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The Dutch central government lists 6 September for Bonaire as Dia di Boneiru, Dia di Himno i Bandera; Bonaire’s public body called 6 September 2026 its national day and published the offici…
Dominican Republic Ministry of Labour annual holiday calendar published through the Presidency
Puerto Rico statutory, education and historical sources verify March 22 as the recurring abolition-of-slavery holiday and tie the date to the formal abolition of slavery on March 22, 1873.
Puerto Rico Act No. 1 of August 1, 1952 directly establishes July 25 each year as Día de la Constitución and ties the date to the Constitution taking effect on July 25, 1952.
Honduran government and historical sources identify October 12 as Día de la Raza, while Decrees 75-2014 and 78-2015 move the practical October civic-holiday period under Semana Morazánica;…
Argentina’s national government identifies May 25 as Día de la Revolución de Mayo y Primer Gobierno Patrio and treats it as an immovable national holiday.
Argentina’s Casa Rosada states that every 20 November the country commemorates National Sovereignty Day in memory of the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
Official Honduran defense sources repeatedly identify October 21 as Armed Forces Day. Current legal material also preserves October 21 among the October civic holidays while later legislati…
Parliament of Cantabria records the 1993 institutional declaration and 1778 date rationale; the Official Gazette lists July 28 in the 2026 autonomous-community labour-holiday calendar.
The Presidency of Panama marks November 4 as Día de los Símbolos de la Nación, with official acts honoring the flag and other national symbols.
Philippine government information states that 25 February 2026, the EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary, was declared a special working day under Proclamation No. 1006, Series of 2025.
Current UAE government material lists National Day on 2 December and the official holiday period on 2–3 December for public and private sectors. Current official celebration material uses t…
The U.S. National Archives records ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1919 and its one-year phase-in. This record is a historical anniversary; “Prohibition Remembrance…
Federal law sets the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year for House elections, while Title 3 uses the same timing for presidential election day every…
The U.S. Virgin Islands Government observes Emancipation Day every July 3 in remembrance of the July 3, 1848 emancipation in the Danish West Indies and continues to issue official annual st…
Japan’s Cabinet Office lists the Emperor’s Birthday as a national holiday on February 23 and explains that the holiday has existed under the National Holidays Act since 1948, with its date…
European Union and European Commission
Massachusetts General Laws establish March 17 as a Suffolk County-only legal holiday with open-office qualifications and an annual gubernatorial proclamation; NPS history documents Boston’s…
The Syrian Arab Republic’s current eAIP public-holiday table, effective 27 March 2026, lists 17 April as Evacuation Day (Independence Day).
The Presidency of the Italian Republic marks the national Festa della Repubblica on June 2; the 2026 programme commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Republic.
36 U.S.C. §110 states that June 14 is Flag Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation encouraging observance of the anniversary of the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Stars…
Government diplomatic sources identify 3 September as San Marino’s national/foundation day
Quito municipal communications document the city’s annual December foundation commemoration and anniversary events
Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies and the Municipality of Asunción mark 15 August as the city’s founding anniversary and identify 1537 as the founding year.
Chad’s Prime Minister’s office documented the official 1 December 2025 commemoration of the 35th Freedom and Democracy Day, and current constitutional/journal-official material lists 1 Dece…
South African Government and the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994 establish April 27 Freedom Day public-holiday status and link the date to the first democratic elections of 27 April 1994.
Portugal’s parliament identifies 25 April 1974 as the date the Armed Forces Movement ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and opened the path to democratic government. Current Portuguese gove…
The FSM Government’s Constitution Day messages identify May 10 with the coming into force of the Constitution in 1979 and continue to mark FSM Constitution Day in current government communi…
The Canton of Jura’s official calendars list Fête de l’indépendance on 23 June, including 23 June in both 2026 and 2027.
Tunisia’s Presidential Decree No. 2021-223 lists Fête de l’Évacuation on 15 October as a one-day holiday for specified public-sector personnel and supersedes contrary earlier provisions inc…
Presidency of the French Republic (Élysée)
Belize Living Heritage/NICH documents Thomas Vincent Ramos’s 1941 founding role, 1943 regional recognition, 1977 nationwide extension/renaming and November 19 historical rationale.
Current Government of Goa material commemorates December 19 as Goa Liberation Day and identifies December 19, 1961 as the historical anniversary of the end of Portuguese rule in Goa and int…
Guam law designates the first Monday in March as Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day, and the federal District Court of Guam’s 2026 holiday calendar lists 2 March 2026.
Parliament of Guyana documents the 26 May 1966 constitutional independence date; current Government of Guyana material confirms continuing May 26 anniversary observance.
Haitian government material confirms the January 1, 1804 independence basis and current national commemoration; OAS current country data corroborates January 1.
Melaka government sources identify 24 August 2026 with the 77th birthday observance of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Melaka and list the state holiday on that date.
Hawaiʻi HCR 185 H.D. 1 requested July 31 be designated “Lā Hae Hawaiʻi” as Hawaiian Flag Day; the companion House resolution used the same date and name.
Virgin Islands government material says the observance began in 2021 and is observed every third Monday of October; the 2026 Cabinet calendar names it Heroes and Foreparents Day on 19 Octob…
Uganda’s current Public Holidays Act lists National Heroes Day on 9 June; Office of the President material establishes a first commemoration in 1989 and the official 1981 date rationale.
Hungary’s Fundamental Law Article J identifies 15 March, 20 August and 23 October as national holidays and identifies 20 August as the official state holiday; the Labour Code separately lis…
Current North Macedonian Ministry of Defence material identifies 2 August – Ilinden as Republic Day and links the national commemoration to the Ilinden Uprising/Kruševo Republic tradition a…
The Government of Slovenia states that Independence and Unity Day is celebrated every year on 26 December, marking the announcement of the 1990 independence plebiscite results.
Current Afghan government material commemorated Independence Day on 19 August 2026 (28 Asad) as the 107th anniversary of the country’s independence, while the Afghan Consulate in Mumbai’s 2…
Albanian government and parliamentary sources identify 28 November 1912 as the independence date; current official material uses both Flag Day and Independence Day for the national holiday.
The Bahamas Public Holidays Act currently lists Independence Day on 10 July and attributes that schedule entry to the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 1973. The Bahamas Independence Order 19…
Barbados Parliament states that Independence Day is celebrated on 30 November and that Barbados became independent on 30 November 1966. The Barbados Independence Order 1966 came into operat…
Bolivia’s Supreme Decree No. 2750 lists 6 August, Día de la Independencia de Bolivia, among national holidays with suspension of public and private activities. Bolivian Vice Presidency hist…
Botswana Parliament and government sources identify 30 September 1966 as the independence/statehood date; current government calendars use Botswana Day while official commemoration material…
Brazilian federal Law No. 662 of 6 April 1949, as amended, lists 7 September as a national holiday. Federal historical material identifies 7 September 1822 as the conventional national inde…
Republic of the Congo laws directly list August 15 as the national holiday, including Law No. 19-2010, which adopts August 15 of every year in commemoration of the proclamation of independe…
Costa Rica’s Labour Code and 2026 Ministry of Labour notice verify September 15 as a mandatory paid holiday, while Culture Ministry history links the annual date to the 15 September 1821 Ce…
Republic of Cyprus sources distinguish legal statehood on 16 August 1960 from the official October 1 Independence Day, and government history records the unanimous 11 July 1963 Council of M…
Djibouti’s Official Journal verifies the 27 June 1977 proclamation of national independence and the paid public-holiday framework, including the later rule providing June 27–28 as consecuti…
Dominican government sources verify the February 27, 1844 independence anchor, and Law No. 139-97 plus the 2026 holiday calendar preserve February 27 as the non-working National Independenc…
El Salvador’s Labour Code lists September 15 as a paid day of rest, public-service law names it Independence Day, and Culture Ministry material ties the anniversary to the 15 September 1821…
Equatorial Guinea government material continues to commemorate October 12 as Independence Day, while Spain’s Decree 2467/1968 establishes the October 12, 1968 transfer of independence. The…
Current Eritrean government material identifies May 24 as the annual Independence Day anniversary and connects it to the 24 May 1991 liberation/de facto-independence milestone, while separa…
Estonia’s current Public Holidays and Days of National Importance Act names February 24 Independence Day and the anniversary of the Republic as the national day and a day of rest; the presi…
Finnish Government history ties December 6 to Parliament’s 1917 approval of the independence process and records a 1919 decision to celebrate Independence Day annually on that date; Finlex…
Azerbaijan’s 2021 law names 28 May Independence Day, commemorating the 1918 declaration by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic; the presidential holiday register uses the current Independenc…
Georgia’s National Archives verifies adoption of the Act of Independence on 26 May 1918, and current Georgian labour law lists 26 May as Independence Day.
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs identifies 6 March 1957 as the independence date, while the Ministry of the Interior treats March 6 Independence Day as a statutory public holiday under…
Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs identifies March 25 with the beginning of the 1821–1830 independence struggle, while the Ministry of Labour lists Greek Independence Day on March 25 as…
Grenada government and diplomatic sources identify February 7 as the annual Independence Day public holiday, while the Grenada Constitution Order 1973 came into operation on 7 February 1974…
Current Guatemalan government commemoration verifies the September 15 national anniversary and the 1821 independence-act identity; Decree 1618/current labour law independently verify later…
Guinea Presidency sources directly identify October 2 as the national independence anniversary and 2 October 1958 as the proclamation date. This primary evidence corrects the inherited Octo…
Honduran judiciary history verifies the September 15, 1821 independence anchor in the Central American context; the Labour Code (Decree 189-59) separately includes September 15 among paid h…
Bangladesh’s Constitution expressly identifies 26 March 1971 as the independence-proclamation date, and current government information confirms recurring Independence and National Day obser…
The Indian Independence Act 1947 establishes the August 15, 1947 constitutional transition, while current Government of India sources independently verify annual August 15 Independence Day…
Jordan’s Prime Ministry preserves the 25 May 1946 independence declaration, while the Foreign Ministry independently lists May 25 as Independence Day among current public holidays.
Kosovo’s 2008 Law No. 03/L-064 expressly designates February 17 as Independence Day and a paid official holiday under its legal framework; the 17 February 2008 declaration supplies the hist…
