Public Holidays in August 2006
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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. Kitts & NevisCulturama Day
St. LuciaEmancipation Day
MontserratEmancipation Day
Trinidad & TobagoEmancipation Day
St. Vincent & GrenadinesEmancipation Day
ChinaArmy Day
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AnguillaAugust Thursday
BermudaEmancipation Day
Republic of Equatorial GuineaArmed Forces Day
Guinea-BissauPidjiguiti Day
Republic of the NigerIndependence Day
El SalvadorFiestas Agostinas
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AnguillaConstitution Day
BermudaSomers' Day
Cook IslandsConstitution Day
GhanaFounders Day
RwandaNational Harvest Day
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AndorraAndorra La Vella Festival
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 (substitutes)
Caribbean NetherlandsCarnival Monday
BahamasEmancipation Day
CanadaCivic Holiday
CanadaNew Brunswick Day (NB)
CanadaNatal Day (NS)
Republic of Côte d'IvoireIndependence Day
ColombiaBattle of Boyacá
DominicaEmancipation Day
United KingdomSummer bank holiday
GrenadaEmancipation Day
IrelandFirst Monday in August
IcelandCommerce Day
JamaicaIndependence Day (substitute day)
St. Kitts & NevisEmancipation Day
Turks & Caicos IslandsEmancipation Day
British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Monday
ZambiaFarmers' Day
IranBirthday of Imam Ali
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GermanyAugsburg Peace Festival
TanzaniaNane Nane Day
British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Tuesday
ZimbabweDefence Forces Day
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SingaporeNational Day
SurinameIndigenous People's Day
British Virgin IslandsEmancipation Wednesday
South AfricaNational Women's Day
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EcuadorDeclaration of Independence of Quito
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ChadIndependence Day
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ThailandThe Queen Mother's Birthday
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GrenadaCarnival Monday
Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab
St. HelenaAnniversary Day
United States of AmericaVictory Day
ZimbabweHeroes' Day
PakistanIndependence Day
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AndorraAssumption
AustriaAssumption
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption
People's Republic of BangladeshNational Mourning Day
BelgiumAssumption
Burkina FasoAssumption
BurundiAssumption
BeninAssumption
St. BarthsAssumption
BrazilAssumption (MG)
BrazilAdesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil (PA)
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
GrenadaCarnival Tuesday
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
SloveniaAssumption
San MarinoAssumption
SenegalAssumption
Togolese RepublicAssumption
Vatican CityAssumption
VenezuelaAssumption
VanuatuAssumption
MayotteAssumption
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IndonesiaIndependence Day
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CanadaGold Cup Parade Day
United States of AmericaStatehood Day
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ChileNativity of Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins
EstoniaDay of Restoration of Independence
HungarySaint Stephen's Day
Kingdom of MoroccoAnniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People
PakistanNauroz
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ArgentinaAnniversary of the death of General José de San Martín
CanadaSaskatchewan Day (SK)
CanadaDiscovery Day (YT)
ColombiaAssumption
Kingdom of MoroccoYouth Day
United States of AmericaBennington Battle Day
JordanIsra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
KuwaitIsra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
PakistanShab e-Meraj
United Arab EmiratesLaylat al-Mi'raj
BruneiLaylat al-Mi'raj
DjiboutiLaylat al-Mi'raj
IndonesiaLaylat al-Mi'raj
IranMabaas of Muhammad
ComorosLaylat al-Mi'raj
MalaysiaLaylat al-Mi'raj
SomaliaLaylat al-Mi'raj
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People's Republic of BangladeshKrishna Janmashtami
LiberiaFlag Day
MalaysiaMelaka State Governor's Birthday
UkraineIndependence Day
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NamibiaHeroes' Day
Papua New GuineaNational Day of Repentance
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MoldovaIndependence Day
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaAssumption
United KingdomSummer bank holiday
GeorgiaSaint Mary's Day
GibraltarLate Summer Bank Holiday
PhilippinesNational Heroes' Day
St. HelenaAugust Bank Holiday
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SlovakiaSlovak National Uprising anniversary
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PeruSanta Rosa de Lima
TurkeyVictory Day
KazakhstanConstitution Day
Timor LestePopular Consultation Day
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