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This monthly
recap of May 2010 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.
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Country |
News Item Summary
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31-May-2010 |
Spain |
 Spain 2011 Public Holidays In Cataluña (Source: Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya-DOGC) - Summary: The Conselleria de Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya has published the list of 2011 public holidays in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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31-May-2010 |
China |
 China Considering November 12 Regional Public Holiday (Source: Radio Guangdong-Guangzhou) - Summary: The Guangzhou Communications Commission has announced that the Guangzhou government had decided to declare Friday, November 12, 2010, as a one-off regional public holiday to coincide with the first day of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. Links: full story and other China news and updates.
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29-May-2010 |
Nicaragua |
 Nicaragua Declares May 31st Public Holiday (Source: El Pueblo Presidente-Managua) - Summary: Nicaragua's Ministry of Labour (MITRAB) has announced that Sunday, May 30, 2010, would be a public holiday on the occasion of this year's Mothers' Day (Día de las Madres). Links: full story and other Nicaragua news and updates.
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29-May-2010 |
Honduras |
 Honduras FIFA Public Holidays Update (Source: La Prensa-San Pedro Sula) - Summary: Honduras' Minister of the Interior, Áfrico Madrid, has announced that the government of Honduras has decreed special public sector working hours on June 16, 21 and 25 to allow public servants the time to watch Honduras playing in the 2010 World Cup championship. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
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25-May-2010 |
Bangladesh |
 Bangladesh Revises Janmashtami Public Holiday Date (Source: Central Bank of Bangladesh-Dhaka) - Summary: The Central Bank of Bangladesh has issued the DOS Circular Letter No. 05: Amendment to the list of Holidays in 2010 for Banks, which lists a revised date of September 2, 2010, for the Janmashtami public holiday. Links: full story and other Bangladesh news and updates.
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25-May-2010 |
Nigeria |
 Nigeria Declares May 31 Public Holiday (Source: The Daily Trust-Lagos) - Summary: Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Ihenacho, has issued an announcement, signed by his Assistant Director, Timothy Oyedeji, declaring Monday, May 31, 2010, as a day in lieu public holiday on account of this year's Democracy Day. Links: full story and other Nigeria news and updates.
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25-May-2010 |
Fiji |
 Fiji Confirms Cancellation Of Upcoming Public Holiday (Source: Fiji Broadcasting Corporation-Suva) - Summary: The government of Fiji has issued a communique confirming that the upcoming, May 28, Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day public holiday had been cancelled as per the recently promulgated "Employment Relations Regulations 2010". Links: full story and other Fiji news and updates.
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24-May-2010 |
Fiji |
Fiji Announces Official List of 2011 Public Holidays (Source: Ministry of Information-Suva) - Summary: The Fiji Governing Cabinet has approved the list of the dates of public holidays for the year 2011, following a submission by Fiji's Minister for Education, National Heritage, Culture and Arts, Youth and Sports, Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment, Filipe Bole, taking into account the provisions contained in the Promulgation and Employment Relations (Administration) Regulations 2008. Links: full story and other Fiji news and updates.
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23-May-2010 |
Portugal |
 Portugal Socialists Want To Eliminate 4 Public Holidays (Source: Jornal de Negócios-Lisbon) - Summary: A draft bill had been introduced in the National Assembly by Socialist deputies, Teresa Sales and Maria do Rosário Carneiro, which would cancel 4 annual public holidays. Links: full story and other Portugal news and updates.
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23-May-2010 |
Fiji |
Fiji Denies May 24 Public Holiday (Source: The Fiji Sun-Suva) - Summary: Fiji's Minister for Education, Filipe Bole, has issued a statement reminding the public, and schools in particular, that the, May 24, John Wesley Day, is not a public holiday in Fiji. Links: full story and other Fiji news and updates.
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22-May-2010 |
Taiwan |
 Taiwan To Pass Public Holidays Legislation (Source: Taiwan's Executive Yuan-Taipei) - Summary: Taiwan's Executive Yuan has approved a draft bill which would replace the current declaration of public holidays, and compensatory working Saturdays, executive orders by the Cabinet, by permanent legislation. Links: full story and other Taiwan news and updates.
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21-May-2010 |
Ghana |
 Ghana Declares May 25 AU Public Holiday (Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation-Accra) - Summary: Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Martin Amidu, has announced that Tuesday, May 25, 2010, would be a statutory public holiday throughout the country, on account of the upcoming African Union Day. Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
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21-May-2010 |
Saint Helena |
 Saint Helena 2010 Ratting Day Public Holiday (Source: Tristan Times-Tristan da Cunha) - Summary: The Chief Islander of Saint Helena's region of Tristan da Cunha has declared today as the day for the island's annual Ratting Day public holiday. Links: full story and other Saint Helena news and updates.
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20-May-2010 |
Peru |
 Peru Declares May 21 Regional Public Holiday (Source: Radio Nacional del Perú-Lima) - Summary: The regional government of Peru's northern department of Piura has declared Friday, May 21, 2010, as a one-off public holiday on account of the signing of the contract for the local hydroelectric works known as the Proyecto Especial de Irrigación e Hidroenergético del Alto Piura (Pehiap). Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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19-May-2010 |
Lebanon |
 Lebanon Declares May 25 Public Holiday (Source: Government Portal of Information and Forms-Republic of Lebanon) - Summary: The press office of Lebanon's Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has announced that all public administrations, schools and universities would be closed on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, on the occasion of the public holiday declared for the upcoming Liberation Day. Links: full story and other Lebanon news and updates.
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19-May-2010 |
Thailand |
 Thailand Declares May 20-21 Nationwide Bank Holidays (Source: Bank of Thailand-Bangkok) - Summary: The Bank of Thailand has declared a nationwide bank holiday for Thursday and Friday, May 20-21, 2010 (B.E. 2553) and has announced that all Thai financial institutions throughout the country, including the stock market, would be closed "for reasons of public safety". Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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19-May-2010 |
Tonga |
 Tongan Public Holiday Amendment Act 2010 Gazetted (Source: The Information Unit-Prime Minister's Office) - Summary: Tonga's recently-passed "Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2010" (Act No. 10 of 2010) has been signed into law by Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita. Links: full story and other Tonga news and updates.
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19-May-2010 |
Macedonia |
 Macedonian Initiative To Cut Public Holidays (Source: Macedonian Information Centre-Skopje) - Summary: The Organization of Employers of the Republic of Macedonia is calling on the government of Macedonia to reduce the number of public holidays and legally mandated ethnic non-working days. Links: full story and other Macedonia news and updates.
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19-May-2010 |
Holy See |
 Vatican 2011 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Prefettura della Casa Ponitificia-Vatican City) - Summary: The Vatican's Prefecture of the Papal Household has released the list of 2011 public holidays for the Vatican (aka. the Holy See). Links: full story and other Holy See news and updates.
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19-May-2010 |
Pakistan |
 Pakistan Declares Regional School Holiday Tomorrow (Source: The Daily Times-Karachi) - Summary: The government of Pakistan's Province of Sindh has announced a regional school holiday in Karachi, on Thursday, May 20, 2010, following the murder of at least 21 people in political clashes yesterday. Links: full story and other Pakistan news and updates.
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18-May-2010 |
Thailand |
Thailand Extends Emergency Public Holidays Till Weekend (Source: Thai News Agency-Bangkok) - Summary: The Deputy Spokesman for the government of Thailand, Watchara Kannika, has announced that the cabinet had decided to extend the 2 days of public holidays, declared last weekend, for yesterday and today, for an additional 3 days, until Friday, May 21, 2010, inclusively, due to the situation of unrest in the capital. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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18-May-2010 |
Uganda |
 Uganda Extends Officials' Burial Public Holidays Law (Source: The Daily Monitor-Kampala) - Summary: Uganda's Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Service, Henry Kajura, has introduced legislation that would extend the automatic declaration of a one-off public holiday to cover the eventuality of the Speaker of Parliament dying in office. Links: full story and other Uganda news and updates.
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18-May-2010 |
Ecuador |
 Ecuador Confirms May 24 Public Holiday (Source: Ministerio De Trabajo y Empleo-Quito) - Summary: Ecuador's Ministro de Turismo, Freddy Elhers, has confirmed that the upcoming Batalla de Pichincha public holiday would be observed (será día de asueto obligado) on Monday, May 24, 2010. Links: full story and other Ecuador news and updates.
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17-May-2010 |
Jordan |
 Jordan Announces May 25 Independence Day Public Holiday (Source: Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) - Summary: Jordan's Prime Minister, Samir Rifai, has issued a communique announcing that the upcoming Independence Day public holiday would be observed on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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16-May-2010 |
Thailand |
Thailand Declares May 17 and 18 Emergency Public Holidays (Source: Thai Center for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation-CRES) - Summary: The spokesperson for the Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES), Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd, has announced that the government of Thailand had authorised the declaration of Monday, May 17, and Tuesday, May 18, 2010, as official non-working public holidays in Bangkok. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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15-May-2010 |
Uruguay |
 Uruguay Considering Reduction Of Number Of Public Holidays (Source: Presidencia de la República-República Oriental del Uruguay) - Summary: Uruguay's President, José Mujica, has indicated that the Uruguayan executive is considering the reduction of the number of official non-working public holidays in Uruguay. Links: full story and other Uruguay news and updates.
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14-May-2010 |
Dominican Republic |
 Dominican Republic Declares 3-Day Electoral Public Holidays (Source: Centro de Informacion Gubernamental-Santo Domingo) - Summary: The President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández, has signed Executive Decree 264-10, which declares as non-working public holidays (días no laborables) the dates of May 15, 16, and 17, 2010, on account of the upcoming legislative elections. Links: full story and other Dominican Republic news and updates.
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14-May-2010 |
Kenya |
 Kenya Could Declare August 4 Public Holiday (Source: Capital FM-Nairobi) - Summary: The Chairman of Kenya's Interim Independent Electoral Commission, Ahmed Isaack Hassan, has announced that the date for the upcoming Constitutional Referendum was set for August 4, 2010. Links: full story and other Kenya news and updates.
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13-May-2010 |
Thailand |
Thailand Declares Emergency Public Holiday Tomorrow (Source: The Bangkok Post-Bangkok) - Summary: The government of Thailand has decided to extend today's public holiday for an additional day, tomorrow, Friday, May 14, 2010, due to the situation of unrest in the capital. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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13-May-2010 |
Paraguay |
 Paraguay Declares May 14 Regional Public Holiday (Source: Municipalidad de Ciudad del Este-Alto Paraná) - Summary: The Municipality of Ciudad del Este, published Resolución N° 6134/2010 which declares tomorrow, Friday, May 14, 2010, a departmental public holiday (asueto distrital) on account of this year's annual, May 15, Día de la Independencia public holiday, which falls on a Saturday, in 2010. Links: full story and other Paraguay news and updates.
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13-May-2010 |
Honduras |
Honduras Could Move October Public Holidays To June (Source: Resumen de Sesiones del Congreso Nacional de Honduras-Tegucigalpa) - Summary: Honduras' National Congress has approved, by a vote of 36-8, a draft decree (proyecto de decreto) which would move this year's 3 annual October public holidays to the 3 dates when Honduras' national football team is scheduled to play in the upcoming June FIFA World Cup. Links: full story and other Honduras news and updates.
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13-May-2010 |
Brazil |
 Brazil Bill Would Declare World Cup Public Holidays (Source: NOPS-Brasilia) - Summary: Brazilian PL deputy, Mendes Thames, has introduced legislation that would declare a series of additional June public holidays, every 4 years, to coincide with Brazil's participation in the FIFA World Cup. Links: full story and other Brazil news and updates.
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13-May-2010 |
Chile |
 Chile Switches To September 17 Bicentennial Public Holiday (Source: Cámara de Diputados de Chile-Santiago) - Summary: The Comisión de Gobierno Interior de la Cámara de Diputados of Chile's Congress has approved a bill submitted by DC parliamentarian Ricardo Rincón (Boletín 6929-06) which would declare Friday, September 17, 2010, as a one-off public holiday, instead of the recently proposed date of Monday, September 20, 2010. Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.
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13-May-2010 |
Guatemala |
 Guatemala Movable Public Holidays Update (Source: Diario de Centro América-Guatemala City) - Summary: The Comisión de Economía y Comercio Exterior of Guatemala's Congress is considering a bill that would move mid-week public holidays to a nearby Monday. Links: full story and other Guatemala news and updates.
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12-May-2010 |
Bénin |
 Benin Declares May 14 Census Public Holiday (Source: Conseil des Ministres de la République du Bénin-Cotonou) - Summary: Bénin's Secrétaire Général du Gouvernement, Ibraïma Soulemane, has announced that the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bénin had declared Friday, May 14, 2010, as a one-off public holiday, to assist in the progress of Bénin's current census. Links: full story and other Bénin news and updates.
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12-May-2010 |
India |
 India Declares May 14 And 20 Regional Public Holidays (Source: The Hindustan Times-Chandigarh) - Summary: The Government of India's State of Punjab has declared a one-off public holiday, for all offices, educational institutions and offices of Boards and Corporations located in Chandigarh and Punjab, on Friday, May 14, 2010, on account of the tercentenary celebrations of "Sirhind Fateh Divas". Links: full story and other India news and updates.
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10-May-2010 |
Indonesia |
 Indonesia Declares May 11 Regional Public Holiday (Source: The Jakarta Post-Denpasar) - Summary: The Governor of Indonesia's Province of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, in accordance with gubernatorial regulations, has declared a one-off regional public holiday on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, the date of the upcoming mayoral election day. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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9-May-2010 |
Brazil |
Brazil Considering Reducing Number Of Public Holidays (Source: NOPS-Brasilia) - Summary: Brazil's Finance Minister, Guido Mantega, has suggested reducing the number of non-working public holidays in Brazil to improve the performance of the Brazilian economy. Links: full story and other Brazil news and updates.
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8-May-2010 |
Malaysia |
 Malaysia 2012 Islamic Public Holidays Announced (Source: Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia-Jakim) - Summary: Malaysia's governmental Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia, aka. JAKIM) has published its Islamic calendar for 2012 (corresponding to 1433-1434 AH). Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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7-May-2010 |
Nauru |
 Nauru Declares Tomorrow Public Holiday For Queen’s Baton (Source: The Government of the Republic of Nauru-Yaren) - Summary: The president of Nauru, Marcus Stephen, has declared tomorrow, May 8, 2010, as a one-off public holiday in Nauru on the occasion of the passing of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton. Links: full story and other Nauru news and updates.
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7-May-2010 |
Hong Kong |
 Hong Kong 2011 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government-HKSAR) - Summary: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has released its official list of 2011 public holidays to be observed in Hong Kong. Links: full story and other Hong Kong news and updates.
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6-May-2010 |
Netherlands |
 Netherlands Considering Annual May 5 Public Holiday (Source: Netherlands Info Services-Amsterdam) - Summary: A majority of the parties in the Dutch Parliament has responded favorably to the Dutch Labour (PvdA) leader, Job Cohen, proposing that May 5th should become a general public holiday every year. Links: full story and other Netherlands news and updates.
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6-May-2010 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria Declares May 6 Public Holiday (Source: The Nigerian Tribune-Lagos) - Summary: A few hours ago, a spokesman for Nigeria's acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, has announced that following the overnight death of Nigeria's President, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, today, May 6, 2010, had been declared a one-off public holiday throughout Nigeria. Links: full story and other Nigeria news and updates.
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5-May-2010 |
Moldova |
 Moldova Announces May 15 Public Holiday (Source: UNIMEDIA-Chisinau) - Summary: Moldova's Minister of Labour, Social Welfare and Family, Valentina Buliga, has announced that May 15 would henceforth be a public holiday in Moldova, to be included in the list of holidays and days of rest as Family Day. Links: full story and other Moldova news and updates.
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4-May-2010 |
Chile |
Chile Opts For September 20 Bicentennial Public Holiday (Source: La Segunda-Santiago) - Summary: Chile's President, Sebastián Piñera, has announced that he had sent a bill (Boletín 6919-06) to Chile's Congress to make Monday, September 20, 2010, a one-off public holiday to compensate the fact that this year's 2-day annual Independence public holidays falls on a Saturday and a Sunday. Links: full story and other Chile news and updates.
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4-May-2010 |
Argentina |
 Argentina Decrees May 24 Public Holiday (Source: La Nación-Buenos Aires) - Summary: A few hours ago, Argentina's President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, abandoned the legislative route, and signed an executive decree making Monday, May 24, 2010, a one-off (por única vez) non-working public holiday to coincide with Argentina's bicentennial. Links: full story and other Argentina news and updates.
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1-May-2010 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria Declares May 3 Public Holiday (Source: The Nigerian Tribune-Lagos) - Summary: Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Emmanuel Ihenacho, has announced that the federal government of Nigeria had declared Monday, May 3, 2010, as a non-working public holiday to compensate the fact that this year's May 1st public holiday falls on a Saturday. Links: full story and other Nigeria news and updates.
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