Finnish holiday law prioritises the summer months and suggests that 4 out of 5 weeks paid holiday entitlement should be taken by employees between the beginning of May and the end of September, with exceptions made if this clashes with an organisation’s busy period. 15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9 March, National Heroes and Benefactors Day (formerly Baron Bliss Day)** Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Also, Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year) and Chinggis Khaan’s Birthday. 15 August, Assumption 1-2 May, Labor Day 10 May, Mother’s Day 19 February, National Democracy Day 17 February, Independence Day 3 November, Independence of Cuenca Day 22 Sep Independence Day. 1st Sunday in May, Mother’s Day 3 May, Constitution Memorial Day Carefully researched and constantly updated. 9 July, Youth Day (Aid Chebab) 11 September, Ethiopian New Year (Enqutatash)** 6 January, Epiphany1 May, Labour Day15 August, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary26 October, National Day1 November, All Saints Day8 December, Immaculate Conception Also, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Pentecost (Whit Sunday), Whit Monday, and Corpus Christi. 19 September, Armed Forces Day 25 May, African Liberation Day 13 October, Prince Rwagasore Day 15 July, His Majesty the Sultan’s Birthday 2nd Monday in June, Queen’s Birthday 17 July, Constitution Day 29 November, President Tubman’s Birthday. 20 January, National Day of Mourning8 March, Women’s Day20 March, Now Rouz (Persian New Year)9 May, Victory Day28 May, Republic Day15 June, National Day of Salvation26 June, Armed Forces Day18 October, Independence Day9 November, State Flag Day31 December, Solidarity Day of World AzerbaijanisAlso, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. 9 February, St. Maroon’s Day 26 December, Boxing Day 9 October, Guayaquil Independence Day 24 May, Anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha 22 February, Union Day 1 November, All Saints Day 1 May, Labor Day 1 May, Labour Day 10 July, Independence Day Duomo di Napoli / Erik Cleves Kristensen / CC BY-SA 2.0. 1 January, Independence Day Also, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. 28 April, Heroes’ Day Monday after 2nd Sunday in May, Gospel Day 6 November, Constitution Day 3 June, Martyrs’ Day Business openings and work schedules may be significantly 1 June, President’s Day 3 November, Independence Day 10 February, Feast of St. Paul’s Shipwreck Although Carnival is only 5 days long officially, it may be 21 February, Anniversary of His Majesty the King, the 5th Druk Gyalpo The below chart shows the minimum holiday entitlement and paid public holidays for each of these locations: Countries within the European Union act under the Working Time Directive (1993) which sets a minimum holiday entitlement of 20 days for full-time workers. See where you can go and why exploring Europe by train is an unforgettable experience!