Public Holidays in January 2006
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AndorraNew Year's Day
United Arab EmiratesNew Year's Day
Antigua & BarbudaNew Year's Day
AnguillaNew Year's Day
AlbaniaNew Year's Day
ArmeniaNew Year's Day
AngolaNew Year's Day
ArgentinaNew Year's Day
American SamoaNew Year's Day
AustriaNew Year's Day
AustraliaNew Year's Day
ArubaNew Year's Day
Åland IslandsNew Year's Day
AzerbaijanNew Year's Day
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNew Year's Day
BarbadosNew Year's Day
BelgiumNew Year's Day
Burkina FasoNew Year's Day
BulgariaNew Year's Day
BahrainNew Year's Day
BurundiNew Year's Day
BeninNew Year's Day
St. BarthsNew Year's Day
BermudaNew Year's Day
BruneiNew Year's Day
BoliviaNew Year's Day
Caribbean NetherlandsNew Year's Day
BrazilNew Year's Day
BahamasNew Year's Day
BotswanaNew Year's Day
BelarusNew Year's Day
BelizeNew Year's Day
CanadaNew Year's Day
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsNew Year's Day
Democratic Republic of the CongoNew Year's Day
Central African RepublicNew Year's Day
Republic of the CongoNew Year's Day
SwitzerlandNew Year's Day
Republic of Côte d'IvoireNew Year's Day
Cook IslandsNew Year's Day
ChileNew Year's Day
CameroonNew Year's Day
ChinaNew Year's Day
ColombiaNew Year's Day
Costa RicaNew Year's Day
CubaTriumph of the Revolution
Cape VerdeNew Year's Day
CuraçaoNew Year's Day
Christmas IslandNew Year's Day
CyprusNew Year's Day
Czech RepublicNew Year's Day
GermanyNew Year's Day
DjiboutiNew Year's Day
DenmarkNew Year's Day
DominicaNew Year's Day
Dominican RepublicNew Year's Day
AlgeriaNew Year's Day
EcuadorNew Year's Day
EstoniaNew Year's Day
EritreaNew Year's Day
SpainNew Year's Day
FinlandNew Year's Day
FijiNew Year's Day
Faroe IslandsNew Year's Day
FranceNew Year's Day
GabonNew Year's Day
United KingdomNew Year's Day
GrenadaNew Year's Day
GeorgiaNew Year's Day
French GuianaNew Year's Day
GuernseyNew Year's Day
GhanaNew Year's Day
GibraltarNew Year's Day
GreenlandNew Year's Day
The GambiaNew Year's Day
GuineaNew Year's Day
GuadeloupeNew Year's Day
Republic of Equatorial GuineaNew Year's Day
GreeceNew Year's Day
GuatemalaNew Year's Day
GuamNew Year's Day
Guinea-BissauNew Year's Day
GuyanaNew Year's Day
Hong KongNew Year's Day
HondurasNew Year's Day
CroatiaNew Year's Day
HaitiIndependence Day
HungaryNew Year's Day
Canary IslandsNew Year's Day
IndonesiaNew Year's Day
IrelandNew Year's Day
Isle of ManNew Year's Day
IcelandNew Year's Day
ItaliaNew Year's Day
JerseyNew Year's Day
JamaicaNew Year's Day
JapanNew Year's Day
KenyaNew Year's Day
ComorosNew Year's Day
St. Kitts & NevisNew Year's Day
South KoreaNew Year's Day
Cayman IslandsNew Year's Day
St. LuciaNew Year's Day
LichtensteinNew Year's Day
LiberiaNew Year's Day
LesothoNew Year's Day
LithuaniaNew Year's Day
LuxembourgNew Year's Day
LatviaNew Year's Day
Kingdom of MoroccoNew Year's Day
MonacoNew Year's Day
MoldovaNew Year's Day
MontenegroNew Year's Day
St. MartinNew Year's Day
MadagascarNew Year's Day
MacedoniaNew Year's Day
Republic of MaliNew Year's Day
MartiniqueNew Year's Day
MauritaniaNew Year's Day
MontserratNew Year's Day
MaltaNew Year's Day
MalawiNew Year's Day
MexicoNew Year's Day
MalaysiaNew Year's Day
MozambiqueNew Year's Day
NamibiaNew Year's Day
New CaledoniaJour de l'an
Republic of the NigerNew Year's Day
NigeriaNew Year's Day
NicaraguaNew Year's Day
NetherlandsNew Year's Day
NorwayNew Year's Day
New ZealandNew Year's Day
PanamaNew Year's Day
PeruNew Year's Day
PhilippinesNew Year's Day
PolandNew Year's Day
St. Pierre & MiquelonNew Year's Day
Puerto RicoNew Year's Day
PortugalNew Year's Day
ParaguayNew Year's Day
RéunionNew Year's Day
RomaniaNew Year's Day
RussiaNew Year's Day
RwandaNew Year's Day
SeychellesNew Year's Day
SudanIndependence Day
SwedenNew Year's Day
SingaporeNew Year's Day
St. HelenaNew Year's Day
SloveniaNew Year's Day
Svalbard & Jan MayenNew Year's Day
SlovakiaNew Year's Day
Sierra LeoneNew Year's Day
San MarinoNew Year's Day
SenegalNew Year's Day
SurinameNew Year's Day
South SudanNew Year's Day
São Tomé & PríncipeNew Year's Day
Sint MaartenNew Year's Day
SwazilandNew Year's Day
Turks & Caicos IslandsNew Year's Day
ChadNew Year's Day
Togolese RepublicNew Year's Day
ThailandNew Year's Day
TunisiaNew Year's Day
TongaNew Year's Day
TurkeyNew Year's Day
Trinidad & TobagoNew Year's Day
TaiwanFounding of the Republic of China
TanzaniaNew Year's Day
UkraineNew Year
UgandaNew Year's Day
United States of AmericaNew Year's Day
UruguayNew Year's Day
Vatican CitySolemnity of Mary, Mother of God
St. Vincent & GrenadinesNew Year's Day
VenezuelaNew Year's Day
British Virgin IslandsNew Year's Day
U.S. Virgin IslandsNew Year's Day
VietnamNew Year's Day
VanuatuNew Year's Day
KosovoNew Year's Day
MayotteNew Year's Day
South AfricaNew Year's Day
ZambiaNew Year's Day
ZimbabweNew Year's Day
CambodiaInternational New Year Day
JordanNew Year's Day
KazakhstanNew Year's Day
KuwaitNew Year's Day
LaosNew Year's Day
Timor LesteNew Year's Day
UzbekistanNew Year's Day
PakistanNew Year's Day
Papua New GuineaNew Year's Day
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Antigua & BarbudaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
AlbaniaNew Year Holiday
American SamoaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
AustraliaNew Year's Day
AzerbaijanInternational Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (substitute day)
AzerbaijanNew Year's Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina2nd day of the New Year
BoliviaNew Year's Day (substitutes)
BotswanaNew Year's Holiday
Democratic Republic of the CongoNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Switzerland2 Janvier (JU)
Cook IslandsNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Cook IslandsDay after New Year's Day
CubaVictory of Armed Forces Day
DominicaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
United KingdomNew Year's Day (substitute day)
United KingdomJanuary 2nd (SCT)
GeorgiaBedoba
GuernseyNew Year's Day (substitute day)
GhanaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
GibraltarNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Republic of Equatorial GuineaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
GuamNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Hong KongNew Year's Day (substitute day)
HaitiAncestry Day
Isle of ManNew Year's Day (substitute day)
JerseyNew Year's Day (substitute day)
JamaicaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
JapanNew Year's Day (substitute day)
KenyaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
St. Kitts & NevisCarnival Day
Cayman IslandsNew Year's Day (substitute day)
St. LuciaSecond New Year's Day
MontenegroNew Year's Day
MacedoniaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
MontserratFestival Day (substitute day)
MalawiNew Year's Day (substitute day)
MalaysiaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
MozambiquePublic Holiday
NamibiaPublic Holiday
New ZealandDay after New Year's Day
PanamaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Puerto RicoNew Year's Day (substitute day)
SerbiaNew Year's Day
RussiaNew Year Holiday
RwandaPublic Holiday
SingaporeNew Year's Day (substitute day)
St. HelenaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Sierra LeoneNew Year's Day (substitute day)
São Tomé & PríncipeNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Turks & Caicos IslandsNew Year's Day
ChadNew Year's Day
Trinidad & TobagoNew Year's Day (substitute day)
TaiwanFounding of the Republic of China (substitute day)
TanzaniaZanzibar Revolution Day
UkraineNew Year
United States of AmericaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
St. Vincent & GrenadinesNew Year's Day (substitute day)
U.S. Virgin IslandsNew Year's Day (substitute day)
South AfricaPublic Holiday
ZambiaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
KazakhstanNew Year's Day
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AlbaniaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
ArmeniaPre-Christmas holidays
AustraliaNew Year's Day
AzerbaijanNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaNew Year's Day (substitute day)
Burkina FasoAnniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état
BotswanaPublic Holiday
Cook IslandsDay after New Year's Day (substitute day)
United KingdomNew Year's Day (substitute day)
MontenegroNew Year's Day (substitute day)
MontserratNew Year's Day (substitute day)
New ZealandNew Year's Day (substitute day)
SerbiaNew Year's Day
UkraineNew Year (substitute day)
KazakhstanNew Year's Day (observed)
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Democratic Republic of the CongoDay of the Martyrs
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AndorraEpiphany
ArmeniaChristmas Day
AustriaEpiphany
Åland IslandsEpiphany
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEpiphany
SwitzerlandEpiphany
CyprusEpiphany
GermanyEpiphany
SpainEpiphany
EthiopiaChristmas Day
FinlandEpiphany
GreenlandEpiphany
GreeceEpiphany
CroatiaEpiphany
Canary IslandsEpiphany
ItaliaEpiphany
LichtensteinEpiphany
MontenegroChristmas Eve
PolandEpiphany
Puerto RicoEpiphany
SwedenEpiphany
SlovakiaEpiphany
San MarinoEpiphany
Vatican CityEpiphany
U.S. Virgin IslandsThree Kings Day
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaOrthodox Christmas
BelarusChristmas Day
EgyptChristmas Day
EritreaOrthodox Christmas
GeorgiaOrthodox Christmas
MoldovaOrthodox Christmas
MontenegroChristmas Day
MacedoniaOrthodox Christmas
SerbiaOrthodox Christmas
RussiaChristmas Day
SudanCoptic Christmas
UkraineOrthodox Christmas
KosovoOrthodox Christmas
CambodiaDay of Victory over the Genocidal Regime
KazakhstanOrthodox Christmas
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MontenegroBoxing Day
RussiaNew Year Holiday
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaRepublic Day
ColombiaEpiphany
Dominican RepublicEpiphany
JapanComing of Age Day
PanamaMartyrs' Day
Puerto RicoBirthday of Eugenio María de Hostos
South SudanPeace Agreement Day
UkraineOrthodox Christmas (substitute day)
JordanArafat Day (estimated)
KuwaitArafat Day (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaArafat Day (estimated)
BahrainArafat Day
DjiboutiArafat Day
SpainArafat Day
LibyaArafat Day
MalaysiaArafat Day
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BeninFête du Vodoun
BahamasMajority Rule Day
JordanEid al-Adha (estimated)
KazakhstanEid al-Adha
KuwaitEid al-Adha (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Timor LesteEid al-Adha (estimated)
UzbekistanEid al-Adha
PakistanEid al-Adha
United Arab EmiratesFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
AlbaniaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
AzerbaijanFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
People's Republic of BangladeshFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Burkina FasoFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
BahrainFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
BurundiFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
BeninFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
BruneiFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsHari Raya Haji
Central African RepublicFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Republic of Côte d'IvoireFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
CameroonFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Christmas IslandFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
DjiboutiFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
AlgeriaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
EgyptFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Western SaharaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
EritreaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
SpainFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
EthiopiaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
GabonFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
GhanaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
The GambiaTabaski
GuineaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Guinea-BissauFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
GuyanaEid Ul Adha
IndonesiaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
IranFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
KenyaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
ComorosFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
LibyaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Kingdom of MoroccoFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
MontenegroFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
MadagascarFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Republic of MaliFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
MauritaniaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
MalaysiaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Republic of the NigerFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
NigeriaId el Kabir
PhilippinesFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
RwandaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
SudanFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
SingaporeHari Raya Haji
Sierra LeoneTabaski
SenegalFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
SomaliaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
SurinameFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
ChadFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
TunisiaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
TurkeyFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
TanzaniaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
UgandaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
KosovoFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
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Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Independence Manifesto
JordanEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
KazakhstanDay off (substituted from 01/14/2006)
KuwaitEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
PakistanEid al-Adha Holiday
AzerbaijanFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
MalaysiaFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Togolese RepublicFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
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BrazilDia do evangélico
AlgeriaAmazigh New Year
JordanEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
KuwaitEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
South SudanFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaOrthodox New Year
MalaysiaYang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan's Birthday
Tunisiaعيد الثورة و الشباب
VenezuelaDía de La Divina Pastora
Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (observed, estimated)
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MalawiJohn Chilembwe Day
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American SamoaMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Democratic Republic of the CongoAnniversary of President Laurent Kabila
GuamMartin Luther King Jr. Day
MalawiJohn Chilembwe Day (substitute day)
Puerto RicoMartin Luther King Jr. Day
United States of AmericaRobert E. Lee/Martin Luther King Birthday (AL)
United States of AmericaMartin Luther King Jr. Day
United States of AmericaDr. Martin Luther King Jr./ Civil Rights Day (AZ)
United States of AmericaDr. Martin Luther King Jr./Robert E. Lee's Birthdays (AR)
United States of AmericaMartin Luther King, Jr./ Idaho Human Rights Day (ID)
United States of AmericaMartin Luther King's and Robert E. Lee's Birthdays (MS)
United States of AmericaMartin Luther King, Jr./ Civil Rights Day (NH)
U.S. Virgin IslandsMartin Luther King Jr. Day
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Democratic Republic of the CongoAnniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba
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IranEid al-Ghadeer
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BarbadosErrol Barrow Day
Dominican RepublicOur Lady of Altagracia
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BoliviaPlurinational State Foundation Day
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BoliviaPlurinational State Foundation Day (substitutes)
Cayman IslandsNational Heroes Day
New ZealandProvincial anniversary day
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RomaniaUnification Day
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AustraliaAustralia Day
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia Day
Christmas IslandAustralia Day
UgandaLiberation Day
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MonacoSaint Devota's Day
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BruneiChinese New Year
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsChinese New Year
ChinaSpring Festival
Christmas IslandChinese New Year
Hong KongLunar New Year
IndonesiaChinese New Year
South KoreaKorean New Year
MalaysiaChinese New Year
SingaporeChinese New Year
SurinameChinese New Year
TaiwanChinese New Year
VietnamVietnamese New Year
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Cocos (Keeling) IslandsChinese New Year (2nd Day)
ChinaSpring Festival
Dominican RepublicDuarte's Birthday
Hong KongThe second day of the Lunar New Year
MalaysiaChinese New Year
MalaysiaChinese New Year (substitute day)
New ZealandProvincial anniversary day
SingaporeChinese New Year
TaiwanThe second day of the Chinese New Year
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Cocos (Keeling) IslandsChinese New Year (substitute day)
Hong KongThe third day of the Lunar New Year
SingaporeChinese New Year (substitute day)
TaiwanThe third day of the Chinese New Year
JordanIslamic New Year (estimated)
KuwaitIslamic New Year (estimated)
United Arab EmiratesIslamic New Year
Bosnia and HerzegovinaIslamic New Year
BahrainIslamic New Year
BruneiIslamic New Year
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsIslamic New Year
DjiboutiIslamic New Year
AlgeriaIslamic New Year
EgyptIslamic New Year
Western SaharaIslamic New Year
IndonesiaIslamic New Year
ComorosIslamic New Year
LibyaIslamic New Year
Kingdom of MoroccoIslamic New Year
MauritaniaIslamic New Year
MalaysiaIslamic New Year
Republic of the NigerIslamic New Year
NigeriaIslamic New Year
SudanIslamic New Year
SomaliaIslamic New Year
TunisiaIslamic New Year
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