There will be five long weekends next year, one less than the six in 2023, the Ministry of Manpower has announced in its release on gazetted public holidays. One public holiday falls on a Sunday: – Second day of Chinese New Year (Feb 11) As the second day of the Chinese New Year falls on […]
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Indian public and private banks will be closed on 10 days including the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays in May 2023, owing to festivals. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks remain closed on all public holidays but there are some holidays that are regional, i.e. restricted to certain states only. […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday 21st and Monday 24th of April 2023, as Public holidays to mark this year’s EId-il-Fitr Celebrations. A statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuiab Belgore noted that the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government While […]
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Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kithure Kindiki, has declared Friday April 21st 2023, as a public holiday. According to Gazette Notice No. 5045, CS Kindiki announced that the holiday is to celebrate mark Idd-ul-Fitr, an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world. “It is notified for the general information of […]
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Qatar has announced that government employees in the country will get Eid Al Fitr holidays from April 19th to 27th 2023. The Ruler’s Court announced Eid Al Fitr holidays for the employees of the ministries and other government agencies, public bodies and institutions on Sunday. According to the announcement, the official holidays will start on […]
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday declared April 21st 2023 as a regular holiday for the observance of Eid’l Fitr, or the culmination of the Fasting of Ramadan. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 201 after the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended to declare the date a national holiday. “In order to bring the […]
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The federal government of Pakistan has declared a nationwide public holiday for five days on the occasion of Eidul Fitr in 2023. The holidays will begin on Friday, April 21st, and run until Tuesday, April 25st, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior. The Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council (RHRC) has said that Eidul […]
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Indian public and private banks will be closed on 16 days including the second and fourth Saturdays and Sundays in April 2023, owing to festivals. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks remain closed on all public holidays but there are some holidays that are regional, i.e. restricted to certain states only. […]
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The government of Lao has approved two additional off days as holiday substitutions for the Lao New Year festival or Pi Mai celebration in April which falls over the weekend this year. The celebration will take place from April 14th to 16th (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) 2023, while the new year replacement holidays will be […]
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Danes will no longer get a long weekend off for “Great Prayer Day” late in the spring starting next year, after lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday scrapping it as a public holiday. The move comes as Denmark’s newly formed government seeks to implement reforms aimed at improving the country’s welfare model, and as it tries to […]
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