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Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island .
2–3 July – 2024 India-Bangladesh floods: At least sixteen people are killed by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, while over 300,000 more are displaced. [99] [100] 5 July – A victory parade is held in Mumbai by the Indian cricket team following their victory in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [101] [102]
Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November, determined by an act of Congress in 1941. Prior to that, the date of Thanksgiving was a bit of a political football.
Other than religious holidays, which we'll get to in a minute, the biggest holiday in November is Thanksgiving. This year it falls on Nov. 28, 2024. That means Black Friday is Nov. 29.
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.
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving holiday in 1863 during the Civil War. In addition, President Lincoln proclaimed Thursday, Nov. 26, 1863, as Thanksgiving, the almanac said.
In Poland during holidays on 1 and 3 May, when taking a few days of leave can result in 9-day-long holidays; this is called The Picnic (or Majówka). In Japan, golden-week lasts roughly a full week. Then, in 2007, the law was amended so that if any 2 public holidays occur both on a weekday and are separated by a day, then that intermediate day ...