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National Holidays & Notable Dates 2010<br />
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Albania<br />
May-1 May Day<br />
October-19 Mother Teresa Day (Born<br />
Gonxha Agnes in Skopje)<br />
November-28 Independence Day<br />
November-29 Liberation Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
Andora<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
June-1 Pentecost Monday<br />
June-24 St. John’s Day<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
September-8 National Day<br />
November-1 All Saints` Day<br />
November-4 St. Charles Day<br />
December-8 Immaculate Conception<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
Australia<br />
May-3 Mayday<br />
May-27 to June-3 Reconciliation Week<br />
June-8 Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday<br />
June-11 Corpus Christi<br />
August-8 Saint Mary MacKillop Day (1842-<br />
1909– Australia’s first Saint)<br />
September-3 National Flag Day<br />
November-11 Remembrance Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 Boxing Day<br />
December-31 New Year’s Eve<br />
Austria<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
May-31 Pentecost<br />
June-1 Pentecost Monday<br />
June-11 Corpus Christi<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
October-26 National Day<br />
November-1 All Saints’ Day<br />
December-8 Immaculate Conception<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 Boxing Day<br />
Belgium<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
June-1 Whitmonday<br />
July-11 Flemish Community Holiday<br />
July-11 Guldensporenslag (The Battle of<br />
the Golden Spurs, 1302)<br />
July-21 National Day<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
September-27 French Community Holiday<br />
November-1 All Saints` Day<br />
November-2 All Souls` Day<br />
November-11 Armistice Day<br />
November-15 King’s Birthday<br />
December-6 St. Nicholas Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephen’s Day<br />
Bosnia-Herzegovina<br />
March-1 National Day<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-6 St. George’s Day (Orthodox)<br />
May-9 VE Day<br />
May-25 Youth Day<br />
July-12 Petrovdan (Orthodox)<br />
August-2 Ilindan (Orthodox)<br />
August-15 Velika gospa - Assumption<br />
(Western Christians)<br />
August-28 Velika gospojina - Assumption<br />
(Orthodox)<br />
September-8 Mala gospa - Nativity of the<br />
Virgin Mary (Western Christian)<br />
September-21 Mala gospojina - Nativity of<br />
the Virgin Mary (Orthodox)<br />
November-1 All Saints` Day (Western<br />
Christians)<br />
November-2 All Souls’ Day (Western<br />
Christians)<br />
November-8 St. Mitrovdan (Orthodox)<br />
November-25 National Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day (Western<br />
Christians)<br />
Bulgaria<br />
March-3 National Day<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-6 Army Day<br />
May-6 St. George’s Day<br />
May-11 Sts. Cyrilus and Methodius Day<br />
June-2 Day of Botev (The heroes who died<br />
for Bulgarian freedom)<br />
June-29 St. Peter & St. Paul Day<br />
August-6 The Transfiguration<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
September-6 Unification Day<br />
September-22 Liberation Day<br />
December-6 St. Nicholas Day<br />
December-24 Christmas Eve<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-27 St. Stephen’s Day<br />
December-31 New Year’s Eve<br />
Canada<br />
May-10 Mother’s Day<br />
May-18 Victoria Day<br />
June-21 Father’s Day<br />
June-24 Quebec National Day<br />
July-1 Canada Day<br />
September-7 Labour Day<br />
October-13 Thanksgiving Day<br />
October-31 Halloween<br />
November-11 Remembrance Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 Boxing Day<br />
December-31 New Year’s Eve<br />
China<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-4 National Youth Day<br />
July-1 Communist Party Foundation<br />
August-1 People’s Liberation Army Day<br />
September- 10 Teacher’s Day<br />
October-1 National Day<br />
Croatia<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-30 Croatian Parliament Day<br />
June-11 Corpus Christi<br />
June-22 Antifascist Struggle<br />
Commemoration Day<br />
June-25 Statehood Day<br />
August-5 Homeland Thanksgiving Day<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
October-8 Independence Day<br />
November-1 All Saints` Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 2nd day of Christmas<br />
Czech Republic<br />
May-1 May Day<br />
May-5 1945 Prague Uprising<br />
May-8 Liberation from Fascism Day - 1945<br />
July-5 St. Cyril & St. Methodius Day<br />
July-6 John Huss Day (1371-1415)<br />
September- 28 Day of Czech Statehood<br />
October-28 Independence Day 1918<br />
November-17 Students’ fight for freedom<br />
and democracy Day - 1989<br />
December-24 Christmas Eve<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephen’s Day<br />
Denmark<br />
May 1-Prayer Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
May-26 Prince Fredrik’s Birthday<br />
May-31 Pentecost<br />
June-1 Pentecost Monday<br />
June-5 Constitution Day<br />
June-5 Father’s Day<br />
June-15 National Flag Day<br />
June-15 Valdemars Day<br />
June-23 Midsummer Party<br />
November-11 Mortens Day<br />
December-24 Christmas Eve<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephen’s Day<br />
December-31 New Year’s Eve<br />
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Egypt<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
June-18 Evacuation Day<br />
July-23 Revolution Day<br />
August-15 Flooding of the Nile<br />
October-6 Armed Forces Day<br />
October-21 Egyptian Naval Day<br />
October-24 Suez Day<br />
December-23 Suez Victory Day<br />
Estonia<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
June-23 Victory Day<br />
June-24 Midsummer’s Day<br />
August-20 Restoration of Independence<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephen’s Day<br />
Finland<br />
May-1 May Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
May-31 Pentecost<br />
July-6 Eino Leino Day (Festival of summer<br />
and poetry)<br />
November-1 All Saints’ Day<br />
December-6 Independence Day<br />
December-24 Christmas Eve<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephan’s Day<br />
France<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-8 Liberation Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
June-1 Pentecost Monday<br />
June-21 National Music Day (Fête de la<br />
musique)<br />
July-14 Bastille Day<br />
July-19 Edgar Degas’ Birthday<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
November-1 All Saints’ Day<br />
November-11 Armistice Day<br />
November-25 St. Catherine’s Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
Germany<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
June-1 Pentecost Monday<br />
June-11 Corpus Christi<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
October-3 Unity Day<br />
October-31 Reformation Day<br />
November-1 All Saints’ Day<br />
November-9 Berlin Wall Opening Day<br />
November-14 National Day of Mourning<br />
December-6 St. Nicholas Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephan’s Day<br />
Greece<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
August-15 Assumption Day<br />
October-27 National Flag Day<br />
November-8 Cretan National Day<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-26 St. Stephen’s Day<br />
Greenland<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
May-21 Ascension Thursday<br />
June-1 Whitmonday<br />
June-21 National Day<br />
December-24 Christmas Eve<br />
December-25 Christmas Day<br />
December-31 New Year’s Eve<br />
Hungary<br />
May-1 Labour Day<br />
June-1 Pentecost Monday<br />
August-20 Constitution Day
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