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:] (Day of Atonement) *] (Day of Atonement)
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:] (Spiritual New Year) *] (Spiritual New Year)
:] (Based on the events in the Biblical book of Esther) *] (Based on the events in the Biblical book of Esther)
:] (The Feast of Tabernacles) *] (The Feast of Tabernacles)
:] (also: Chanukah; the Feast of Lights) *] (also: Chanukah; the Feast of Lights)
:] (New year of the trees) *] (New year of the trees)
:] *]
:] (Holocaust remembrance day) *] (Holocaust remembrance day)
:] (Israel independence day) *] (Israel independence day)
:] (The Feast of Weeks) *] (The Feast of Weeks)
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Islamic/Muslim holidays Islamic/Muslim holidays
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:], Lesser Bairam *], Lesser Bairam
:], Greater Bairam *], Greater Bairam


National holidays: National holidays:


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::] (also ]) (April 25) **] (also ]) (April 25)
::] (January 27) **] (January 27)
::] (November 11) - NOT a public holiday **] (November 11) - NOT a public holiday
::] (June 8) **] (June 8)
::] (first tuesday in November) - Victoria only **] (first tuesday in November) - Victoria only
::] (localised holiday, on a different day in each region) **] (localised holiday, on a different day in each region)
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:] **] (])
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:] **] (])
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**] (third Monday in January)

**] (third Monday in February)
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::] (]) **] (fourth Monday in May; originally ])
::] (third Monday in January) **] (])
::] (third Monday in February) **] (first Monday in September)
::] (fourth Monday in May; originally ]) **] (second Monday in October; originally ])
⚫ **] (second Monday in November; originally ])
::] (])
::] (first Monday in September) **] (fourth Thursday in November)
⚫ *]
::] (second Monday in October; originally ])
**] (])
⚫ ::] (second Monday in November; originally ])
⚫ **] (]), Mexican independence day
::] (fourth Thursday in November)
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**Capodanno (]) (])
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⚫ **] (]) (in Rome only)
⚫ ::] (]), Mexican independence day
⚫ **St. Peter and St. Paul (]) (in Rome only)

⚫ **Ferragosto (])
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::Capodanno (]) (]) **The Victory on ] (])
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⚫ ::] (]) (in Rome only)
⚫ ::St. Peter and St. Paul (]) (in Rome only)
⚫ ::Ferragosto (])
::The Victory on ] (])


Other holidays: Other holidays:
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:] 3rd Sunday in June *] 3rd Sunday in June
:] Sunday after September Labor Day - proclaimed ny ] in 1978. *] Sunday after September Labor Day - proclaimed ny ] in 1978.
:] (]) *] (])
:] 2nd Sunday in May *] 2nd Sunday in May
:] 4th Sunday in October *] 4th Sunday in October
:] - ] *] - ]
:] ] *] ]
:] ''(most countries - ] and ] are prominent exceptions)'' *] ''(most countries - ] and ] are prominent exceptions)''


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A holiday is day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity.

Based on the English words "holy" and "day," holidays originally represented special days of the Christian church calendar. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day.

Jewish_holidays


Christian holidays:


Islamic/Muslim holidays

National holidays:

Other holidays:

External Links:

  • Bizarre American Holidays -- a comprehensive compilation of special recognition given both to months and individual days. Unfortunately, the origins of the commemorations aren't provided.

In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, a holiday is also a period spent away from home or business in travel or recreation (e.g., "I'm going on holiday to Majorca next week"), like an American "vacation".

Farm holiday: see Agriturismo.

BTW, we need to add all those national holiday articles, recently added to Misplaced Pages, to this page.