On June 30th 2020, the Mauritius Government approved and announced the list of public holidays for 2021. Citizens of this island nation in the Indian Ocean will enjoy 15 days of public holidays next year. Of these, four will fall on a Saturday. Despite this, people can plan ahead for six long weekends, and there […]
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Right in the middle of 2020, the government of Extremadura have announced the proposed public holiday list for 2021. In the list, citizens of this Spanish autonomous region will enjoy 13 holidays across the region. Of these, two are lost to Saturdays. The Assumption of Mary falls on a Sunday, and the proposal is to […]
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There will be a total 12 work-free days observed across this north-eastern Spanish region next year, with three of the days falling on a weekend – Labour Day, National Day of Catalonia and Christmas Day both fall on a Saturday. In total, citizens can look forward to four long weekends in 2021. As Constitution Day […]
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The Ministry of Manpower has announced the gazetted public holidays for Singapore in 2021. According to the release, there will be 11 gazetted public holidays in Singapore next year. There will be four long weekends in 2021, compared to seven long weekends in 2020. The long weekends are for New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, Good Friday […]
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Although we are still in the first half of 2020, given the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s probably not a bad idea to look forward to the holidays for next year. The Galician Government have announced the working calendar for 2021. There will be a total of 11 work-free days observed across this north-western […]
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The government of the Spanish Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia has agreed the calendar of holidays for the islands for 2021. There will be a total 12 work-free days observed across this south-eastern region, with two of the days falling on a weekend – Labour Day and Christmas Day both fall on a […]
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Even though 2020 is still not at the halfway point, South Korean’s may be feeling a bit short-changed when it comes to public holidays in 2021. The Ministry of Science, Technology, Information and Communication has announced the national holidays and seasons for the coming year. The headline figure is 67 days of public holidays, but […]
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This Caribbean country on the northeastern coast of Central America, has announced the days that will be Public and bank Holidays in 2021. While travel to Belize remains restricted until at least July, the announcement of the dates means that next year citizens can look forward to eight long weekends, including the extra-long four-day weekend […]
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The dates of several public holidays in Japan were changed in 2020 to create breaks at the start and end of the Tokyo Olympics. Following the postponement of the games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the dates were not changed back. The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have now been rescheduled for Summer 2021 and […]
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While Spain continues to move itself out of effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of the Balearic Islands is looking ahead and has agreed the calendar of holidays for the islands for 2021. This archipelago of islands in the Mediterranean Sea is an autonomous community and a province of Spain. The four largest islands are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. There […]
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