National Holidays

Details of primary national holidays around the world 2009.

Dates correct at time of being published. Provisional Islamic dates in italics. All dates subject to revision.


Albania

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 2;
14 (Sat), 22 (Sat);
12 (Sun), 19 (Sun);
1;
20 (Sun);
19;
27, 28, 29;
25;

Algeria

Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 7;
9;
1;
5 (Sun);
20 (Sun), 21;
1 (Sun), 27, 28 (Sat);
18, 27 (Sun);

Algeria - Please note:
Weekend now Friday and Saturday
instead of Thursday and Friday
commencing 14 August 2009

American Samoa

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 19;
16;
10, 17;
25;
1, 4 (Sat);
7;
12;
11, 26;
25;

Angola

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 4;
4;
8 (Sun);
4 (Sat), 16, 23;
1, 25;
1;
17;
11;
25;

Antigua and Barbuda

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 13;
4;
1;
3, 4;
1 (Sun);
9, 25, 26 (Sat);

Argentina

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
24;
2, 6, 9, 10;
1, 25;
15;
9;
17;
12;
8, 25;

Australia

Jan
Apr
Jun
Dec

1, 26;
10, 11 (Sat.), 13, 25 (Sat.), 27;
8;
25, 26 (Sat.), 28;

Austria

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
13;
1, 21;
1, 11;
15 (Sat.);
26;
1 (Sun.);
8, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Azerbaijan

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 20;
8 (Sun), 19, 20, 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), 23;
9 (Sun), 28;
15, 26;
20 (Sun), 21, 22;
18 (Sun);
12, 17, 27, 28 (Sat), 29 (Sun), 30;
31;

Bahamas

Jan
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
10, 13;
1, 5;
10;
3;
12;
25, 26 (Sat);

Bahrain

Jan
Mar
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 7;
9;
21;
28 (Sat);
16, 18 (Fri), 27 (Sun);

Bangladesh

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

8;
21;
10, 26;
14;
1, 9;
7, 13, 15;
18, 20, 21, 22, 28;
27, 28, 29;
16, 25, 28;

Please Note: Friday and Saturdays are weekends

Barbados

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 21;
10, 13, 28;
1;
1;
1 (Sat), 3;
30;
25, 26 (Sat);

Belarus

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Nov
Dec

1, 7;
8, 15;
17, 18, 19, 20;
1, 9;
3;
2;
25;

Belgium

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
12 (Sun.), 13;
1, 21;
1;
21;
15 (Sat.);
1 (Sun.), 11;
25;

Belize

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
10, 11 (Sat), 12 (Sun), 13;
1, 25;
10, 21;
12;
19;
25, 26 (Sat);

Benin

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 10 (Sat);
5 (Sun), 12 (Sun), 13;
1, 21, 31 (Sun);
1 (Sat), 15 (Sat);
1 (Sun);
25;

Bermuda

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
10;
25;
30, 31;
7;
12;
11;
25, 26 (Sat);

Bolivia

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), 23, 24;
10;
1;
11;
16;
6;
2;
25;

Botswana

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Dec

1;
10, 11, 12, 13;
1, 21;
1, 15, 16;
30;
25, 26;

Brazil

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
21 (Sat.), 22 (Sun.), 23, 24, 25;
10, 21;
1;
11;
7;
12;
2, 15 (Sun.);
25;

Brunei Darussalam

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
23, 26;
9;
31 (Sat);
1;
15, 20;
22 (Sat), 24;
7, 20 (Sun), 21, 22;
7 (Sat);
18, 25;

Bulgaria

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
3;
19 (Sun.), 20;
1, 6, 24 (Sun.);
6 (Sun.), 22;
1 (Sun.);
24, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Burundi

Jan
Feb
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
5;
1, 21;
1;
15;
13, 21;
1;
25;

Cambodia

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 7;
9;
8 (Sun);
14,15,16;
1, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15;
18;
18, 19 (Sat), 20 (Sun), 24;
29, 31;
1 (Sun), 2, 3, 9;
10;

Cameroon

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
11;
9;
10, 11, 12, 13;
1, 20, 21;
20;
15;
1;
21;
28;
18, 25;

Canada

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 13;
18;
1;
7;
12;
11;
25, 26 (Sat.), 28;

Canary Islands
- Tenerife

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
2, 24;
9, 10;
1, 4, 30 (Sat);
15 (Sat);
12;
1 (Sun);
7, 8, 25;

Canary Islands
- Gran Canaria

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Dec

1, 6;
24;
9, 10;
1, 30 (Sat);
24;
15 (Sat);
8;
12;
6 (Sun), 7, 8, 25;

Cape Verde

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 13, 20, 22;
24;
10, 12 (Sun);
1, 19;
1;
5 (Sun);
15 (Sat);
1 (Sun);
25;

Cayman Islands

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Nov
Dec

1, 26;
25;
10, 13;
18;
15;
6;
9;
25, 28;

Chile

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 11;
1, 21;
11, 29;
15;
11, 18, 19;
12;
1;
8, 25;

Christmas Island

Jan
Mar
Apr
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 26, 27, 28;
23;
10, 25, 27:
21;
5;
28, 30;
25, 26, 28;

China

Jan
May
Oct

1, 25 (Sun.) to 31 (Sat.) inclusive;
1, 2 (Sat.), 3 (Sun.), 28, 29;
1, 2, 3 (Sat.);

Colombia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 12;
23;
9, 10;
1, 25;
15, 22, 29;
20;
7, 17;
12;
2, 16;
8, 25;

Congo

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
8;
1;
10;
15;
1;
25;

Congo
(Democratic Republic)

Jan
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 4, 17;
1, 17;
30;
1;
14;
17;
25;

Cook Islands

Jan
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1, 2;
10, 13, 25 (Sat);
1;
25;
4;
26;
25, 26 (Sat);

Costa Rica

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
8, 9, 10, 11 (Sat), 12 (Sun);
1;
25 (Sat);
2 (Sun), 15 (Sat);
15;
12;
25;

Cote D'ivoire

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
13;
1, 21;
1;
20;
7, 15 (Sat);
17, 21;
1 (Sun), 15 (Sun), 28 (Sat);
25;

Croatia

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
12, 13;
1;
11, 22, 25;
5, 15;
8;
1;
25, 26 (Sat), 28;

Cuba

Jan
May
Jul
Oct
Dec

1, 2;
1;
25, 26, 27;
10;
25, 31;

Curacao

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Dec

1;
23;
21, 22, 23, 24;
30;
1, 21;
2;
15, 25, 26;

Cyprus

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec

1, 6;
2, 25;
1, 17, 18 (Sat.), 19 (Sun.), 20;
1;
8;
15 (Sat.);
1, 28;
24, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Czech Republic

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
13;
1, 8;
5 (Sun.), 6;
28;
28;
17;
24, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Denmark & Greenland

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Dec

1;
9, 10, 13;
8, 21;
1, 5;
24, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Djbouti

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
1;
27, 28;
19;
19, 20;
25, 26, 27;
17;

Dominica

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 2;
23, 24;
10, 13;
4;
1;
3;
3, 4;
25, 26;

Dominican Republic

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 6, 21, 26;
27;
10;
1;
11;
16;
24;
6;
25;

Ecuador

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
12, 22, 23, 24, 27;
10;
1, 24;
10;
26;
9, 31;
2, 3;
25, 31;

El Salvador

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 11, 12, 13;
1;
3, 4, 5, 6;
15;
12;
2;
24, 25, 31;

Eritrea

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
10;
8, 9;
20;
1, 24;
20;
1, 21;
28;
25;

Ethiopia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Nov

7, 19;
9, 10;
17, 19;
1, 5, 28;
11, 20, 21, 27;
27, 28;

Egypt

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

7;
9;
20, 25 (Sat.);
1;
18;
23;
19 (Sat.), 20 (Sun.), 21, 22;
6;
26, 27, 28 (Sat.), 29 (Sun.), 30;
18, 23;

Estonia

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Dec

1;
24;
10, 12 (Sun.);
1, 31 (Sun.);
23, 24;
20;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Falkland Islands

Jan
Apr
Jun
Oct
Dec

1;
10, 21;
14;
5;
8, 25, 26, 27, 28;

Faroe Islands

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Dec

1;
9, 10, 12, 13, 25;
8, 21, 31;
1, 5;
28;
24, 25, 26, 31;

Fiji

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Oct
Dec

1;
9, 23;
10, 11, 13;
29;
15;
12, 17;
25, 26 (Sat), 28;

Finland

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Oct
Dec

1, 6;
10, 12 (Sun.), 13;
1, 21, 31 (Sun.);
19, 20 (Sat.);
31 (Sat.);
6 (Sun.), 24, 25, 26 (Sat.);

France

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
13;
1, 8, 21;
14;
15 (Sat.);
1, 11;
25;

French Polynesia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
5;
10, 12, 13;
1, 8, 21, 31;
1, 29;
14;
15;
1, 11;
25;

Gabon

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
12;
13, 17;
1, 6;
1;
15, 16, 17;
21;
1, 28;
25;

Gambia

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
18;
9;
10, 13;
1;
22;
15;
21;
28;
25;

Georgia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Aug
Oct
Nov

1, 7, 19;
3, 8;
19, 20;
26;
28;
14;
23;

Germany

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
10, 13;
1, 21;
1, 11;
15 (Sat.);
3 (Sat.), 31 (Sat.);
1 (Sun.), 18;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Ghana

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
6;
10, 13;
1, 25;
1;
20, 21;
27, 28;
4, 25, 26;

Gibraltar

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
10, 13;
4, 25;
15;
31;
10;
25, 26 (Sat), 28;

Greece

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec

1, 6;
2, 25;
17, 18 (Sat.), 19 (Sun.), 20;
1;
7 (Sun.), 8;
15 (Sat.);
28;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Grenada

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
7;
10, 13;
1;
1, 11;
3, 10, 11;
25;
25, 26;

Guadeloupe

Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

24, 25;
10, 13;
1, 8, 22;
14, 21;
15;
02, 11;
25;

Guatemala

Jan
Apr
Mar
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
9, 10, 11, 12;
1;
30;
15; (Guatemala City only).
15;
20;
1;
24, (afternoon only). 25, 31 (afternoon only);

Guinea

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
13;
1;
15;
21;
2;
1, 28;
25;

Guinea-Bissau

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 20, 23;
24;
8;
1;
3;
21, 24;
28;
25;

Guyana

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov

1;
23;
10, 11;
10, 13;
1, 5, 26;
6;
1, 17;
18;
21;

Haiti

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 2;
24, 25;
10;
1, 18;
11;
15;
17;
1, 18;
25;

Honduras

Jan
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Dec

1;
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14;
1;
15;
3, 12, 21;
25;

Hong Kong

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Oct
Dec

1, 26, 27, 28;
4 (Sat.), 10, 11 (Sat.), 13;
1, 2 (Sat.), 28;
1;
1, 3 (Sat.), 4 (Sun.), 26;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Hungary

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
15 (Sun.);
13;
1;
1;
20;
23;
1 (Sun.);
25, 26 (Sat.);

Iceland

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Dec

1;
9, 10, 13, 23;
1, 21;
1, 17;
3;
24, 25, 26, 31;

India

Jan
Apr
Aug
Oct
Dec

1, 26;
10;
15 (Sat.);
2;
25;

Indonesia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9, 27;
10;
9 (Sat.), 21;
20;
17;
20 (Sun.), 21;
27;
18, 25;

Iraq

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 7;
9;
9;
1;
21;
3;
28;
18;

Iran

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

6, 7;
10, 15 (Sun.), 23, 25;
14 (Sat.), 19, 21 (Sat.), 22 (Sun.), 23, 24;
1, 2;
27;
4, 5;
6, 20;
6;
11, 20 (Sun.);
14, 30;
27;
5 (Sat.), 26 (Sat.), 27 (Sun.);

Israel

Apr
May
Sep
Oct

9, 15, 29;
29;
19 (Sat.), 20 (Sun.), 28;
3 (Sat.), 10 (Sat.);

Italy

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
12 (Sun.), 13, 25 (Sat.);
1;
2;
15 (Sat.);
1 (Sun.);
8, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Jamaica

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
25;
10, 13;
25;
1, 6;
19;
25, 26;

Japan

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 12;
11;
20 (Provisional);
29;
3 (Sun.), 4, 5, 6;
20;
21, 22, 23 (Provisional);
12;
3, 23;
23;

Jordan

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
10, 13;
1, 25;
20;
20;
27;
18, 25;

Kazakstan

Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 2, 7;
8 (Sun), 9, 23, 24, 25;
1, 9;
6
30 (Sun), 31;
25 (Sun), 26;
27;
16, 17;

Kenya

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 13;
1;
1;
21;
10, 20;
28;
12, 35, 26;

Kuwait

Jan
Feb
Mar
Jul
Sep
Nov

1, 20;
25, 26;
9;
20;
21;
28;

Latvia

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 12 (Sun.), 13;
1, 4;
23, 24;
18;
25, 26 (Sat.), 31;

Lebanon

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 6, 7;
9;
9;
10, 12, 17, 18, 19;
1;
15;
20, 21;
22, 27, 28;
25;

Liberia

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
11;
11, 15;
12, 14;
14, 25;
26;
24;
6, 29;
25;

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Mar
Sep
Nov

2, 9;
1, 21, 22, 23;
28, 29, 30, 31;

Lithuania

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
16;
11;
12 (Sun.), 13, 14;
1, 3 (Sun.), 4;
24;
6;
15 (Sat.), 17;
1 (Sun.), 2;
25, 26 (Sat.), 28;

Luxembourg

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
23;
13;
1, 21;
1, 23;
15 (Sat.);
7;
1 (Sun.);
25, 26 (Sat.);

Madagascar

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
29;
13;
1, 21;
1, 26;
15;
1;
25;

Malaysia

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 26, 27;
9;
1, 9 (Sat.);
6 (Sat.);
31;
20 (Sun.), 21;
18 (Sun.), 19;
27;
18, 25;

Malawi

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Sep
Oct
Dec

1, 15;
3;
10, 11, 12, 13;
1;
14;
6;
21;
13;
25;

Malta

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Dec

1;
10;
19, 31;
10;
1;
7 (Sun.), 29;
15 (Sat.);
8, 21;
8, 13 (Sun.), 25;

Martinique

Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

24, 25;
10, 13;
1, 8, 22 (Martinique only);
14, 21 ( Guadeloupe only);
15;
2, 11;
25;

Mauritania

Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Sep
Nov

1, 20;
9;
1, 25;
10;
21;
28;

Mauritius

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 2, 26;
1, 8, 23;
12, 27;
1;
24;
20 or 21;
17;
1, 2;
25;

Mexico

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
2;
16;
1;
16;
16;
25;

Mongolia

Jan
Mar
Jun
Jul
Nov

1;
8;
1;
11, 12, 13;
26;
Jan/Feb Tsagaan Sar - date to be confirmed.

Montenegro

Jan
Apr
May
Jul

1, 2, 7, 14;
17, 19, 20;
1, 2, 9, 21;
13;

Morocco

Jan
Mar
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 11;
9;
1;
30;
14, 20, 21;
21;
6, 18, 28;
18;

Mozambique

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Dec

1;
3;
7;
1;
25;
7, 25;
4;
25;

Nepal

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Aug
Nov












30;
19;
6, 8;
4, 14;
2;
20;
9;

Jan/Feb Basanta Panchami.
Mar Holi.
Mar Ram Nawami (Birthday of Lord Ram).

Mar/Apr Chaite Dashain.
Aug Rakshya Bandhan (Janai Purnima).
Aug/Sep Krishna Janmashtami.
Sep Fulpati Saptami.
Sep Maha Asthami.
Sep Maha Nawami.
Sep Vijaya Dashami.
Oct Laxhmi Puja.
Oct Ghatasthapana.
Oct Gobardhan Puja.

Netherlands

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Dec

1;
10, 13, 30;
21;
1;
25, 26 (Sat.);

New Caledonia

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
13;
1, 8, 21;
1;
14;
15;
24;
1, 11;
25, 31;

New Zealand

Jan
Feb
Apr
Jun
Oct
Dec

1, 2;
6;
10, 13, 25 (Sat.);
1;
26;
25, 26 (Sat.), 28;

Nicaragua

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9, 10;
1;
19;
14, 15;
2;
8, 25;

Nigeria

Jan
Apr
Mar
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 11, 12, 13;
9;
1, 29;
1;
21;
28;
25, 26;

Norfolk Island

Jan
Mar
Apr
Jun
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 26;
6;
10, 12, 13, 25, 27;
8, 15;
12;
25;
25, 26;

Northern Ireland


Mar
Jul

As United Kingdom including:
17;
12 (Sun.), 13;

Norway

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Dec

1;
9, 10, 13;
1, 17 (Sun.), 21;
1;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Oman

Jan
Mar
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
20, 23;
21;
18, 28;
18;

Pakistan

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

7;
5;
9, 23;
1;
14;
20, 21;
9, 27, 28;
25, 27;

Panama

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 9;
24;
10;
1;
15;
3, 5, (Colón City only), 10, 28;
8, 25;

Papua New Guinea

Jan
Apr
Jun
Jul
Sep
Dec

1;
10, 13;
8;
20;
14;
25, 26;

Paraguay

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Dec

1;
1;
9, 10;
1, 15;
12;
15;
29;
8, 25;

Peru

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
9, 10;
1;
29;
28, 29;
30;
8;
1;
8, 24, (half day), 25 Dec;

Philippines

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
6, 9, 10;
1;
12;
3, 21;
1, 2, 30;
24, 25, 30, 31;

Puerto Rico

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6, 12, 19;
16;
22 (Sun), 23;
10;
25;
4, 25;
7;
12;
11, 19, 26, 27;
25;

Poland

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
13;
1, 3 (Sun.);
11;
15 (Sat.);
1 (Sun.), 11;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Portugal

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
24;
10, 25 (Sat.);
1;
10, 11, 24;
15 (Sat.);
5;
1 (Sun.);
1, 8, 25;

Qatar

Sep
Nov
Dec

21 (for 4 days);
28;
18;

Reunion

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
13;
1, 8, 21;
14;
15 (Sat.);
1, 11;
25;

Republic of Ireland

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
17;
13;
4;
1;
3;
26;
25, 26 (Sat.), 28;

Romania

Jan
Apr
May
Dec

1, 2;
19 (Sun.), 20;
1;
1, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Russia

Jan
Feb
Mar
May
Jun
Nov

1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8;
23;
8 (Sun.), 9;
1, 9 (Sat.), 11;
12;
4;

Rwanda

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
1;
7, 10, 13;
1;
1, 4;
15;
1;
25, 26;

Samoa

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Dec

1, 2;
10, 11, 13;
11;
1;
10;
7, 8;
12;
25, 26;

Sao Tome and Principe

Jan
Feb
May
Jul
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
3;
1;
12;
6, 30;
1, 26;
21, 25;

Sarawak

Jan
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
10, 13;
1, 8;
5 (Sun.);
29 (Sat.);
1, 15;
1 (Sun.), 17;
24, 25, 26 (Sat.);

Saudi Arabia

Sep
Nov
Dec


15, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Sat.), 20 (Sun.), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25;
22 (Sun.), 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 (Sat.), 29 (Sun.), 30 inclusive;
1, 2;

Please note, working days in Saudi Arabia are:
Week days Saturday to Wednesday / Weekend Thursday and Friday.

Scotland


Jan
Aug

As United Kingdom including:
2;
3;

Senegal

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 10, 19;
9;
4, 13;
1, 21;
1;
15;
21;
1, 28;
25, 29;

Serbia

Jan
Feb
Apr
May

1, 2, 7;
15;
17, 20;
1, 2;

Seychelles

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Nov
Dec

1, 2;
10, 12;
1;
5, 11, 18, 29;
15;
1;
8, 25;

Sierra Leone

Jan
Mar
Apr
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9;
10, 13, 27;
21;
28;
25, 26;

Singapore

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 26, 27;
10;
1, 9 (Sat.);
9 (Sun.), 10;
20 (Sun.), 21;
18 (Sun.), 19;
27;
25;

Slovenia

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 2;
8 (Sun.);
12 (Sun.), 13, 27;
1, 2, 31 (Sun.);
25;
15 (Sat.);
31;
1 (Sun.);
25, 26 (Sat.);

Somalia

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Jul
Sep
Nov

1, 7;
9;
1;
26;
1;
21;
28;

South Africa

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Dec

1;
21 (Sat.);
10, 13, 27;
1;
16;
9 (Sun.), 10;
24;
16, 25, 26 (Sat.);

South Korea

Jan
Mar
May
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec

1, 25 (Sun.), 26, 27;
1 (Sun.);
2 (Sat.), 5;
6 (Sat.);
15 (Sat.);
2, 3 (Sat), 4 (Sun.);
25;

Spain

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
10;
1;
15 (Sat.);
12;
1 (Sun.);
6 (Sun.), 8, 25;

Sri Lanka

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 10, 14;
4, 9, 23;
10;
9, 10, 13, 14;
1, 8, 9;
7;
6;
5;
4, 21;
3, 17;
2, 28;
1, 25, 31;

St. Helena

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Dec

1;
10, 13, 20;
21;
1;
31;
25, 26, 28;

St Kitts and Nevis

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Dec

1, 2;
10, 13;
4;
1;
3, 4;
16, 19;
25, 26;

St. Lucia

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1, 2;
22;
10, 13;
1;
1, 11;
20;
1;
2;
13, 25, 26;

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
14;
10, 13;
1;
1;
6, 7;
1;
27;
25, 26;

Sudan

Jan
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
21;
28;
25;

N/B/ Friday and Saturday - weekend

Sweden

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Oct
Dec

1, 6;
10, 13;
1, 21;
6 (Sat.), 20 (Sat.);
31;
25, 26 (Sat.);

Switzerland

Jan
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Dec

1;
10, 13;
21;
1;
1 (Sat.);
25, 26 (Sat.);

Syrian Arab Republic

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
8, 9, 21;
12, 17, 19;
1, 6;
20 or 21 (for 3 days);
6;
27 or 28 (for 4 days);
17 or 18, 25;

Taiwan

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Oct

1, 25 (Sun.), 26, 27, 28;
28 (Sat.);
4;
28;
3 (Sat.), 10 (Sat.);

Tanzania, United Republic of

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 12;
9;
7, 10, 13, 26;
1;
7;
8, 22;
14;
27, 28;
9, 25, 26;

Thailand

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
9;
6, 13, 14, 15;
1, 5, 8;
7, 8;
12;
23;
5 (Sat.), 7, 10, 31;

Togo

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 13;
9, 13;
27;
1, 21;
1, 21;
15;
21, 24;
1, 28;
25;

Tongo

Jan
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec

1;
10, 1, 25;
4;
12;
1;
4;
4, 25, 26;

Trinidad and Tobago

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Oct
Dec

1;
30;
10, 13;
30;
11, 19;
1, 31;
21, 24;
18;
25, 26;

Tunisia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
9, 20, 21;
9;
1;
25;
13;
20;
7, 27;
18;

Turkey

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov

1;
23;
19;
30 (Sun.);
20 (Sun.), 21, 22;
29;
27, 28 (Sat.), 29 (Sun.), 30;

Uganda

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 26;
8;
10, 13;
1;
3, 9;
9;
21;
28;
25, 26;

Ukraine

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Aug

1, 7;
8;
17, 18, 19, 20;
1, 2, 9;
8, 28;
24;

United Arab Emirates

Jan
Mar
Jul
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

1, 2;
9;
20
;
6, 22 (Sat.);
20 (Sun.), 21, 22;
26, 27, 28 (Sat.), 29 (Sun.), 30;
2, 3, 18, 25;

United Kingdom

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Dec

1;
10, 13 (not Scotland);
4, 25;
31 (not Scotland);
25, 26 (Sat.), 28;

United States of America

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 19;
12, 16;
10;
25;
3, 4 (Sat.);
7;
12;
11, 26;
25;

Uruguay

Jan
Feb
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6;
23, 24;
9, 10, 20;
1, 18;
19;
18;
25;
12;
2;
25;

Uzbekistan

Jan
Mar
May
Sep
Nov
Dec

1;
8, 9, 21;
1, 9;
1, 21;
28;
8;

Vanuatu

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec

1;
21;
5;
10, 13;
1, 21;
24, 30;
15;
5;
29;
25, 26;

Venezuela

Jan
Feb
Apr
Jun
Jul
Oct
Dec

1;
2, 21, 22, 23, 24;
9, 10, 19;
24;
5, 24;
12;
25;

Vietnam

Jan
Apr
May
Sep

1, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29;
4, 30;
1;
2;

Virgin Islands (British)

Jan
Mar
Apr
Jun
Jul
Aug
Oct
Dec

1;
2, 9;
10, 13;
1, 13;
3;
3, 4, 5;
19;
25, 26 (Sat), 28;

Virgin Islands (US)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 6, 17;
16;
31;
9, 10, 12, 13;
5, 6, 25;
15;
3, 4, 27;
7;
12, 19;
1, 11, 26;
25, 26;

Yemen

May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

1, 22;
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26;
14;
30, 27, 28, 29, 30;
1, 2, 18;

Zambia

Jan
Mar
Apr
May
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Dec

1;
9;
10, 13;
1, 25;
6, 7;
3;
3;
24;
25;

Zimbabwe

Jan
Apr
May
Aug
Dec

1;
10, 13, 18;
1, 25;
10, 11;
22, 25, 26;

Last updated on 16 Mar 2010