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This monthly
recap of May 2011 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-2011 |
Philippines |
 Philippines Bill Would Devolve Regional Public Holidays (Source: Philippine Information Agency-Manila) - Summary: The Congress of the Philippines is to consider a bill which would devolve the declaration of local public holidays to the concerned local municipal councils, so that "Congress can instead concentrate on measures of national concern". Links: full story and other Philippines news and updates.
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30-May-2011 |
Tonga |
 Tonga Announces June 6 Public Holiday (Source: Tonga Ministry of Information and Communications-Nuku'alofa) - Summary: The government of Tonga has announced that the date of the upcoming Emancipation Day public holiday would be Monday, June 6, 2011, instead of Friday, June 4, 2011. Links: full story and other Tonga news and updates.
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29-May-2011 |
Australia |
 Australia Public Holidays Amendment In Victoria (Source: Legislative Council of Victoria-State of Victoria) - Summary: The Parliament of Australia's State of Victoria has passed on first reading "A Bill for an Act to amend the Public Holidays Act 1993 and for other purposes". Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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28-May-2011 |
Nicaragua |
 Nicaragua Mothers' Day Public Holiday Update (Source: Ministerio del Trabajo de Nicaragua-MITRAB) - Summary: Nicaragua's Minister of Labour, Jeannette Chávez Gómez, has announced that Monday, May 30, 2011, would be a fully-paid public holiday (día de asueto con goce de salario) for women in the public sector who have children on account of the upcoming Día de la Madre Nicaragüense. Links: full story and other Nicaragua news and updates.
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27-May-2011 |
Spain |
 Spain 2012 Extremadura Public Holidays Announced (Source: Diario Oficial de Extremadura-DOE) - Summary: The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Extremadura of Spain's Autonomous Region of Extremadura has published the list of regional public holidays (calendario laboral) for the calendar year 2012 in the Extremadura. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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26-May-2011 |
Saint Helena |
 Saint Helena 2011 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 tomorrow, Friday, May 27, 2011, as the day for this year's annual Ratting Day public holiday. Links: full story and other Saint Helena news and updates.
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26-May-2011 |
Spain |
Spain 2012 Andalucia Public Holidays Announced (Source: Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía-BOJA) - Summary: The Consejo de Gobierno de la Junta de Andalucía has published the list of 2012 public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Andalucia Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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25-May-2011 |
Tunisia |
 Tunisian Public Holidays Changes From 2012 (Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse-TAP) - Summary: Yesterday, the Tunisian Council of Ministers reviewed a change to the Tunisian Labour Code replacing the November 7 annual public holiday by a public holiday on January 14. Links: full story and other Tunisia news and updates.
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24-May-2011 |
Nigeria |
 Nigeria Declares May 30 Public Holidays (Source: The Punch-Abuja) - Summary: The Nigerian Minister of Labour and Supervising Minister of Interior, Chief Emeka Wogu, has announced that the federal government of Nigeria had declared Monday, May 30, 2011, as a double work-free public holiday. Links: full story and other Nigeria news and updates.
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24-May-2011 |
Malaysia |
 Malaysia Declares Additional September Public Holiday (Source: Bernama News Agency-Kuala Lumpur) - Summary: The Chief Secretary to the government of Malaysia, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, has announced that the Malaysian government had decided to decide to declare an additional one-off public holiday in September 2011 to compensate the fact that the upcoming Aidilfitri (End of Ramadan) public holiday falls on the same date as the annual National Day public holiday. Links: full story and other Malaysia news and updates.
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23-May-2011 |
Indonesia |
 Indonesia Declares June 3 Bridge Public Holiday (Source: Antara News Agency-Jakarta) - Summary: Earlier this morning, the Indonesian government announced that it had decided to declare another one-off bridge public holiday (locally known as collective leave) for Friday, June 3, 2011, in conjunction with the already gazetted annual public holiday of Thursday, June 2, 2011. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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22-May-2011 |
Peru |
 Peru Declares 4 Electoral Public Holidays (Source: Diario Oficial El Peruano-Lima) - Summary: The government of Peru has issued an executive decree (Decreto Supremo) which declares the 4-day period from Friday, June 3, until Monday, June 6, 2011, inclusively, as public holidays on account of the electoral second round on June 5. Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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21-May-2011 |
Lebanon |
 Lebanon Declares Resistance and Liberation Public Sector Holiday (Source: Government Portal for Information and Forms-Republic of Lebanon) - Summary: The office of the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon has issued a statement to the effect that a national non-working public holiday had been declared for Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to mark the upcoming Resistance and Liberation Day. Links: full story and other Lebanon news and updates.
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21-May-2011 |
Spain |
Spain 2012 Balears Public Holidays Announced (Source: Dirección General de Trabajo-Consell de Govern) - Summary: Spain's autonomous region of the Balears has announced its official calendar of 2012 regional and national public holidays (calendario laboral). Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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20-May-2011 |
Mauritius |
 Mauritius 2012 Public Holidays Announced (Source: Prime Minister's Office-Port-Louis) - Summary: The Cabinet of the Government of Mauritius has released its approved list of the official public holidays in Mauritius for the upcoming calendar year 2012. Links: full story and other Mauritius news and updates.
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20-May-2011 |
Ghana |
 Ghana Declares African Union Public Holiday (Source: Ghana News Agency-Accra) - Summary: The Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior has announced that Friday, May 25, 2011, would be a non-working public holiday throughout Ghana on account of the upcoming African Union Day. Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
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19-May-2011 |
Jordan |
 Jordan Independence Day Public Holiday On May 25 (Source: Jordan News Agency Petra-Amman) - Summary: Jordanian Prime Minister, Marouf Bakhit, has issued a communique declaring Wednesday, May 25, 2011, as the date of the upcoming Independence Day non-working public holiday throughout Jordan. Links: full story and other Jordan news and updates.
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19-May-2011 |
Seychelles |
 Seychelles Declares May 21 Electoral Public Holiday (Source: The Central Bank of Seychelles-Victoria) - Summary: The government of the Seychelles has declared Saturday, May 21, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on account of the Presidential election taking place on that day. Links: full story and other Seychelles news and updates.
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18-May-2011 |
Ecuador |
 Ecuador Moves May 24 Public Holiday (Source: Periódico Digital del Gobierno de la Revolución Ciudadana-Quito) - Summary: Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism has announced that the upcoming, May 24, Batalla de Pichincha, public holiday would be moved to Friday, May 27, 2011. Links: full story and other Ecuador news and updates.
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17-May-2011 |
Estonia |
 Estonian Bill To Extend Easter Public Holidays (Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling-ERR) - Summary: Estonia's Centre Party has introduced legislation that would make Easter Monday a non-working public holiday in Estonia, beginning in 2012. Links: full story and other Estonia news and updates.
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16-May-2011 |
Ukraine |
 Ukraine Regional Public Holiday In June 2012 (Source: Lviv City Council-Lvov) - Summary: The City Council of Ukraine's western city of Lviv (Lvov) has announced plans to declare a non-working public holiday on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, the one European Football Championship 2012 game which will fall on a weekday. Links: full story and other Ukraine news and updates.
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16-May-2011 |
Spain |
Spain 2012 Cataluña Public Holidays Announced (Source: Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya-DOGC) - Summary: The Conselleria de Treball de la Generalitat de Catalunya has published the list of 2012 public holidays (calendario laboral) in Spain's Autonomous Region of Cataluña. Links: full story and other Spain news and updates.
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15-May-2011 |
Australia |
Australia 2014 Queensland Public Holidays (Source: Department of Justice and Attorney-General-State of Queensland) - Summary: The Department of Justice and Attorney-General of Australia's State of Queensland has announced the dates of its state public holidays for 2014. Links: full story and other Australia news and updates.
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14-May-2011 |
Thailand |
 Thailand Confirms May 16 Public Holiday (Source: Thai News Agency-Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand's secretary to the Cabinet, Ampon Kittiampon, has issued a statement confirming that the Thai Cabinet had decided to make Monday, May 16, 2011, an extra non-working bridge public holiday, thus creating a five-day weekend. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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13-May-2011 |
Indonesia |
Indonesia Declares May 16 Public Holiday (Source: The Jakarta Post-ANTARA) - Summary: Earlier this morning, the Indonesian government declared an additional one-off bridge public holiday (locally known as collective leave) for Monday, May 16, 2011, ahead of the annual public holiday of Waisak on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Links: full story and other Indonesia news and updates.
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12-May-2011 |
Uruguay |
 Uruguay Senate Approves May 18 Public Holiday (Source: Cámara de Senadores de la República Oriental del Uruguay-Montevideo) - Summary: The Uruguayan Senate has approved the Ley Nº 18.748 de 11/05/011 which makes a one-off amendment of the Ley Nº 16.085 which would not move this year's May 18 public holiday to the nearest Monday. Links: full story and other Uruguay news and updates.
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11-May-2011 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
 Ivory Coast Declares 3 Day Of Mourning (Source: Agence France Presse-AFP) - Summary: The President of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has declared three days of national mourning, beginning tomorrow, Thursday, May 12, 2011, for the victims of Ivory Coast's deadly post-election violence. Links: full story and other Côte d'Ivoire news and updates.
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10-May-2011 |
Paraguay |
 Paraguay 3-Day May Public Holidays Official (Source: Presidencia de la República del Paraguay-Asunción) - Summary: Paraguay's President, Fernando Lugo, has finally signed into law the Ley 4316 which declares May 14 and 16, 2011, as additional one-off public holidays to commemorate the Bicentennial of Paraguay's independence. Links: full story and other Paraguay news and updates.
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10-May-2011 |
Thailand |
Thailand Announces July 3 Elections (Source: Thai News Agency-Bangkok) - Summary: Thailand's Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has announced the dissolution of the House of Representatives, and a nationwide election on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Links: full story and other Thailand news and updates.
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10-May-2011 |
Hungary |
 Hungary Push For Christian Public Holidays (Source: Caboodle-Budapest) - Summary: An member of Parliament of Hungary's co-governing Christian Democratic (KDNP) party, Laszlo Varga, has introduced a bill that would make Good Friday a new, annual, non-working, public holiday in Hungary, beginning in 2012. Links: full story and other Hungary news and updates.
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9-May-2011 |
Uganda |
 Uganda Declares May 12 Public Holiday (Source: New Vision Online-Kampala) - Summary: Uganda's public service minister, Henry Kajura, has announced that the Ugandan Government had declared Thursday, May 12, 2011, as a one-off public holiday on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Yoweri Museveni. Links: full story and other Uganda news and updates.
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8-May-2011 |
Sweden |
 Sweden Abandons Muslim Public Holiday (Source: Dagens Nyheter-Stockholm) - Summary: The newly appointed Secretary of the Social Democrat party, Sweden's largest party, Carin Jämtin, has gone back on her recent proposal of adding a Muslim public holiday in Sweden. Links: full story and other Sweden news and updates.
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8-May-2011 |
Qatar |
 Qatar Rules-Out May 10 Public Holiday (Source: Qatari News Agency-QNA) - Summary: A spokesperson for the Qatari Council of Ministers has announced that there would be no one-off eletoral public holiday on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, on the occasion of that date's Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections. Links: full story and other Qatar news and updates.
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7-May-2011 |
Venezuela |
 Venezuela Declares June 7 Public Holiday (Source: Gobernación del Estado Anzoátegui-República Bolivariana de Venezuela) - Summary: The Governor of Venezuela's State of Anzoátegui, Tarek W. Saab, has announced that Tuesday, June 7, 2011, would be a one-off state public holiday to mark the day when Venezuela's national football team meets Spain's. Links: full story and other Venezuela news and updates.
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6-May-2011 |
Hong Kong |
 Hong Kong 2012 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 2012 calendar year public holidays to be observed in Hong Kong. Links: full story and other Hong Kong news and updates.
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6-May-2011 |
Palau |
 Palau Adds Memorial Public Holiday (Source: Palau Government-Ngerulmud) - Summary: Palau President Johnson Toribiong has issued an Executive Order adding a new annual public holiday in Palau for Memorial Day. Links: full story and other Palau news and updates.
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5-May-2011 |
Paraguay |
Paraguay's Lower House Approves 3-Day May Public Holidays (Source: Honorable Cámara de Diputados del Paraguay-Asunción) - Summary: Paraguay's lower house of parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has in turn approved a bill declaring May 14 and 16, 2011, as additional bicentennial public holidays in Paraguay. Links: full story and other Paraguay news and updates.
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4-May-2011 |
Chad |
 Chad Declares May 6 Public Holidays (Source: Agence Tchadienne de Presse-N’Djamena) - Summary: The government of Chad has announced that Friday, May 6, 2011, would be a one-off public holiday on account of that day's 3 regional by-elections. Links: full story and other Chad news and updates.
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4-May-2011 |
Argentina |
 Argentina Gazettes August Public Holiday Change (Source: Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina-Buenos Aires) - Summary: The Government of Argentina has gazetted an emergency decree (decreto de necesidad y urgencia 521/2011) which officializes the move of the upcoming annual public holiday commemorating the death of General José de San Martin from the 3rd Monday of August to Monday, August 22, 2011. Links: full story and other Argentina news and updates.
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3-May-2011 |
Azerbaijan |
 Azerbaijan Announces May 2011 Public Holidays (Source: Azeri-Press Agency-APA) - Summary: The Azeri Cabinet of Ministers has announced that there would be two non-working public holidays in Azerbaijan in May 2011. Links: full story and other Azerbaijan news and updates.
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2-May-2011 |
Peru |
Peru Rules Out May 3 Regional Public Holiday (Source: Los Andes-Puno) - Summary: The honorary prefect of Peru's region of Puno, Víctor Urviola Garrido, has announced that the annual, May 2, regional public holiday, would not be moved to May 3rd, despite the declaration of May 2 as a national day-in-lieu public holiday. Links: full story and other Peru news and updates.
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2-May-2011 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador Declares May 6 Public Holiday (Source: Periódico Digital del Gobierno de la Revolución Ciudadana-Quito) - Summary: Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa Delgado, has finally issued a decree declaring Friday, May 6, 2011, as a one-off, half-day, non-working public holiday in Ecuador. Links: full story and other Ecuador news and updates.
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2-May-2011 |
Ghana |
Ghanaian Calls For April 28 Public Holiday (Source: Ghana News Agency-Accra) - Summary: Ghana's Upper West Regional Director of the National Commission on Civil Education (NCCE), Ben N. Banye, has called for April 28, Constitution Day, to be declared as an annual national public holiday in Ghana. Links: full story and other Ghana news and updates.
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2-May-2011 |
Uruguay |
Uruguay Confirms May 18 Public Holiday (Source: Observa-Montevideo) - Summary: The Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies has confirmed that the upcoming Battle of Las Piedras public holiday would be held on its fixed date in 2011. Links: full story and other Uruguay news and updates.
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1-May-2011 |
Samoa |
 Samoan Calls To Restore ANZAC Public Holiday (Source: Radio New Zealand International-Apia) - Summary: The President of Samoa’s Returned Services Association has publicly appealed to the Samoan Prime Minister to reinstate the ANZAC Day holiday. Links: full story and other Samoa news and updates.
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