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Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Feb 11 Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year)
Mar 8 International Women’s Day
Jun 1 Mother and Child Day
Jul 11 Naadam
Nov 26 Independence Day

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

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 23-24 January Chinese New Year
Feb 5 Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
Apr 6 Good Friday
Apr 11 Installation of New King
May 1 Labour Day
May 5 Wesak Day (Birth of Buddha)
May 30-31 Harvest Festival
Jun 2 King's Birthday
Aug 19 Hari Raya Puasa (End of Ramadan)
Aug 31 Merdeka Day (National Day)
Sep 16 Malaysia Day
Oct 6 Sabah Governor's Birthday
Oct 26 Hari Raya Qurban (Feast of the Sacrifice)
Nov 13 Deepavali
Nov 15 Awal Muharram (Islamic New Year)
Dec 25 Christmas

Please note these dates are for 2012. Religious festivals are usually timed with the lunar calendar, so the dates listed above are estimates and vary from year to year.

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 9 National Martyrs' Day
Mar 29 Good Friday
May 1 Labour Day
Aug 15 Old Panama City Day (Panama City only)
Nov 3 Independence Day (from Colombia)
Nov 5 Independence Day (Colon City only)
Nov 10 First Call for Independence from Spain
Dec 2 Independence Day (from Spain)
Dec 8 Mother's 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/Panama/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Jan 6 Epiphany *
Mar 19 San Jose *
Mar 28 Maunday Thursday
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 1 Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
Aug 15 Assumption
Oct 12 National Day
Nov 1 All Saints’ Day
Dec 6 Constitution Day
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception
Dec 25 Christmas Day
* Autonomous regions of Spain may celebrate these holidays on another date

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

Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Mar 28 Maundy Thursday
Mar 29 Good Friday
Mar 30 Holy Saturday
Apr 14 Day of the Americas
May 1 Labour Day
Sep 15 Independence Day
Oct 8 General Francisco Morazan’s Birthday
Oct 12 Dia de la Raza
Oct 21 Armed Forces 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/Honduras/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Jan 20 Founding of Rio de Janeiro *
Jan 25 Founding of San Paulo *
Feb 9 Carnival
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 21 Tiradentes
May 1 Labour Day
May 30 Corpus Christi
Sep 7 Independence Day
Oct 12 Our Lady Aparecida, Patron St of Brazil
Nov 2 All Souls’ Day
Nov 15 Republic Day
Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve
* These holidays are only observed regionally

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

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 13 Liberation Day
Jan 24 Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammed)
Apr 1 Easter Monday
Apr 27 Independence Day
May 1 Labour Day
May 20 Whit Monday
Jun 21 Martyrs’ Day
Aug 8 Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)
Aug 15 Assumption
Sep 23 Anniversary of the Failed Attack on Lome
Oct 15 Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice)
Nov 1 All Saints’ 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/Togo/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year’s Day
Mar 21 Human Rights Day
Mar 29 Good Friday
Apr 9 Family Day
Apr 27 Freedom Day
May 1 Workers’ Day
Jun 16 Youth Day
Aug 9 National Women’s Day
Sep 24 Heritage Day
Dec 16 Day of Reconciliation
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 Day of Goodwill

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

Jan 30 Martyr's Day
Feb 15 Basant Panchami
Feb 18 Rashtriya Prajatantra Divas (National Democracy Day)
Mar 8 International Women's Day
Mar 10 Maha Shivaratri
Mar 26 Holi
Apr 3 Ghode Jatra (Festival of Horses)
Apr 11 Chaite Dashain
Apr 14 Navabarsha (New Year's Day)
Apr 19 Rama Nawami
May 25 Buddha Jayanti
Aug 28 Krishna Janmashtami
Oct 5 Ghatasthapana
Oct 11 Fulpati Saptami
Oct 12 Maha Ashtami
Oct 13 Maha Navami
Oct 14 Vijaya Dashami
Nov 3 Tihar
Nov 4 Govardhan Puja
Nov 9 Constitution Day

Please note these dates are for 2013. Many Hindu festivals are timed according to local astrological observances so it's difficult to predict specific dates ahead of time. Therefore, some of the dates of the festivals listed above are estimates only. For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/Nepal/public-holidays

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Jan 6 Epiphany
Apr 1 Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 9 Ascension Day
May 20 Whit Monday
May 30 Corpus Christi
Aug 15 Assumption
Oct 26 National Day
Nov 1 All Saints' Day
Dec 8 Immaculate Conception
Dec 24 Christmas Eve (half-day holiday)
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 26 St Stephen's Day/Boxing Day

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