Public Holidays in August 1979
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Antigua & BarbudaJ'Ouvert Morning
BarbadosEmancipation Day
BeninIndependence Day
Caribbean NetherlandsEmancipation Day
Democratic Republic of the CongoParents' Day
SwitzerlandBundesfeiertag
SwitzerlandFête nationale (JU)
SwitzerlandGiorno festivo federale (TI)
GuyanaEmancipation Day
JamaicaEmancipation Day
St. LuciaEmancipation Day
MontserratEmancipation Day
Trinidad & TobagoEmancipation Day
St. Vincent & GrenadinesEmancipation Day
ChinaArmy Day
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Antigua & BarbudaLast Lap
AnguillaAugust Thursday
BermudaEmancipation Day
Costa RicaOur Lady of Los Ángeles
MacedoniaDay of the Republic
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AnguillaConstitution Day
BermudaSomers' Day
Republic of Equatorial GuineaArmed Forces Day
Guinea-BissauPidjiguiti Day
Republic of the NigerIndependence Day
RwandaNational Harvest Day
El SalvadorFiestas Agostinas
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Burkina FasoIndependence Day
BrazilNossa Senhora das Neves
SpainNuestra Señora de África (CE)
SpainNuestra Señora de las Nieves (CN)
CroatiaVictory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders
Canary IslandsNuestra Señora de las Nieves
El SalvadorFiestas Agostinas
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AnguillaAugust Monday
AustraliaPicnic Day (NT)
BarbadosKadooment Day
BoliviaIndependence Day
Caribbean NetherlandsCarnival Monday
BahamasEmancipation Day
CanadaCivic Holiday
CanadaNew Brunswick Day (NB)
CanadaNatal Day (NS)
Cook IslandsConstitution Day (substitute day)
DominicaEmancipation Day
SpainNuestra Señora de África
United KingdomSummer bank holiday
GrenadaEmancipation Day
GhanaFounders Day (substitute day)
IrelandFirst Monday in August
IcelandCommerce Day
JamaicaIndependence Day
St. Kitts & NevisEmancipation Day
El SalvadorCelebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo
Turks & Caicos IslandsEmancipation Day
British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Monday
ZambiaFarmers' Day
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Republic of Côte d'IvoireIndependence Day
ColombiaBattle of Boyacá
St. Kitts & NevisCulturama Day
British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Tuesday
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ChadIndependence Day
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ThailandThe Queen Mother's Birthday
13
Central African RepublicIndependence Day
GrenadaCarnival Monday
Tunisiaعيد المرأة
United States of AmericaVictory Day
ZimbabweHeroes' Day
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GrenadaCarnival Tuesday
Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab
St. HelenaAnniversary Day
ZimbabweDefence Forces Day
IranMartyrdom of Imam Ali
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AndorraAssumption
AustriaAssumption
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption
People's Republic of BangladeshNational Mourning Day
BelgiumAssumption
Burkina FasoAssumption
BurundiAssumption
BeninAssumption
St. BarthsAssumption
BrazilAssumption
Central African RepublicAssumption
Republic of the CongoAssumption
SwitzerlandAssumption
Republic of Côte d'IvoireAssumption
ChileAssumption
CameroonAssumption
Costa RicaMother's Day
Cape VerdeAssumption
CyprusAssumption
GermanyAssumption
SpainAssumption
FranceAssumption
GabonAssumption
French GuianaAssumption
The GambiaAssumption
GuineaAssumption
GuadeloupeAssumption
Republic of Equatorial GuineaConstitution Day
GreeceAssumption
CroatiaAssumption
HaitiAssumption
Canary IslandsAssumption
ItaliaAssumption
South KoreaLiberation Day
LithuaniaAssumption
LuxembourgAssumption
MonacoAssumption
St. MartinAssumption
MadagascarAssumption
MartiniqueAssumption
MaltaAssumption
New CaledoniaAssumption
PolandAssumption
St. Pierre & MiquelonAssumption
PortugalAssumption
ParaguayAssumption
RéunionAssumption
RomaniaAssumption
RwandaAssumption
SeychellesAssumption
San MarinoAssumption
SenegalAssumption
Togolese RepublicAssumption
Vatican CityAssumption
VenezuelaAssumption
VanuatuAssumption
MayotteAssumption
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ArgentinaAnniversary of the death of General José de San Martín
CanadaSaskatchewan Day (SK)
CanadaDiscovery Day (YT)
ChileNativity of Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins
ColombiaAssumption
EstoniaDay of Restoration of Independence
HungarySaint Stephen's Day
Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People
United States of AmericaBennington Battle Day
Republic of Côte d'IvoireLaylat al-Qadr
GuineaLaylat al-Qadr
Republic of the NigerLaylat al-Qadr
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Kingdom of MoroccoYouth Day
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JordanEid al-Fitr (estimated)
KuwaitEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
United Arab EmiratesEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
AlbaniaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
AzerbaijanEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
People's Republic of BangladeshEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Burkina FasoEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
BahrainEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
BurundiEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
BeninEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
BruneiEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHari Raya Puasa
Central African RepublicEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Republic of Côte d'IvoireEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
CameroonEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Christmas IslandEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
DjiboutiEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
AlgeriaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
EgyptEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Western SaharaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
EritreaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
SpainEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
EthiopiaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
GabonEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
GhanaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
The GambiaKorité
GuineaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Guinea-BissauEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
IndonesiaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
IranEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
KenyaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
ComorosEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
LibyaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Kingdom of MoroccoEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
MontenegroEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
MadagascarEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
MacedoniaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Republic of MaliEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
MauritaniaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
MalawiEid al Fitri
MalaysiaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Republic of the NigerEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
NigeriaId el Fitr
PhilippinesEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
RwandaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
SudanEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
SingaporeHari Raya Puasa
Sierra LeoneKorité
SenegalEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
SomaliaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
SurinameEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
ChadEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
TunisiaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
TurkeyEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Trinidad & TobagoEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
TanzaniaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
UgandaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
KosovoEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
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People's Republic of BangladeshKrishna Janmashtami
LiberiaFlag Day
MalaysiaMelaka State Governor's Birthday (04)
UkraineIndependence Day
JordanEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
KuwaitEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
AzerbaijanEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
IndonesiaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
IranHolyday for Fetr Eeid
MalaysiaEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
South SudanEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Togolese RepublicEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
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UruguayIndependence Day
JordanEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
KuwaitEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
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NamibiaHeroes' Day
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Papua New GuineaNational Day of Repentance
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United KingdomSummer bank holiday
GibraltarLate Summer Bank Holiday
MoldovaIndependence Day
NamibiaPublic Holiday
PhilippinesNational Heroes' Day
St. HelenaAugust Bank Holiday
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Fitr Holiday (observed, estimated)
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption
GeorgiaSaint Mary's Day
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Fitr Holiday (observed, estimated)
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SlovakiaSlovak National Uprising anniversary
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