Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. The date of Independence Day looks back to the liberation of Minsk from the Nazis back in 1944. That, of course, brought Belarus back under ...

Every 1 March is Independence Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The day looks back to the date in 1992 when Bosnia declared its independence from Yugoslavia, when that former nation broke apart. Year ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Whit Monday was a follow up to Whit Sunday, or Pentecost Sunday, and was a religious holiday celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit and ...

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 ...

The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. As Svalbard is a dependency of Norway, it keeps the same basic holiday schedule, including celebration of May. The main events of the day ...