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It is celebrated in South Tyrol, and for its capital city Bolzano it replaces the holiday of the local patron saint celebrated elsewhere in Italy. Until 1973, Whit Monday was a public holiday in Ireland (also called a bank holiday). It was a bank holiday in the United Kingdom until 1967.
In the United Kingdom the day is known as Whit Monday, and was a bank holiday until 1967 when it was replaced by the Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May. In France, following reactions to the implementation of the Journée de solidarité envers les personnes âgées , Pentecost Monday has been reestablished as a regular (not as a ...
Below are lists of public holidays by countries. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2020) Current countries.
The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. The day is also called Lesser Eid, or simply Eid; Eid al-Adha is the latter of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). The day is also sometimes called Big Eid or the ...
The official National holiday of Sweden is celebrated on 6 June, a status which it was finally granted in 2005, removing Whit Monday as a public holiday. The Name days in Sweden calendar is also denoted. It has a long history, originally a calendar of saints, some names have stuck throughout centuries while others have been modernized.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Originally celebrated only in the United States. Can now be celebrated in various countries around the world. Patriots' Day: 3rd Monday in April: Massachusetts and Maine, United States: Earth Day: 22 April: Celebrated in many countries as a day to cherish nature. Children's Day: 23 April Turkey: National Sovereignty and Children's Day King's ...
2020. Easter Monday – April 13; Ascension Day – May 21; Korité – May 24; Whit Monday – June 1; Tabaski – July 31; 2021. Easter Monday – April 5; Korité – May 13