Other public holiday news
- 16 Oct 2019, Seychelles: 3rd January 2020 to be Observed as a Public Holiday October 16, 2019
- 15 Oct 2019, Bangkok: Two-day govt holiday for Asean summit October 15, 2019
- 12 Oct 2019, American Samoa: American Samoa residents enjoying long holiday weekend October 12, 2019
- 12 Oct 2019, Kenya: Monday is not a public holiday, Interior Ministry says October 12, 2019
- 12 Oct 2019, Assam: Assam: Public Holiday Declared on October 21 For Upcoming By-Elections October 12, 2019
- 11 Oct 2019, Nepal: Public holiday on Sunday for Xi's visit October 11, 2019
- 11 Oct 2019, Cayman Islands: Referendum Day holiday gazetted October 11, 2019
- 09 Oct 2019, Sindh: Sindh announces public holiday on October 14 to mark Urs of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai October 9, 2019
- 08 Oct 2019, Zambia: Sumaili encourages participation in Day of Prayer celebrations October 8, 2019
- 08 Oct 2019, Thailand: Alcohol ban for end of Buddhist Lent over long weekend October 8, 2019
Office Holidays Blog
- Malta gives extra annual leave to compensate for lost public holidays in 2020 October 17, 2019In Malta’s Budget on October 15th 2019, it was announced that one additional day of vocational leave will be granted to all workers in 2020 in order to compensate for the number of public holidays falling on a weekend. The same happened last year, which was understandable (but probably unnecessary) as in 2019, six of […]
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- Where next for Columbus Day? October 7, 2019Is Columbus finally sailing off the edge of the world? Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1937 and has been observed on the second Monday in October since 1971. The holiday that marks Europe’s discovery of the new world has run into uncharted waters and feels as though it could sink without a […]
- Spain feels the holiday pain in October October 1, 2019As we move into the last quarter of the year and Autumn takes a stronger grip on the weather, Spaniards can lament the loss of a national holiday to a weekend as Spain’s National Day, Hispanic Day, falls on Saturday October 12th this year, with not even a single autonomous community offering a day in […]
- October 2019 Cultural Diversity Review September 30, 2019October is a month full of holidays, though it arguably doesn’t have any blockbuster holidays. Chinese National Day is probably the most notable event as one-fifth of the world’s population will have a week off this year to mark the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic. The main U.S. holiday in October is Columbus Day. While […]