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The celebration, which, however, is not a public holiday, always takes place on 13 December and retains many pre-Christian traditions. The same is also true for many holidays in Sweden. In Sweden, a public holiday is sometimes referred to as röd dag (red day), [2] as it is printed in red in most calendars.
This holiday, which marks the conclusion of the civil year, is between two regular holidays, Rizal Day, and New Year's Day. This holiday is a special non-working day every December 31. E.O. No. 292 [18]
A public holiday. Started in 2012. [1] 18 December: Qatar National Day: اليوم الوطني لقطر: National Day of Qatar. [2] [3] 1st, 2nd, 3rd Shawwal: Eid al-Fitr: عيد الفطر: Commemorates end of Ramadan. [2] [3] 10th, 11th, 12th Zulhijjah: Eid al-Adha: عيد الأضحى: Commemorates Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son.
In addition, there are nine mandatory, official public holidays: New Year's Day, 6 January, 25 March, Orthodox Easter Monday, 1 May, 15 August, 28 October, 25 December and 26 December. [1] There are, however, more public holidays celebrated in Greece than are announced by the Ministry of Labour each year as mandatory.
There are two main holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar. Every year, the Gregorian dates of the ...
The holiday ends on March 9. March 21: Mother's Day: عيد الأم: Fête des Mères: The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox. May 6: Martyrs' Day: عيد الشهداء: Jour des martyrs: Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha ...
Colombia has 18 holidays (12 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carnival. The following are public holidays in Colombia: Año Nuevo / (New Year's Day) (January 1: blue laws, which prohibit working on that day, apply)
Only 5 of these holidays (January 1, May 1, July 18, August 25 and December 25) imply a mandatory paid leave for workers. The remaining holidays are generally observed by schools, public sector offices, banks, and a few private companies.