Other public holiday news
- 15 Jul 2025, France: French PM floats axing 2 public holidays July 15, 2025
- 19 May 2025, Vanuatu: Parliament Moves to Remove Provincial Holidays under the Public Holidays Amendment Act No. 2025 May 19, 2025
- 06 May 2025, Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan declares May 9–11 holidays for Day of Remembrance and Honor May 6, 2025
- 24 Mar 2025, Egypt: Eid al-Fitr is on 30 March 2025: Egypt Astronomy Institute Confirms March 24, 2025
- 21 Mar 2025, Jersey: Liberation Day is officially Jersey's National Day March 21, 2025
- 20 Mar 2025, Bangladesh: April 1st declared a Regular Holiday for Eid'l Fitr in Philippines March 20, 2025
- 06 Mar 2025, Vanuatu: Gov’t wants to reduce public holidays March 6, 2025
- 26 Feb 2025, Qatar: Qatar Central Bank declares March 2 as bank holiday February 26, 2025
- 05 Feb 2025, Iraq: Sunni provinces declare Wednesday holiday in protest of top court ruling February 5, 2025
- 27 Nov 2024, England: No bank holiday to mark 80 years after end of WW2 November 27, 2024
Office Holidays Blog
- November 2025 Cultural Diversity Update October 31, 2025November is a month of harvest festivals, some of the oldest holidays, that date back to when ancient farming communities gathered to give thanks for a good harvest, essential in surviving the imminent harsh winter. In addition to American Thanksgiving, this year November also hosts the birthday of the founder of one of the world’s […]
- November Video Conference Backgrounds October 28, 2025As we move into the darker days of late Autumn, why not brighten up your video conferences with these backgrounds that also highlight cultural diversity? November 2: Day of the Dead ‘El Día de los Muertos‘ is a holiday that focuses on remembering family members and friends who have passed away. November 5: Guru Nanak’s […]
Nov 12, 🇹🇱 East Timor: Youth National Day ![]()
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This holiday honours the courage and determination of the hundreds of young people killed in the Santa Cruz Massacre on this day in 1991. ![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/east-timor/youth-national-day
Nov 11, 🇺🇸 USA: Veterans Day![]()
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This federal and state holiday honors all veterans of the United States armed forces. This day was first observed (as Armistice Day) in 1919, one year after the end of hostilities in the first world war.![]()
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A traditional observation is a moment of silence at 11 AM remembering those who fought for peace. (Commemorates the cease-fire in the 1918 armistice which was scheduled for "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.")![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/veterans-day
Nov 11, #angola 🇦🇴 : Independence Day![]()
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The holiday was established to celebrate the anniversary of Angola's independence from Portugal on this date in 1975. This is Angola's National Day. ![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/angola/angolan-independence-day
Nov 11, 🇵🇱 Poland: Independence Day![]()
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Happy Independence Day #poland! 'Narodowe Święto Niepodległości' commemorates the re-establishment of the state of Poland at the end of World War I in 1918.![]()
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For 123 years prior to 1918, Poland had been partitioned under the rule of Prussia, Austria, and Russia.![]()
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On 11 November 1918, the day that World War I ended, this partition was removed and Poland was granted its independence.![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/poland/poland-independence-day
Nov 11, Various: Armistice Day/Remembrance Day![]()
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In 1919, the first Remembrance Days took place, one year after the guns fell silent on the Western Front marking the end of the first world war on November 11th 1918.![]()
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Those who fell in that conflict and other wars since are remembered today in over 10 countries![]()
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Read more at www.officeholidays.com/holidays/armistice-day