Other public holiday news
- 22 Jan 2020, Egypt: Egypt's PM: Saturday fully-paid holiday to mark January 25 revolution anniversary, Police Day January 22, 2020
- 21 Jan 2020, Virginia: Virginia Senate votes to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day, create new Election Day holiday January 21, 2020
- 20 Jan 2020, Bangladesh: Feb 1 declared public holiday in capital January 20, 2020
- 19 Jan 2020, Kathmandu Valley: Roshi rural municipality announces three-day holiday on Lhosar January 19, 2020
- 16 Jan 2020, Punjab: Govt institutes to remain open as usual on January 17 in Punjab January 16, 2020
- 14 Jan 2020, Kathmandu Valley: Bagmati State Announces Public Holiday On Sonam Lhosar January 14, 2020
- 14 Jan 2020, Greece: Education Ministry: Holy Hierarchs day no longer a school holiday in Greece January 14, 2020
- 13 Jan 2020, Sudurpashchim Pradesh: Sudurpaschim Province announces public holiday on Maghe Sankranti January 13, 2020
- 13 Jan 2020, Odisha: Odisha CM Announces Jan 15 As Govt Holiday For Makar Sankranti January 13, 2020
- 11 Jan 2020, Gandaki Pradesh: Public holiday on Prithivi Jayanti January 11, 2020
Office Holidays Blog
- Kumbh Mela January 23, 2020Often attracting over 200 million attendees, this Hindu religious festival is the largest festival and gathering of humans in the world. The legend behind Kumbh Mela (the festival of the sacred Pitcher) is that Hindu gods and demons were fighting over a kumbh (pot or pitcher), carrying amrit, the nectar of immortality, created after the […]
- The Festivals behind the Biggest Human Migrations January 23, 2020Friday January 24th 2020, the eve of the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) in China, sees the world’s largest human migration as, despite the spectre of coronavirus, hundreds of millions of people will leave cities across China to visit families and friends in rural parts of the country. Here are the top five festivals that […]
- Inspirational Quotes: Martin Luther King Jr. January 20, 2020In 1986, the Third Monday in January became a Federal Holiday in the USA to honor the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. To mark this day we have collected some of his most famous quotes. Martin Luther King Jr Day in The USA The post Inspirational Quotes: Martin Luther King Jr. appeared first […]
- Lunar New Year set to disrupt business across south-east Asia January 17, 2020On Saturday January 25th 2020, the new moon will herald the new year for about one-sixth of the world’s population. Though the event is commonly known as Chinese New Year in the west, it is observed in many countries across east Asia, not just China. In China, it’s known as the Spring Festival – it’s […]
- Every day’s a holiday… well almost January 17, 2020January 18th 2020 is a Saturday. Many of us will wake up, wipe the sleep from our eyes and feel relaxed and relieved that it is the weekend and we don’t have to go to work. That’s just as well as January 18th is one of a handful of days in 2020 when there are […]