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Jordan Declares May 25 Independence Day Public Holiday Jordan News Agency Petra (Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Jaafar Hassan, has issued a directive declaring a public holiday on Sunday, May 25, 2025, to mark the 79th anniversary of Jordan's independence. The aforementioned Independence Day public holiday will apply to all ministries, public institutions, government departments, public universities, municipalities, joint service councils, the Greater Amman Municipality, and state-owned enterprises. Although the above may seem to indicate that May 25 would be a public sector holiday only, back in October 2020, the then spokesperson for the Jordanian Ministry of Labour, Mohammad al-Zyoud, had clarified that "all official and religious holidays in Jordan include both public and private sectors" adding that "According to article 59 of the Labour Law, which clarifies the mechanism for making the employer work on his weekly, religious or public holidays, official communications issued for this purpose include private sector institutions without mentioning them in the communications.". A similar clarification was issued again at the end of December 2023 by the Jordanian Ministry of Labour.
Jordan Declares May 25 Independence Day Public Holiday Jordan News Agency Petra (Amman) Jordanian Prime Minister, Jaafar Hassan, has issued a directive declaring a public holiday on Sunday, May 25, 2025, to mark the 79th anniversary of Jordan's independence. The aforementioned Independence Day public holiday will apply to all ministries, public institutions, government departments, public universities, municipalities, joint service councils, the Greater Amman Municipality, and state-owned enterprises. Although the above may seem to indicate that May 25 would be a public sector holiday only, back in October 2020, the then spokesperson for the Jordanian Ministry of Labour, Mohammad al-Zyoud, had clarified that "all official and religious holidays in Jordan include both public and private sectors" adding that "According to article 59 of the Labour Law, which clarifies the mechanism for making the employer work on his weekly, religious or public holidays, official communications issued for this purpose include private sector institutions without mentioning them in the communications.". A similar clarification was issued again at the end of December 2023 by the Jordanian Ministry of Labour.
Kuwait Rules-Out Eid Public Holidays Extension Kuwait Civil Service Commission (Kuwait City) The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has responded to messages circulating on social media with a denial that the upcoming Eid al-Adha public holidays would be extended. Recall that, late last month, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers, at a meeting led by Kuwait’s Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah, had announced public sector holidays for all ministries, governmental bodies, and public institutions, on the occasion of the upcoming Arafat Day and the Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) as follows "public sector holidays will span four days - from Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8, 2025. Monday, June 9, has been designated as a day of rest.".
Kuwait Rules-Out Eid Public Holidays Extension Kuwait Civil Service Commission (Kuwait City) The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission has responded to messages circulating on social media with a denial that the upcoming Eid al-Adha public holidays would be extended. Recall that, late last month, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers, at a meeting led by Kuwait’s Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Al Sabah, had announced public sector holidays for all ministries, governmental bodies, and public institutions, on the occasion of the upcoming Arafat Day and the Eid Al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) as follows "public sector holidays will span four days - from Thursday, June 5 to Sunday, June 8, 2025. Monday, June 9, has been designated as a day of rest.".
La Rioja 2026 Public Holidays Gazetted Boletin Oficial De La Rioja (La Rioja) The Secretario General Técnico de la Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Empresa y Trabajo Autónomo. Ezequiel Fernández Navajas, has signed and gazetted the annual list of regional public holidays in Spain's autonomous region of La Rioja for the upcoming calendar year 2026 in the Resolución 164/2025 de 8 de mayo, de la Secretaría General Técnica de la Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Empresa y Trabajo Autónomo por la que se dispone la publicación del Acuerdo de Gobierno por el que se aprueba el calendario de festivos laborales para el año 2026 en la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja. (BOR de 12 de mayo de 2025). In 2026, and for the 14th consecutive year, the Autonomous Region of La Rioja has switched the regional public holiday of March 19 (San José), which it had observed from 2009-2012, for the June 9 (Día de La Rioja).
La Rioja 2026 Public Holidays Gazetted Boletin Oficial De La Rioja (La Rioja) The Secretario General Técnico de la Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Empresa y Trabajo Autónomo. Ezequiel Fernández Navajas, has signed and gazetted the annual list of regional public holidays in Spain's autonomous region of La Rioja for the upcoming calendar year 2026 in the Resolución 164/2025 de 8 de mayo, de la Secretaría General Técnica de la Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Empresa y Trabajo Autónomo por la que se dispone la publicación del Acuerdo de Gobierno por el que se aprueba el calendario de festivos laborales para el año 2026 en la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja. (BOR de 12 de mayo de 2025). In 2026, and for the 14th consecutive year, the Autonomous Region of La Rioja has switched the regional public holiday of March 19 (San José), which it had observed from 2009-2012, for the June 9 (Día de La Rioja).
Nepal Declares Double Public Holiday On May 12 Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the Nepalese Government had declared Monday, May 12, 2025, as a public holiday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautam, or Gautam Buddha, as well as, coincidentally in 2025, the Ubhauli festival. The declaration of Monday, May 12, 2025, as a public holiday is in line with the gazetted list of official non-working public holidays in Nepal for the Nepalese year 2082 (April 2025-April 2026) which was issued by the Government of Nepal, in early March of this year.
Nepal Declares Double Public Holiday On May 12 Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs (Kathmandu) Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that the Nepalese Government had declared Monday, May 12, 2025, as a public holiday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautam, or Gautam Buddha, as well as, coincidentally in 2025, the Ubhauli festival. The declaration of Monday, May 12, 2025, as a public holiday is in line with the gazetted list of official non-working public holidays in Nepal for the Nepalese year 2082 (April 2025-April 2026) which was issued by the Government of Nepal, in early March of this year.
Sikkim Adds Annual February 26 Public Sector Holiday The Home Department of Government of Sikkim (Gangtok) The Government of India's State of Sikkim has announced that Friday, May 16, 2025, would be a public holiday to celebrate Sikkim State Day, commemorating the date in 1975 when Sikkim officially became the 22nd state of India. As per the aforementioned notice, government offices, schools, banks and several institutions will remain closed across the state.
Sikkim Adds Annual February 26 Public Sector Holiday The Home Department of Government of Sikkim (Gangtok) The Government of India's State of Sikkim has announced that Friday, May 16, 2025, would be a public holiday to celebrate Sikkim State Day, commemorating the date in 1975 when Sikkim officially became the 22nd state of India. As per the aforementioned notice, government offices, schools, banks and several institutions will remain closed across the state.
Taiwan Restores and Extends Scope of 4 Public Holidays Taiwan News (Taipei) The Taiwanese Legislative Yuan has passed the final reading of the Implementation Act of Commemorative and Festival Days (紀念日及節日實施條例) legislation, a series amendments to memorial and public holiday regulations, adding five new public national holidays. The aforementioned bill now await presidential approbation. Last February, the Kuomintang (KMT) had announced that it intended to give priority to promoting the Draft Regulations on the Implementation of Memorial Days and Holidays (紀念日及節日實施條例草案) with the aim of restoring the 7-day holiday (7天假) for workers. The seven-day entitlement refers to 7 annual public holidays which were removed in 2016 as part of labor law amendments that mandated moving to a two-day weekend for all workers. In December 2023, the then Kuomintang (KMT) Presidential candidate, Hou Yu-ih, had announced that he would bring back December 25 as a an annual public holiday in Taiwan if he won the then upcoming presidential election (this public holiday would not be related to Christmas, but to the anniversary of the adoption of a new Constitution on December 25, 1946).
Taiwan Restores and Extends Scope of 4 Public Holidays Taiwan News (Taipei) The Taiwanese Legislative Yuan has passed the final reading of the Implementation Act of Commemorative and Festival Days (紀念日及節日實施條例) legislation, a series amendments to memorial and public holiday regulations, adding five new public national holidays. The aforementioned bill now await presidential approbation. Last February, the Kuomintang (KMT) had announced that it intended to give priority to promoting the Draft Regulations on the Implementation of Memorial Days and Holidays (紀念日及節日實施條例草案) with the aim of restoring the 7-day holiday (7天假) for workers. The seven-day entitlement refers to 7 annual public holidays which were removed in 2016 as part of labor law amendments that mandated moving to a two-day weekend for all workers. In December 2023, the then Kuomintang (KMT) Presidential candidate, Hou Yu-ih, had announced that he would bring back December 25 as a an annual public holiday in Taiwan if he won the then upcoming presidential election (this public holiday would not be related to Christmas, but to the anniversary of the adoption of a new Constitution on December 25, 1946).
Bangladesh Extends Eid-ul-Azha Public Holidays Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) The government of Bangladesh has announced that the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holidays for the public sector would be extended to run from June 5 until June 14, 2025. Recall that, earlier this year, the government of Bangladesh similarly issued an executive order declaring Thursday, April 3, 2025, as an additional public sector holiday on account of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan), so that the public sector was on holidays for 9 consecutive days, from Friday, March 28, until Saturday, April 5, 2025, inclusively. Today's announcement further amends last October's announced list of 2025 public holidays, published by the Advisory Council of Bangladesh's interim military government.
Bangladesh Extends Eid-ul-Azha Public Holidays Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) The government of Bangladesh has announced that the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha (Feast of Sacrifice) public holidays for the public sector would be extended to run from June 5 until June 14, 2025. Recall that, earlier this year, the government of Bangladesh similarly issued an executive order declaring Thursday, April 3, 2025, as an additional public sector holiday on account of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan), so that the public sector was on holidays for 9 consecutive days, from Friday, March 28, until Saturday, April 5, 2025, inclusively. Today's announcement further amends last October's announced list of 2025 public holidays, published by the Advisory Council of Bangladesh's interim military government.
Catalonia 2026 Public Holidays Gazetted Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) The Consejero de Empresa y Trabajo of Spain's autonomous region of Catalunya, Miquel Sàmper i Rodríguez, has signed the gazetted entry containing the previously-announced annual list of the 2026 Catalonia non-working public holidays, in the Orden EMT/66/2025, de 30 de abril, por la que se establece el calendario oficial de fiestas laborales en Cataluña para el año 2026 (DOGC de 6 de mayo de 2025). In 2026, the Catalonia-specific public holidays will be June 24 (San Juan), September 11 (Día Nacional de Cataluña) and December 26 (San Esteban), while October 12 and November 1 will not be public holidays in 2026 as they fall on a Sunday. Finally, as usual, in the territory of Aran, in accordance with the Decree 152/1997, of June 25, and Decree 146/1998, of June 23, which modify Decree 177/1980, of October 3, on the calendar of fixed and substitute festivals, the festival of December 26 (Saint Stephen) will be replaced by June 17 (Aran Festival).
Catalonia 2026 Public Holidays Gazetted Diario Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) The Consejero de Empresa y Trabajo of Spain's autonomous region of Catalunya, Miquel Sàmper i Rodríguez, has signed the gazetted entry containing the previously-announced annual list of the 2026 Catalonia non-working public holidays, in the Orden EMT/66/2025, de 30 de abril, por la que se establece el calendario oficial de fiestas laborales en Cataluña para el año 2026 (DOGC de 6 de mayo de 2025). In 2026, the Catalonia-specific public holidays will be June 24 (San Juan), September 11 (Día Nacional de Cataluña) and December 26 (San Esteban), while October 12 and November 1 will not be public holidays in 2026 as they fall on a Sunday. Finally, as usual, in the territory of Aran, in accordance with the Decree 152/1997, of June 25, and Decree 146/1998, of June 23, which modify Decree 177/1980, of October 3, on the calendar of fixed and substitute festivals, the festival of December 26 (Saint Stephen) will be replaced by June 17 (Aran Festival).
Philippines Declare May 12 Electoral Public Holiday Philippine Information Agency (Manila) Philippines President, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has signed Proclamation No. 878 declaring Monday, May 12, 2025, as a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines, "to enable the people to exercise their right to vote properly". In 2022, then President, Rodrigo Duterte, had similarly signed Proclamation No. 1357 declaring Monday, May 9, 2022, as a special non-working holiday in the Philippines, "to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote". Today's declaration of Monday, May 12, 2025, as an additional special public non-working holiday thus amends the list of 2025 public holidays in the Philippines, as released last autumn, in Proclamation No. 727, s.2024.
Philippines Declare May 12 Electoral Public Holiday Philippine Information Agency (Manila) Philippines President, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has signed Proclamation No. 878 declaring Monday, May 12, 2025, as a special non-working public holiday in the Philippines, "to enable the people to exercise their right to vote properly". In 2022, then President, Rodrigo Duterte, had similarly signed Proclamation No. 1357 declaring Monday, May 9, 2022, as a special non-working holiday in the Philippines, "to enable the people to properly exercise their right to vote". Today's declaration of Monday, May 12, 2025, as an additional special public non-working holiday thus amends the list of 2025 public holidays in the Philippines, as released last autumn, in Proclamation No. 727, s.2024.
