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Jan 1 New Year's Day
Mar 29 Good Friday
May 20 Independence Day
Aug 15 Assumption
Aug 30 Consultation Day
Sep 20 Liberation Day
Nov 1 All Saints' Day
Nov 12 Santa Cruz Day
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/east-timor/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 6 Epiphany*
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 1 Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 9 Ascension
May 20 Whit Monday
May 30 Corpus Christi*
Aug 15 Assumption*
Oct 3 Day of Germany Unity
Oct 31 Day of Reformation*
Nov 1 All Saints' Day
Nov 20 Repentance Day*
Dec 25 Christmas Day
* Not observed in all areas of Germany

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/Germany/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 24 Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammed)
Apr 1 Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 9 Ascension Day
May 20 Whit Monday
Jun 5 Lailat al Miraj (Night of Ascension)
Aug 3 Lailat al Qadr (Night of Power)
Aug 7 Independence Day
Aug 8 Korite (End of Ramadan)
Aug 15 Assumption
Oct 15 Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice)
Nov 1 All Saints’ Day
Nov 15 National Peace Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/ivory-coast/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Jan 24 Mawlid al-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 1 Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 25 Independence Day
Jun 5 Lailat al Miraj (Night of Ascension)
Jun 10 Army Day
Jul 9 Start of Ramadan
Aug 8 Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)
Oct 15 Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
Nov 4 Islamic New Year
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays in Jordan go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/jordan/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 3 Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d’Etat
Jan 24 Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammed)
Mar 8 International Women’s Day
Apr 1 Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 9 Ascension Day
Aug 4 Revolution Day
Aug 5 Independence Day
Aug 8 Aid El Segheir (End of Ramadan)
Aug 15 Assumption
Oct 15 Anniversary of the 1987 Coup d’Etat
Oct 15 Aid El Kebir (Feast of Sacrifice)
Nov 1 All Saints’ Day
Nov 4 El am Hejir (Islamic New Year)
Dec 11 Proclamation of the Republic
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to:
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/burkina-faso/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 6 Epiphany
Feb 11 Carnival
Mar 28 Maundy Thursday
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 19 Landing of the 33 Patriots
May 1 Labour Day
May 18 Battle of Las Piedras
Jun 19 Birth of General Artigas (Dia del Nunca Mas)
Jul 18 Constitution Day
Aug 25 National Independence Day
Oct 14 Dia de la Raza
Nov 2 All Souls’ Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/uruguay/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 1 Easter Monday
Apr 19 King Mswati III’s Birthday
Apr 25 National Flag Day
May 1 Labour Day
May 9 Ascension Day
Jul 22 King Father’s Birthday
Aug 1 Umhlanga/Reed Dance Day
Sep 6 Somhlolo Day (Independence Day)
Dec 1 Incwala Ceremony
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Boxing Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to:
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/Swaziland/public-holidays

Jan 9 Coptic Christmas Day
Feb 4 Birth of the Prophet
Apr 15 Sham el-Nassim (Coptic Easter)
Apr 25 Sinai Liberation Day (Sinai Only)
May 1 Labour Day
Jul 23 National Day
Aug 19 Bairam Feast (End of Ramadan)
Sep 11 Coptic New Year
Oct 6 Armed Forces Day
Oct 26 Feast of the Sacrifice
Nov 15 Islamic New Year

Please note these dates are for 2012. For a current list of public holidays in Egypt go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/80/public_holidays/Africa/Egypt.html

Jan 12 Traditional Day of Offering
Feb 11 Losar *
Feb 21 Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo
Apr 20 Zhabdrung Kuchoe *
May 2 Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo
May 25 Lord Buddha’s Parinivana *
Jul 10 Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche
Jul 12 First Sermon of the Lord Buddha *
Sep 11 Thimphu Drubchen *
Sep 14 Thimphu Tshechu *
Oct 5 Dashain *
Nov 1 The Coronation of the Fifth Druk Gyalpo
Nov 11 Birth Anniversary of the Fourth Druk Gyalpo
Dec 17 National Day

* Bhutan’s towns and villages also celebrate many small festivals, which change date each year. Buddhist festivals are timed according to astrological observances – so some of the dates above are estimates only and are subject to change.

For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/Bhutan/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 12 Memorial Day
Feb 19 National Flag Day
Mar 8 International Women's Day
Mar 21 Novruz Bairam (Turkmen New Year)
May 8 Heroes' Day
May 9 Victory Day
May 18 Constitution Day
Aug 8 Oraza Bayram (End of Ramadan)
Oct 6 Remembrance Day (Anniversary of the 1948 Earthquake)
Oct 15 Kurban Bayram (Feast of Sacrifice)
Oct 27 Independence Day
Dec 12 Neutrality Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/Turkmenistan/public-holidays