna Bucha Day |
| July 21 | Sunday | Belgium: Independence Day |
| July 29 | Monday | Thailand: H.M. King’s Birthday (observed) |
| AUGUST | ||
| August 01 | Thursday | Switzerland: National Day |
| August 05 | Monday | Ireland: August Bank Holiday Croatia: Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day |
| August 09 | Friday | Singapore: National Day South Africa: National Women’s Day |
| August 10 | Saturday | United Arab Emirates : Arafat (Haj) Day |
| August 11 | Sunday | United Arab Emirates: Eld Al Adha Japan: Mountain Day Singapore: Hari Raya Haji |
| August 12 | Monday | Singapore: Hari Raya Haji Holiday Japan: Mountain Day (observed) Thailand: H.M. Queens Birthday Holiday Kazakhstan: Kurban Ait United Arab Emirates: Elf Al Adha Holiday Azerbaijan: Gurban Bayrami Turkey: Kurban Bayrami |
| August 13 | Tuesday | Azerbaijan: Gurban Bayrami Holiday Turkey: Kurban Bayrami Holiday |
| August 14 | Wednesday | Turkey: Kurban Bayrami Holiday |
| August 15 | Thursday | Turkey: Kurban Bayrami Holiday Austria; Belgium; France; Greece; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Malta; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; Spain: Assumption Day Romania: St Marys Day Italy: Ferragosto Croatia: Assumption of Mary |
| August 19 | Monday | Estonia: Independence Restoration Day Hungary: Public Holiday |
| August 20 | Tuesday | Hungary: Saint Stephens Day |
| August 24 | Saturday | Ukraine: Independence Day |
| August 26 | Monday | Ukraine: Independence Day Holiday |
| August 28 | Wednesday | Georgia: Saint Mary’s Day |
| August 29 | Thursday | Slovakia: Slovak National Uprising anniversary |
| August 30 | Friday | Kazakhstan: Constitution Day Turkey: Victory Day |
| August 31 | Saturday | United Arab Emirates : Nijri New Years Day |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| September 01 | Sunday | Slovakia: Slovak Constitution Day |
| September 02 | Monday | Canada: Labour Day USA: Labor Day |
| September 06 | Friday | Bulgaria: Unification Day |
| September 08 | Sunday | Malta: Feast of Our Lady of Victories |
| September 14 | Saturday | Hong Kong: Day after mid Autumn festival |
| September 15 | Sunday | Slovakia: Day of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| September 16 | Monday | Armenia: Exaltation of the Holy Cross Japan:Respect for the Aged Day |
| September 21 | Saturday | Armenia; Malta: Independence Day |
| September 22 | Sunday | Bulgaria: Independence Day |
| September 23 | Monday | Bulgaria: Independence Day Holiday Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day |
| September 24 | Tuesday | South Africa: Heritage Day |
| September 28 | Saturday | Czech Republic: St Wenceslas Day |
| OCTOBER | ||
| October 01 | Tuesday | Hong Kong: National Day |
| October 03 | Thursday | Germany: German Unity Day |
| October 05 | Saturday | Portugal: Republic Day |
| October 07 | Monday | Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festival |
| October 08 | Tuesday | Croatia: Independence Day |
| October 12 | Saturday | Spain: Hispanic Day |
| October 14 | Monday | Georgia: Day of Svetitskovloba Thailand: The passing of King Bhumibol (observed) Ukraine: Day of the Defender of Ukraine Japan: Health-Sports Day |
| October 19 | Saturday | Estonia: Ethnicity Day |
| October 23 | Wednesday | Thailand: Chulalongkorn Day Hungary: Republic Day |
| October 26 | Saturday | Austria: National Day |
| October 27 | Sunday | Singapore: Deepavali |
| October 28 | Monday | Singapore: Deepavali Holiday Czech Republic: Foundation of the independent Czechoslovak State Ireland: October Bank Holiday New Zealand: Labour Day Greece: The Ochi day |
| October 29 | Tuesday | Turkey: Republic Day |
| October 31 | Thursday | Slovenia: Reformation Day |
| NOVEMBER | ||
| November 01 | Friday | Austria; Belgium; France; Croatia; Italy; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Poland; Portugal; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Hungary: All Saints’ Day |
| November 02 | Saturday | Finland; Sweden: All Saints’ Day |
| November 03 | Sunday | Japan: Culture Day |
| November 04 | Monday | Japan: Culture Day( observed) Russia: Day of Unity |
| November 07 | Thursday | Belarus: October Revolution Day |
| November 09 | Saturday | United Arab Emirates: Prophet Muhammad’s birthday |
| November 11 | Monday | Azerbaijan: Flag Day Holiday Poland: Independence Day Belgium; France: Armistice Day |
| November 17 | Sunday | Czech Republic; Slovakia: Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day |
| November 18 | Monday | Latvia: Latvian National Day |
| November 23 | Saturday | Georgia: Saint George’s Day Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day |
| November 28 | Thursday | USA: Thanksgiving |
| November 30 | Saturday | United Arab Emirates: Martyrs’ Day Romania: Feast of St Andrew |
| DECEMBER | ||
| December 01 | Sunday | Portugal: Restoration of Independence Romania: National Day |
| December 02 | Monday | United Arab Emirates: National Day Kazakhstan: First President’s Day (observed) |
| December 05 | Thursday | Thailand: King Bhumibol’s Birthday |
| December 06 | Friday | Finland: Independence day Spain: Constitution Day |
| December 08 | Sunday | Austria; Italy; Malta; Portugal; Spain: Immaculate Conception Day |
| December 10 | Tuesday | Thailand: Constitution Day |
| December 13 | Friday | Malta: Republic Day |
| December 16 | Monday | Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Independence Day South Africa: Day of Reconciliation |
| December 17 | Tuesday | Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Independence Holiday |
| December 24 | Tuesday | Hungary: Public Holiday Belarus; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Lithuania; Slovakia; Finland; Sweden: Christmas Eve |
| December 25 | Wednesday | USA; Austria; Australia; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Denmark; South Africa’ France; Greece; Croatia; Hong Kong; Estonia; Italy; Ireland; New Zealand; Canada; Latvia; Great Britain; Lithuania; Luxemburg; Malta; The Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Finland; Spain; Switzerland; Germany; Hungary; Sweden: Christmas Day Ukraine: Catholic Christmas Day |
| December 26 | Thursday | Austria; Czech Republic; Croatia; Italy; Ireland; Luxemburg; The Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Slovakia; Germany: St. Stephen’s Day Estonia; New Zealand; Great Britain: Boxing Day Hong Kong: The first weekday after Christmas Day Greece: Synaxis of the Mother of God Slovenia: Independence and Unity Day Bulgaria; Denmark; Latvia; Lithuania; Romania; Finland; Hungary; Sweden: Second Day of Christmas South Africa: Day of Good Will |
| December 27 | Friday | Hungary: Public Holiday |
| December 31 | Tuesday | Azerbaijan: World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day Armenia; Latvia; Thailand; Sweden: New Year’s Eve |