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This monthly
recap of February 1997 worldwide public holidays news and updates, covers all the countries
of the world, and is based on our daily review
of hundreds of online newspapers, government sites, and institutional sources,
and over a decade of experience following
worldwide public holidays, to place current events in context, and anticipate on
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6-Feb-1997 |
Mauritania |
 Mauritania Eid el-Fitr Public Holiday February 9 (Source: Journal Officiel de la République Islamique de Mauritanie-Noakchott) - Summary: Mauritania's President has issued Decree 019-97 which declares Sunday, February 9, 1997, the day after the Eid El Fitr (End of Ramadan) public holiday, as a one-off public holiday in Mauritania. Links: full story and other Mauritania news and updates.
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Taiwan Adds February 28 Public Holiday (Source: Taipei Times-Taipei) - Summary: Taiwan's legislature has passed a bill making February 28 an annual public holiday. Links: