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Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
Holidays and observances. Christian feast day: Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Flannán; Gatianus of Tours; O Adonai; Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church) Winibald; December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Migrants Day; National Day ; Republic Day (Niger) UN Arabic Language Day (United Nations) References
In the United States, public holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government employees paid time off. The federal government does not require any private business to close or offer paid time off, as is the case for most state local governments, so employers ...
Public holidays in Italy are established by the Italian parliament and, with the exception of city or community patronal days, apply nationwide. These include a mix of national, religious and local observances.
December 18. Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day. National Twin Day. International Migrants Day. World Arabic Language Day. December 19. National Emo Day. National Hard Candy Day....
In Sweden, public holidays (Swedish: helgdagar) are established by acts of Parliament (the Riksdag). The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays.
This is a list of public holidays (national or otherwise) in Chile; about half of them are Christian holidays.
In Mexico, there are three major kinds of public holidays : Statutory holiday: Holidays observed all around Mexico. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools (public and private) are closed for the day. Civic holiday: These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to the day off with pay, and ...
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In Belgium, there are ten official public holidays. Other particular days are also celebrated, but these are not official public holidays and employers are not obliged to give their employees a day off. However, some employers do award a day's holiday in accordance with union negotiations.