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Monday, January 31, 2011

Holidays


United States of America
Main article: Public holidays in the United States
The United States federal government designates national holidays (see below) for federal employees only. State and local governments generally observe these holidays as well as many state holidays.
A basic list of holidays as seen on a 2011 calendar:
The federal holidays (which are days off from work for federal employees) are New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. The official list can be found here (http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/index.asp). These holidays are not necessarily days off from work for private sector workers. Most private sector businesses close for only the "Big 6" holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Many also close on the Friday after Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday), which is not an official holiday, but is commonly granted to private sector workers. Some private businesses may also close for one or more other federal holidays (most commonly either Martin Luther King Day, or Presidents Day).
When a federal holiday falls on Sunday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Monday. When a federal holiday falls on Saturday, most federal workers who work a Mon-Fri workweek will observe the holiday on Friday. Workers who normally work on Saturday (such as mail carriers) will observe the holiday on Saturday; Friday will be a regular work day.
In state and local governments, and in the private sector, practices vary when a holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday. In general, most states and private sector workers will observe a holiday that falls on Sunday on Monday. However, that is not universal. Some states and private sector workers will observe a Saturday holiday on Friday, but that is less common than observing the Sunday holidays on Monday. Occasionally, a state or private sector worker will observe a Saturday holiday on Monday, but that is even less common than Friday. Many state workers and private sector workers (in particular, employees at a bank normally closed on Saturdays) do not get any day off when a holiday falls on Saturday, and are "cheated" out of the holiday. Occasionally, a floating holiday may be given in lieu of a Saturday holiday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#United_States_of_America

Mexico
Main article: Public holidays in Mexico
Public holidays
Religious holidays
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#Mexico


United Kingdom, Crown dependencies, and overseas territories
Main article: Public holidays in the United Kingdom
In Scotland, the holidays listed above are official bank holidays but may not be public holidays. Public holidays are set by local authorities and therefore vary from place to place; although Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, 2 January and May Day are observed throughout the country. Banks in Scotland observe English bank holidays; therefore Scottish bank holidays which differ from the English ones are of little practical importance. In Northern Ireland, Easter Tuesday is treated as a public holiday in lieu of Good Friday.
In 2012, as part of events intended to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the usual Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday of May is being moved to Monday 4 June and an extra bank holiday on Tuesday 5 June is being created.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#United_Kingdom.2C_Crown_dependencies.2C_and_overseas_territories

Australia
Main article: Public holidays in Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#Australia

China (People's Republic of China and special administrative regions)
Main article: Public holidays in China
Traditional holidays:
Holidays in the People's Republic of China:
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#China_.28People.27s_Republic_of_China_and_special_administrative_regions.29

Canada
Main article: Public holidays in Canada
  • 1 January – New Year's Day
  • 21 February (Third Monday in February) – Family Day – in some provinces. Called "Louis Riel Day" in Manitoba.
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday – schools, banks, and government
  • 23 May (Last Monday on or before 24 May) – Victoria Day. Also known as "Journée nationale des Patriotes" in Quebec.
  • 24 June – Fête nationale du Québec also known as St. John the Baptist Day – public holiday in Quebec
  • 1 July – Canada Day
  • 1 August (First Monday in August) – name varies by province, not a holiday in Quebec
  • 5 September (First Monday in September) – Labour Day
  • 10 October (Second Monday in October) – Thanksgiving Day
  • October 31 - Halloween
  • 11 November – Remembrance Day – limited to government agencies and banks in some provinces; public holiday in British Columbia, public holiday in Atlantic provinces if it falls on a week day.
  • 24 December – Christmas Eve (in some provinces)
  • 25 December – Christmas Day
  • 26 December – Boxing Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_holidays_by_country#Canada
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