Holidays and Observances Around the World
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North America
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Belize
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten
- St. Barts
- The Bahamas
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United States
- US Virgin Islands
Atlantic
South America
Australia & Pacific
- American Samoa
- Australia
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
UN & World
Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- East Timor
- Georgia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Indian Ocean
Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Holy See (Vatican City)
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo Democratic Republic
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- eSwatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Upcoming holidays and observances
| Weekday | Date | Holiday Name | Countries where this is observed (might not be complete) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Aug 17 | Flag Day | Bolivia |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Gold Cup Parade | Canada |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Chinese Valentine's Day | China |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Independence Day | Gabon |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Indonesian Independence Day | Indonesia |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | India |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Slovenians in Prekmurje Incorporated into the Mother Nation Day | Slovenia |
| Friday | Aug 17 | Statehood Day in Hawaii | United States |
| Sunday | Aug 19 | Independence Day (National Day) | Afghanistan |
| Sunday | Aug 19 | Constitution Day | Anguilla |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Arafat (Hajj) Day | United Arab Emirates |
| Monday | Aug 20 | San Martín Day | Argentina |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Discovery Day | Canada |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Assumption of Mary | Colombia |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Independence Restoration Day | Estonia |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Arafat Day | Egypt |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Hungary National Day | Hungary |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People | Morocco |
| Monday | Aug 20 | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) | United Arab Emirates, Cameroon, Egypt, Iran, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Arafat Day | Bahrain |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Gospel Day (Kosrae) | Micronesia |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Waqfat Arafat Day | Kuwait |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Day of Arafah | Libya |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Youth Day | Morocco |
| Tuesday | Aug 21 | Ninoy Aquino Day | Philippines |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Eid al-Adha Holiday 1 | United Arab Emirates |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Eid al-Qurban | Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Canada, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Libya, Morocco, Macedonia, Republic of, Mali, Mauritania, Maldives, Malaysia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, Syria, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, East Timor, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Yemen, Yemen, Yemen, Yemen, Mayotte, South Africa |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Eid al-Adha | Argentina |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Eid al-Adha | Jordan |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Eid al-Adha | Kenya |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Birthday of Lord Zoroaster (Khordad Sal) | Pakistan |
| Wednesday | Aug 22 | Sacrifice Feast Day 2 | Turkey |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Eid al-Adha Holiday 2 | United Arab Emirates |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Feast of the Sacrifice (day 2) | Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Eid al-Adha | Bahrain |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Hari Raya Haji (Day 2) | Malaysia |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Eid al-Adha Day 2 | Pakistan |
| Thursday | Aug 23 | Sacrifice Feast Day 3 | Turkey |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Eid al-Adha Day 3 | Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Oman |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Eid al-Adha | Bahrain |
| Friday | Aug 24 | National Parks´ Day | Costa Rica |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Flag Day | Liberia |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Eid al-Adha Day 3 | Pakistan |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Sacrifice Feast Day 4 | Turkey |
| Friday | Aug 24 | Independence Day | Ukraine |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Eid al-Adha Day 4 | Bangladesh, Iraq |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Eid al-Adha | Bahrain |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Spirit Festival | China |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Onam | India |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Eid al-Adha holiday | Jordan |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Day of Songun | North Korea |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Special Working Day | Kazakhstan |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Nikini Full Moon Poya Day | Sri Lanka |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Youth's Day | Mongolia |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Eid al-Adha Day 4 | Pakistan |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Ghost Festival | Taiwan |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Raksha Bandhan | United States |
| Saturday | Aug 25 | Independence Day | Uruguay |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Bangladesh |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Eid al-Adha | Bahrain |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Indonesia |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | India |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Sri Lanka |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Myanmar |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Mauritius |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Malaysia |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Heroes' Day | Namibia |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | National Day of Repentance | Papua New Guinea |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | Pakistan |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | United Kingdom |
| Sunday | Aug 26 | Raksha Bandhan | South Africa |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Summer Bank Holiday (except Alderney) | Guernsey |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Late Summer Bank Holiday | Gibraltar |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Summer Bank Holiday | Isle of Man |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Summer Bank Holiday | Jersey |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Independence Day | Moldova |
| Monday | Aug 27 | National Heroes Day holiday | Philippines |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Father's Day | South Sudan |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Summer Bank Holiday | United Kingdom |
| Monday | Aug 27 | Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | United States |
| Tuesday | Aug 28 | Day of the Assumption of Mary | Georgia |
| Tuesday | Aug 28 | Independence Day Holiday | Moldova |
| Tuesday | Aug 28 | Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox) | Macedonia, Republic of |
| Wednesday | Aug 29 | Eid-e-Ghadir | Iran |
| Wednesday | Aug 29 | National Uprising Day | Slovakia |
| Thursday | Aug 30 | Constitution Day | Kazakhstan |
| Thursday | Aug 30 | Santa Rosa De Lima | Peru |
| Thursday | Aug 30 | Popular Consultation Day | East Timor |
| Thursday | Aug 30 | Victory Day | Turkey |
| Friday | Aug 31 | Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyzstan |
| Friday | Aug 31 | Constitution Day (extra holiday) | Kazakhstan |
| Friday | Aug 31 | Language Day | Moldova |
| Friday | Aug 31 | Malaysia's National Day | Malaysia |
| Friday | Aug 31 | Independence Day | Trinidad and Tobago |
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