Public Holidays in October 2012

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October 2012 - Public Holidays

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1

AustraliaLabour Day (SA)

AustraliaQueen's Birthday (QLD)

BotswanaPublic Holiday

ChinaNational Day

CyprusCyprus Independence Day

Hong KongNational Day

St. LuciaThanksgiving

NigeriaIndependence Day

San MarinoCerimonia di investitura dei Capitani Reggenti

São Tomé & PríncipeAgricultural Reform Day (substitute day)

TaiwanMid-Autumn Festival (substitute day)

UzbekistanTeachers and Instructors Day

IsraelFeast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)

2

ChinaNational Day

GuineaIndependence Day

Hong KongThe day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

3

BrazilMártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçu

ChinaNational Day

GermanyNational Holiday

HondurasSoldier's Day

South KoreaNational Foundation Day

4

LesothoIndependence Day

MozambiquePeace and Reconciliation Day

5

BrazilCriação do estado

SpainNuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Canary IslandsNuestra Señora de Guadalupe

PortugalImplantação da República

VanuatuConstitution Day

6

Christmas IslandTerritory Day

EgyptArmed Forces Day

MalaysiaSabah State Governor's Birthday

7

BrazilElection Day

8

American SamoaColumbus Day

People's Republic of BangladeshDurga Puja

CanadaThanksgiving

GuamColumbus Day

CroatiaIndependence Day

JapanSports Day

PeruBattle of Angamos

Puerto RicoColumbus Day

Turks & Caicos IslandsNational Heritage Day

United States of AmericaColumbus Day

U.S. Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day

IsraelSimchat Torah/ Shmini Atzeret

9

St. BarthsAbolition of Slavery

FranceAbolition of Slavery

South KoreaHangul Day

Sint MaartenConstitution Day

UgandaIndependence Day

10

AustriaTag der Volksabstimmung

CubaIndependence Day

CuraçaoCuraçao Day

FijiFiji Day

KenyaMoi Day

SurinameDay of the Maroons

TaiwanNational Day / Double Tenth Day

11

BrazilCriação do estado

MacedoniaRevolution Day

12

BrazilOur Lady of Aparecida

BahamasNational Heroes' Day

Costa RicaColumbus Day

SpainFiesta Nacional de España

Republic of Equatorial GuineaIndependence Day

HondurasColumbus Day

Canary IslandsFiesta Nacional de España

NicaraguaIndigenous Resistance Day

VenezuelaDay of Indigenous Resistance

13

BurundiRwagasore Day

MalaysiaSarawak State Governor's Birthday

ThailandKing Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day

14

GeorgiaSvetitskhovloba

MoldovaCapital's Day

TanzaniaNyerere Day

CambodiaPchum Ben Day

15

ArgentinaDay of Respect for Cultural Diversity

BelizeDay of the Americas

ChileColumbus Day

ColombiaColumbus Day

JamaicaNational Heroes Day

MalawiMother's Day

Tunisiaعيد الجلاء

CambodiaHM King Norodom Sihanouk Mourning Day; Pchum Ben Day

16

PakistanFirst Day of Navaratri

PakistanDurga Puja

17

HaitiAnniversary of the death of Dessalines

18

AzerbaijanIndependence Day

United States of AmericaAlaska Day

19

AlbaniaMother Teresa Day

BrazilDia do Piauí

New ZealandProvincial anniversary day

20

GuatemalaRevolution Day

KenyaMashujaa Day

21

BurundiNdadaye Day

HondurasArmed forces Day

22

New ZealandLabour Day

British Virgin IslandsSt. Ursula’s Day

23

Hong KongChung Yeung Festival

HungaryNational Day

LibyaLiberation Day

MacedoniaDay of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle

ThailandKing Chulalongkorn Day

CambodiaParis Peace Agreement's Day

24

VenezuelaNatalicio de Rafael Urdaneta

ZambiaIndependence Day

PakistanDussehra

25

GrenadaThanksgiving Day

JordanArafat Day (estimated)

KuwaitArafat Day (estimated)

Saudi ArabiaArafat Day (estimated)

BahrainArafat Day

DjiboutiArafat Day

SpainArafat Day

LibyaArafat Day

MalaysiaArafat Day

26

AustriaNational Holiday

Cook IslandsNational Gospel Day

United States of AmericaNevada Day

JordanEid al-Adha (estimated)

KazakhstanEid al-Adha

KuwaitEid al-Adha (estimated)

Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)

Timor LesteEid al-Adha

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)

27

St. Vincent & GrenadinesIndependence Day

JordanEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)

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)

28

BrazilElection Day

CyprusNational Holiday

Czech RepublicIndependent Czechoslovak State Day

GreeceNational Holiday

JordanEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)

KuwaitEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)

Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)

South SudanFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)

29

IrelandOctober Bank Holiday

New ZealandProvincial anniversary day

TurkeyRepublic Day

VanuatuJour de l'Unité

CambodiaHM King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day

Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (observed, estimated)

PakistanBirthday of Guru Balmik Sawami Ji

AzerbaijanFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) (substitute day)

30

Saudi ArabiaEid al-Adha Holiday (observed, estimated)

31

GermanyReformation Day

SloveniaReformation Day