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viernes, 23 de octubre de 2026

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

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Días festivos públicos en los quince países y festivales lunares que cubrimos, con fechas fijas obtenidas en vivo de Nager.Date y fechas lunares de las tablas de calendario publicadas en cada ficha. Se actualiza en cada visita.

DateInHolidayLocal name
31 oct 2026in 7dDEReformation DayReformationstag
1 nov 2026in 8dDEAll Saints' DayAllerheiligen
3 nov 2026in 10dAUMelbourne CupMelbourne Cup
3 nov 2026in 10dUSElection Day (US)Election Day (US)
8 nov 2026in 15dINDiwaliDiwali
11 nov 2026in 18dUSVeterans DayVeterans Day
11 nov 2026in 18dCAArmistice DayArmistice Day
11 nov 2026in 18dCARemembrance DayRemembrance Day
18 nov 2026in 25dDERepentance and Prayer DayBuß- und Bettag
24 nov 2026in 31dINGuru Nanak JayantiGuru Nanak Jayanti

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Jun

Icelandic National Day - 17 June, the day the republic was declared at Þingvellir in 1944

Icelandic National Day on 17 June commemorates the declaration of the Republic of Iceland at Þingvellir in 1944, after a referendum held while Denmark was under German occupation. The date was chosen to match the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson.

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Jun

Joninės - Lithuania’s midsummer, celebrated on 24 June with bonfires, wreaths and the search for a fern flower

Joninės, also called Rasos or the Dew Holiday, is Lithuania’s national midsummer festival on 24 June. A public holiday, it centres on bonfires, floating flower wreaths, the search for the midnight fern flower and dancing through the flames.

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Aug

Obon (Japan) - the August ancestor festival of Bon Odori, spirit horses and lantern floats, kept in three regional calendars

Obon is Japan’s mid-August festival of returned ancestors: three days of Bon Odori, grave-tending and floating lanterns. It is not a public holiday but is widely treated as one, and runs on three different regional calendars.

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Jan

Timkat (Ethiopia and Eritrea) - Ethiopian Epiphany on 19 or 20 January, the blessing of water and the procession of the Tabot

Timkat, or Timket, is the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox feast of Epiphany on 19 January (20 January in a leap year). It blesses water for baptism and is inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list.

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Apr

Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) - Baisakh 1 on 13or 14 April, and the nine-day Bisket Jatra that brings the country into it

Nepali New Year, or Nava Barsha, marks Baisakh 1 in the Bikram Sambat calendar on 13 or 14 April. It is a national public holiday, and in Bhaktapur it is the high point of the nine-day Bisket Jatra.

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Feb - Mar

Makha Bucha - the full-moon day of the first lunar month, kept across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka

Makha Bucha is the full-moon day of the first lunar month, celebrated by Theravada Buddhists across Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It commemorates the spontaneous gathering of 1,250 arahants before the Buddha.

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Comparaciones lado a lado

US Thanksgiving vs Canadian Thanksgiving - same name, six weeks apart, different origins

Both Thanksgivings share the harvest-festival root but differ on origin, date, framing, and contested history. Side-by-side comparison with primary sources.

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Columbus Day vs Indigenous Peoples Day - same date, two civic frames

Same Monday in October, but different civic story. One frames it as a celebration of Italian-American heritage and the encounter of Old and New World; the other frames it as a day of mourning or recognition of the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples. Side-by-side comparison.

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Memorial Day vs Veterans Day - same colors, different honor, six months apart

Memorial Day honors US service members who died in military service (last Monday of May). Veterans Day honors all who served, living or deceased (November 11). Both are federal holidays under 5 U.S.C. 6103, but they commemorate different populations.

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Bastille Day vs Independence Day - two national revolutions, ten days apart on the calendar

Bastille Day (France, July 14) and Independence Day (US, July 4) are national civic holidays ten days apart, both tied to revolutionary origins. Side-by-side comparison with primary sources on origins, date, observance, and contested history.

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Lunar New Year vs Mid-Autumn Festival - the two anchor festivals of the East Asian lunar calendar

Lunar New Year (1st day of 1st lunar month) and Mid-Autumn Festival (15th day of 8th lunar month) are the two anchor festivals of the East Asian lunar calendar. Both are family-reunion observances with full-moon symbolism, but differ in scale, ritual, and cultural meaning.

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Hanukkah vs Diwali - two autumn festivals of light, on different calendars, with different kinds of miracles

Hanukkah and Diwali are both autumn festivals of light celebrated by major world religions (Judaism and Hinduism) and observed by diaspora communities worldwide. Side-by-side comparison with primary sources, including the date math, the candle/lamp tradition, and the modern observance footprint.

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Passover vs Eid al-Fitr - two spring festivals, one lunar, one family-meal centric

Passover (Pesach) and Eid al-Fitr are both major spring observances on the Hebrew and Islamic lunar calendars respectively, both involving family meals, religious reflection, and a multi-day observance. Side-by-side comparison with dates, observance, and the contested politics of each.

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Day of the Dead vs Halloween - same week, completely different relationships with the dead

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and Halloween are both observed in the last days of October and the first days of November, both engage with death as a theme, but the two holidays have very different origins, tones, and cultural work to do. Side-by-side comparison with the date math and the contrasting ritual structures.

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Lunar New Year vs New Year - same new-year, two calendars, very different social weeks

Lunar New Year and Gregorian New Year (January 1) are both new-year observances, on different calendars, with different observance lengths, foods, and social rhythms. Side-by-side comparison covering the date math, the family-migration footprint, and the cultural work each does.

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Diwali vs Holi - two Hindu festivals, opposite seasons, opposite tones

Diwali and Holi are the two largest Hindu festivals of the year, on the Hindu lunisolar calendar, with opposite seasons (autumn vs spring), opposite tones (light-and-order vs color-and-chaos), and opposite social focuses (home-and-family vs community-and-outdoors). Side-by-side comparison.

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Eid al-Fitr vs Eid al-Adha - the two Islamic holidays, both rooted in the Prophet Muhammad's example, with different ritual structures

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are the two major Islamic holidays of the year on the Hijri lunar calendar, both anchored in the Prophet Muhammad's practice, both involving community prayer and family gathering, but with different ritual structures (fast-breaking vs sacrifice) and different positions in the year.

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Cinco de Mayo vs Mexican Independence Day - what the US thinks Mexico celebrates, vs what Mexico actually celebrates

Cinco de Mayo (May 5) and Mexican Independence Day (September 16) are very different holidays, in very different months, with very different histories, and the US celebration of Cinco de Mayo is much larger than the Mexican one. Side-by-side comparison of the two dates, their actual observance, and the surprising commercial footprint of the US Cinco de Mayo.

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ANZAC Day vs Memorial Day - two military memorial days, one dawn-service, one summer-vacation anchor

ANZAC Day (April 25) and US Memorial Day (last Monday of May) are both major military memorial days in their respective countries, both observed with formal ceremonies and public recognition, but the two have very different tones (solemn dawn service vs patriotic long-weekend) and very different ritual structures.

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United States

United States

Eleven federal holidays, a patchwork of state observances, and several federal days that have generated active replacement or rename movements (Columbus Day, Juneteenth).

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Canada

Canada

Five federal statutory holidays in most provinces, plus provincial days. Thanksgiving sits in October - six weeks earlier than the US holiday.

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Germany

Germany

Nine nationwide Feiertage, with Reformation Day (October 31) observed in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, and Thuringen but not in the other 11 states.

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United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Eight permanent bank holidays in England and Wales, with Scotland and Northern Ireland each having additional devolved holidays. Royal proclamations can declare one-off special days.

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India

India

Three national gazetted holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti), with most other holidays declared state-by-state. India follows a multi-religious calendar including Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, and Jain observances.

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China

China

Seven statutory public holidays observed nationwide, with Lunar New Year (Chunjie) and National Day (October 1) bracketed by weekend adjustment days to create 7-day blocks.

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France

France

Code du travail sets 11 statutory jours feries. Alsace-Moselle observes Good Friday and Saint-Étienne; overseas territories layer on local observances.

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Japan

Japan

The Cabinet Office designates 16 national holidays under the Holidays Act of 1948 (amended). Golden Week is a de facto 4-day cluster; substitute holidays apply when a national holiday falls on a Sunday.

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Mexico

Mexico

Ley Federal del Trabajo Article 74 sets 8 mandatory holidays. The 5-week Guadalupe-Reyes season runs December 12 through January 6 with multiple civic and religious observances.

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Italy

Italy

Legge 27 maggio 1949 n. 260 sets 10 civil national holidays. Cities add patron saints; Ferragosto (August 15) is the heaviest domestic travel day of the year.

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Spain

Spain

The BOE annual calendar sets 10 national holidays plus 2 per autonomous community. Each of 17 comunidades adds its own dia de la comunidad; cities layer on fiesta patronal.

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Australia

Australia

Eight national public holidays under the Public Holidays Act, plus state-day and territory-day additions. ANZAC Day and Australia Day anchor the calendar; state and territory public holidays diverge significantly.

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South Korea

South Korea

South Korea's national public holidays are dominated by two cluster periods around the lunar calendar: Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok (the autumn harvest festival). Each cluster runs 3-5 days with substitute holiday rules; they account for the bulk of the year's mass-migration traffic on highways and KTX rail.

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Brazil

Brazil

Brazil observes 8 mandatory federal holidays under Lei Federal do Trabalho no. 662/1949 (as amended). Major regional observances include Festa Junina (June-July), Dia da Consciencia Negra (Nov 20), and Finados (Nov 2).

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Indonesia

Indonesia

Sixteen national public holidays (libur nasional) recognised under Keputusan Presiden 24/2016, with two large observance clusters (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha) and the Pancasilan framework. Indonesian + English, side-by-side.

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Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan's federal calendar layers three federal civic holidays (Pakistan Day, Independence Day, Iqbal Day) on top of the Islamic lunar calendar, which produces the heaviest observance clusters around Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and the Prophet's birthday. Provincial and cultural days add further variety to the year.

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Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines has a two-tier holiday system: regular holidays (typically 12 per year, with paid days off) and special non-working days (with no premium pay but government-mandated closure). The country holds the world's longest Christmas season, beginning as early as September and culminating on January 6 (Feast of the Epiphany).

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Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam observes 11 federal public holidays anchored on the Gregorian and lunar calendars. Tet (Lunar New Year) is the heaviest observance cluster, with 5-6 days off. The Hung Kings Commemoration on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month is the country's ancestral-founder festival and a unique fixed-date lunar observance.

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Türkiye

Turkey

Turkey observes 9 federal public holidays anchored on the Gregorian and Islamic lunar calendars. Republic Day (October 29) and the broader civic-military calendar mark the 1923 founding of the Republic, while Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha generate the heaviest observance clusters. All Islamic and most civic holidays are paid days off for the country's 30M+ workforce.

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Ireland

Ireland

Ireland has ten public holidays under the Public Holidays Acts, nine of which are also bank holidays. St Brigid's Day joined the calendar in 2023, and the older eight-day Celtic solar cycle sits alongside it.

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Israel

Israel

Israel's statutory holidays are defined by the Hours of Work and Rest Law rather than a holidays act. Eleven days of rest are Hebrew-only, run sunset to sunset, and were widened in 2019 to include Yom Kippur.

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Thailand

Thailand

Thailand sets its public holidays annually by royal decree rather than by standing statute, and the calendar is dominated by royal and Buddhist dates. Labour Day and Asarnha Bucha were restored in 2024.

View Thailand calendar

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand has 11 nationwide public holidays under the Holidays Act 2003, plus province anniversary dates that vary annually. Matariki joined the statutory calendar in 2022 as the first new holiday in a decade.

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Iceland

Iceland

Iceland has sixteen public holidays under the Holidays Act, with no substitute weekday when one falls on a weekend. Þorrablót and Konudagur are the famous winter pair - and neither is a day off.

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Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania has sixteen public holidays under the Labour Code, including both 16 February and 11 March as restoration days, plus midsummer. No public holiday is moved to a weekday when it falls on a weekend.

View Lithuania calendar

Nepal

Nepal

Nepal keeps a public calendar dominated by Hindu and Buddhist festivals, keyed to the Bikram Sambat calendar. Nepali New Year falls on 13or 14 April and, in the Kathmandu valley, is the Bisket Jatra.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia has thirteen public holidays, most falling on fixed Ethiopian-calendar dates rather than Gregorian ones. The September cluster - Enkutatash on 11 September and Meskel on 27 September - is the part calendars most often get wrong.

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¿De dónde proviene la información?

Las fechas festivas provienen de Nager.Date, una API de días festivos públicos que replica las gacetas gubernamentales. El contexto cultural, los orígenes y las controversias provienen de Wikipedia y publicaciones gubernamentales primarias, con cada afirmación enlazada al final de cada ficha.

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