Formerly ruled by Norway and Denmark, the majority of public holidays and observances in Iceland are based on strong Scandinavian and Roman Catholic traditions. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are ...

Public holidays in Cyprus are paid days-off provided to all part-time and full-time workers, in addition to the paid annual leave they are entitled by law to take each year. According to Cyprian ...

All public holidays are regulated by the Ministry of Finance in Andorra. Each year the Ministry releases a list of the official public holidays that are to be observed. At this time, there are 14 ...

The government of Albania establishes national holidays. These are called red-letter days and are paid holidays under Albanian law. Weekly holidays are 36 hours periods that include Sunday. The weekly ...

Monaco celebrates 12 national holidays each year. Under the Labour Laws of Monaco, employees are entitled to receive these statutory holidays off with full pay. If the employees are required to work ...

Orthodox Pentecost is a national holiday in Cyprus and is also observed by the more than 250 million Orthodox believers around the world. Aside from Easter, Pentecost is the highest feast on the ...

On 29 June, Vatican City celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul as a public holiday. Both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were martyred in Rome, and today, they are “joint patron ...

Slovenia recognizes two types of public holidays. These include state holidays and work-free days, which are regulated by the government. State holidays generally include official functions involving ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Most people in Moldova speak Romanian, which is why the holiday was originally called “Romanian Language Day”. But Moldovan being a special ...

National holidays in Slovakia are set forth in the Constitution and are regulated for employees by the Labor Code. The President has the right to add holidays each year if desired, but this has not ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Easter week begins on Palm Sunday, which is when the Pope holds a special mass in Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Even though this is ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Kosovo initially proclaimed its independence on February 17th from Serbia, and since then it has been recognised by the majority of the ...