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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Svalbard and Jan Mayen

The list of Svalbard and Jan Mayen bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2010, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example). • Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not official public holidays, but most shops and offices close at midday. • Many take time off between Palm Sunday and Easter Monday. • Svalbard and Jan Mayen International Codes SJ and SJM (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .sj (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Svalbard and Jan Mayen information and news: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Svalbard and Jan Mayen maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Svalbard and Jan Mayen), and Wikipedia (includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2010 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Svalbard and Jan Mayen, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Svalbard and Jan Mayen, before planning any trip to Svalbard and Jan Mayen. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.