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Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.
1 September (1992) †. Day of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. Deň Ústavy Slovenskej republiky. The constitution of (future) independent Slovakia was adopted in Bratislava. 15 September. Day of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, patron saint of Slovakia. Sviatok Panny Márie Sedembolestnej, patrónky Slovenska.
There are only three national holidays declared by Government of India: Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October). Apart from this, certain holidays which are celebrated nationally are declared centrally by the Union Government.
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, and a of other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.
A public holiday. Started in 2012. 18 December: Qatar National Day: اليوم الوطني لقطر: National Day of Qatar. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Shawwal: Eid al-Fitr: عيد الفطر: Commemorates end of Ramadan. 10th, 11th, 12th Zulhijjah: Eid al-Adha: عيد الأضحى: Commemorates Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son.
1 January. Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State, New Year's Day. Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok. Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia . closed. Two days before Easter. Good Friday. Velký pátek. Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016.
2 October. Lucerne City (only) L'Escalade. 12 December. GE (only) 1. The days around Carnival are (with the exception of very few individual municipalities) not public holidays. However, due to widely observed celebrations in the cantons mentioned, there are usually restrictions: for example, businesses might already close at noon or not open ...
December 12 is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]