267 briefs · 48 iconic · 5 categories · 55 countries

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One page per holiday, festival, or public day. Each brief covers origins, dates, customs, legal status, and where it is contested — then links the primary sources.

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Across the year

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Flagship briefs

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

No federal or major public holiday observed today across tracked regions.

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Melbourne Cup

AUin 10 days

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USin 10 days

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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7, the US observance for the 1941 attack

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7 is the US federal observance remembering the 2,403 US service members and civilians killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Established by Congress in 1994, observed with flag-half-staff and ceremonies at Pearl Harbor. Not a federal holiday.