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This monthly
recap of January 2002 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
possible future changes.
Available as
free weekly
or monthly email newsletters.
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Date |
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News Item Summary
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29-Jan-2002 |
Croatia |
 Croatia Restores Epiphany Public Holiday (Source: Croatian Radio-Zagreb) - Summary: The Croatian National Assembly has passed a law making Epiphany a public holiday again, beginning in 2003. Links: other Croatia news and updates.
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23-Jan-2002 |
Philippines |
 Philippines To Make End Of Ramadan A Full Public Holiday (Source: Office of the President-Malacañang) - Summary: The Head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, Gabriel Claudio, announced that one of the measures included in the legislative agenda for the remainder of the current first regular session of the 12th Congress, is to make the Eidul Fitr (End of Ramadan) a full-fledged national public holiday. Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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23-Jan-2002 |
Jersey |
 Jersey To Amend Public Holidays Law (Source: States of Jersey-Saint Helier) - Summary: The States of Jersey have gazetted the "Draft Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Amendment No. 2) (Jersey) Law 200-" which amends the "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951". Links: full story and other Jersey news and updates.
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17-Jan-2002 |
Latvia |
 Latvia Adds May 4 To Official Public Holidays List (Source: LETA News Agency-Riga) - Summary: Earlier today, the Saeima (Latvia's parliament) passed in its second reading, an amendment to the Law On Public Holidays And Commemoration Days which designates May 4, henceforth, as an annual official public holiday in Latvia. Links: full story and other Latvia news and updates.
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8-Jan-2002 |
Lesotho |
 Lesotho Announces 2002 Public Holidays List (Source: The Ministry Of Home Affairs-Maseru) - Summary: Lesotho's Ministry Of Home Affairs has published the official list of public holidays in Lesotho for the calendar year 2002. Links: full story and other Lesotho news and updates.
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6-Jan-2002 |
Fiji |
 Fiji To Cancel 2 Public Holidays (Source: Fijilive-Suva) - Summary: Fiji's Labour Minister, Kenneth Zinck, has announced that the government had decided to cancel two public holidays next year; Youth Day and the Queen's Birthday. Links: full story and other Fiji news and updates.
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5-Jan-2002 |
Australia |
 Australia Day 2002 Victoria Day In Lieu Confirmed (Source: AAP-Melbourne) - Summary: The Acting Premier of Australia's Victoria State, John Thwaites, has announced that the Australia Day long weekend, abolished by the former Kennett government in 1993, had been reinstated on the Victorian calendar, due to the fact that Australia Day this year falls on a Saturday. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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