Holiday Source Register
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026
Official holiday sources for 25 countries and 88 sub-national jurisdictions, 113 in total.
Every holiday calendar on this site is taken from a government source: a statute or official gazette, a ministry, agency or government portal page, or a central bank's calendar. This page is the register of those sources. For each jurisdiction it names the publisher (for a region, the domain that publishes the source), links to the source and shows the date the data was last checked against it.
The links point at the publishers' own pages. The calendars built from them stay on the country and region pages, where each date is listed in context; this register is for tracing where each one comes from.
How the sources are verified
Three rules govern what appears here. First, the source must be first-party: the government body that declares the holiday, not an aggregator that repeats it. Where a country sets no single national statute, the register names the federal body that states which days apply nationwide. Germany is the clearest case, since its public holidays are fixed by each Land rather than by one federal law.
Second, every entry carries the date its data was last reviewed against the source shown. Third, a scheduled check re-fetches every source link each week and flags any that stop resolving, so a government URL that moves or breaks is caught within a week. None of this runs when the page loads. The register is static and refreshes on deploy.
Sources by jurisdiction
United States
Official source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (opm.gov) · reviewed July 20, 2026
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Also cited: Federal Reserve Financial Services, Holiday Schedules · reviewed October 12, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank holidays, for the note on the Friday before a Saturday holiday.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 · Bank Holidays on Weekends · US Federal Holidays 2026 · US Federal Holidays 2027 and the state holiday pages listed below
5 sub-national jurisdictions
- California: calhr.ca.gov · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Massachusetts: mass.gov · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Maine: legislature.maine.gov · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Texas: comptroller.texas.gov · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Hawaii: dhrd.hawaii.gov · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
United Kingdom
Official source: GOV.UK (gov.uk) · reviewed May 19, 2026
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2 sub-national jurisdictions
- Scotland: gov.uk · reviewed June 23, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Northern Ireland: gov.uk · reviewed June 23, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
Canada
Official source: Employment and Social Development Canada (canada.ca) · reviewed October 7, 2026
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13 sub-national jurisdictions
- Ontario: ontario.ca · reviewed October 7, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Quebec: cnesst.gouv.qc.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- British Columbia: gov.bc.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Alberta: alberta.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Saskatchewan: saskatchewan.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Manitoba: gov.mb.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Nova Scotia: novascotia.ca · reviewed October 7, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- New Brunswick: gnb.ca · reviewed October 7, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Prince Edward Island: docs.assembly.pe.ca · reviewed October 7, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Yukon: yukon.ca · reviewed August 26, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Northwest Territories: ece.gov.nt.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Nunavut: nunavutlegislation.ca · reviewed October 7, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Newfoundland and Labrador: assembly.nl.ca · reviewed August 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
Australia
Official source: Fair Work Ombudsman (fairwork.gov.au) · reviewed August 26, 2026
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8 sub-national jurisdictions
- New South Wales: nsw.gov.au · reviewed August 26, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Victoria: business.vic.gov.au · reviewed August 26, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Queensland: legislation.qld.gov.au · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Western Australia: wa.gov.au · reviewed October 12, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- South Australia: safework.sa.gov.au · reviewed August 26, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Tasmania: legislation.tas.gov.au · reviewed October 12, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Northern Territory: nt.gov.au · reviewed September 11, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Australian Capital Territory: act.gov.au · reviewed October 12, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
Brazil
Official source: Presidência da República, Casa Civil (planalto.gov.br) · reviewed September 11, 2026
China
Official source: State Council of the People's Republic of China (gov.cn) · reviewed October 7, 2026
Egypt
Official source: Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt (presidency.eg) · reviewed October 13, 2026
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Also cited: Egyptian Government Portal, Circular No. 1 of 2006 unifying the weekly holiday on Friday and Saturday (archived copy) · reviewed October 1, 2026
The government's Friday-Saturday weekend, for the weekend paragraph on the Egypt calculator and the work-week guides.
Used on: Business day calculator · Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Egyptian Ministry of Labour, Labour Law No. 14 of 2025 · reviewed October 1, 2026
Egypt's labour law for the private sector, for the same weekend paragraph and guides.
Used on: Business day calculator · Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
France
Official source: Service-Public.fr (service-public.gouv.fr) · reviewed July 20, 2026
Germany
Official source: Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat (bmi.bund.de) · reviewed July 23, 2026
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16 sub-national jurisdictions
- Baden-Württemberg: im.baden-wuerttemberg.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Bayern: gesetze-bayern.de · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Berlin: berlin.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Brandenburg: bravors.brandenburg.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Bremen: transparenz.bremen.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Hamburg: landesrecht-hamburg.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Hessen: rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: landesrecht-mv.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Niedersachsen: mi.niedersachsen.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Nordrhein-Westfalen: recht.nrw.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Rheinland-Pfalz: mdi.rlp.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Saarland: saarland.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Sachsen: revosax.sachsen.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Sachsen-Anhalt: landesrecht.sachsen-anhalt.de · reviewed June 25, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Schleswig-Holstein: gesetze-rechtsprechung.sh.juris.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Thüringen: landesrecht.thueringen.de · reviewed August 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
India
Official source: Department of Posts, forwarding DoPT O.M. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA (utilities.cept.gov.in) · reviewed September 8, 2026
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Also cited: Reserve Bank of India, Bank Holiday on Second & Fourth Saturdays from September 1 (press release 2015-2016/528) · reviewed October 1, 2026
The rule that Indian banks close on the second and fourth Saturdays, for the note on bank working days on Saturdays.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Ireland
Official source: Workplace Relations Commission (workplacerelations.ie) · reviewed October 7, 2026
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Also cited: Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, Bank Holidays - Republic of Ireland 2025-2027 · reviewed October 12, 2026
The banks' closing days for 2025 to 2027, for the note on Irish bank holidays this calendar counts as business days.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2025 2026 2027 2028
Also cited: Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, Bank Holidays - Republic of Ireland 2023-2025 (archived copy) · reviewed October 12, 2026
The banks' closing days for 2024, for the same note.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2024
Also cited: circulars.gov.ie (Government of Ireland), Circular 5/1984, Public and Privilege Holidays · reviewed October 12, 2026
When Government offices close beside a weekend public holiday, and the holidays granted to civil servants, for the same note.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Israel
Official source: Bank of Israel (boi.org.il) · reviewed October 13, 2026
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Also cited: Bank of Israel, Markets Department business days for 2026 · reviewed October 9, 2026
The Bank of Israel's business days, which exclude Saturdays and end at 13:15 on Fridays, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Bank of Israel, ZAHAV RTGS System, Business Days during 2026 · reviewed October 11, 2026
The Bank of Israel payment system's operating days, Sunday through Friday, with Fridays and holiday eves as short business days: the week this site's Israel calculator counts (C19), for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Civil Service Regulations (Takshir), copy on the National Insurance Institute's site, Part 3, chapter 31 (working times), paragraph 31.111, page footer dated 29 May 2022 · reviewed October 11, 2026
The working week of Israeli government ministries: Sunday to Thursday on a five-day week, Sunday to Friday on a six-day week. This is the National Insurance Institute's copy of the regulations, not the Civil Service Commission's own publication, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Italy
Official source: Normattiva (normattiva.it) · reviewed September 10, 2026
Japan
Official source: 内閣府 (Cabinet Office, Government of Japan) (cao.go.jp) · reviewed September 10, 2026
Mexico
Official source: Orden Jurídico Nacional, Secretaría de Gobernación (ordenjuridico.gob.mx) · reviewed October 5, 2026
New Zealand
Official source: Employment New Zealand (employment.govt.nz) · reviewed October 9, 2026
Philippines
Official source: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines (officialgazette.gov.ph) · reviewed October 5, 2026
Qatar
Official source: Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal (almeezan.qa) · reviewed September 8, 2026
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Also cited: Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal, Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025 on working days and official holidays · reviewed October 11, 2026
The state's Sunday-Thursday working days and Friday-Saturday weekly holiday, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal, Labour Law No. 14 of 2004 · reviewed October 11, 2026
The 36-hour week during Ramadan, for the Middle East work-week guide.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week
Saudi Arabia
Official source: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (hrsd.gov.sa) · reviewed September 8, 2026
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Also cited: Saudi Press Agency, Royal Order: Weekly Holiday on Friday and Saturday (23 June 2013) · reviewed October 6, 2026
The Sunday-Thursday working week and Friday-Saturday weekend set by royal order in 2013, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Labour Law (Arabic, consolidated) · reviewed October 6, 2026
Friday as the weekly rest day for private-sector workers, which an employer may substitute, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Singapore
Official source: Ministry of Manpower (mom.gov.sg) · reviewed October 9, 2026
South Africa
Official source: South African Government (gov.za) · reviewed October 13, 2026
Spain
Official source: Boletín Oficial del Estado (boe.es) · reviewed October 13, 2026
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19 sub-national jurisdictions
- Andalucía: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Cataluña: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Madrid: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Comunidad Valenciana: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Galicia: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- País Vasco: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Castilla y León: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Aragón: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Asturias: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Islas Baleares: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Canarias: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Cantabria: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Castilla-La Mancha: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Extremadura: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Murcia: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Navarra: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- La Rioja: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Ceuta: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Melilla: boe.es · reviewed June 24, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
Switzerland
Official source: Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO (seco.admin.ch) · reviewed July 23, 2026
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25 sub-national jurisdictions
- Zürich: zh.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Bern: belex.sites.be.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Vaud: prestations.vd.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Genève: ge.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- St. Gallen: gesetzessammlung.sg.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Luzern: srl.lu.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Ticino: m3.ti.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Uri: rechtsbuch.ur.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Schwyz: sz.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Obwalden: gdb.ow.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Nidwalden: gesetze.nw.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Glarus: gesetze.gl.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Zug: bgs.zg.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Basel-Stadt: gesetzessammlung.bs.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Basel-Landschaft: bl.clex.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Schaffhausen: rechtsbuch.sh.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Appenzell Innerrhoden: ai.clex.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Thurgau: rechtsbuch.tg.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Valais: lex.vs.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Neuchâtel: ne.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Jura: jura.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Fribourg: bdlf.fr.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Solothurn: bgs.so.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Aargau: gesetzessammlungen.ag.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden: ar.clex.ch · reviewed October 8, 2026 · See the calendar built from this source →
United Arab Emirates
Official source: The United Arab Emirates' Government portal (u.ae) · reviewed October 13, 2026
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Also cited: UAE Legislation (Ministry of Cabinet Affairs), Cabinet Resolution No. (27) of 2024 Concerning the Public Holidays in the State (archived copy) · reviewed October 7, 2026
The UAE's list of public holidays from 2025, and the Cabinet's power to move them, for the UAE holiday pages and calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Also cited: Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Circular No. 14 of 2024 regarding New Year's Holiday 2025 · reviewed October 7, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2025 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2025
Also cited: Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Circular No. 5 of 2025 regarding Hijri New Year Holiday 1447 AH · reviewed October 7, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2025 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2025
Also cited: Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Circular No. 08 of 2025 regarding Prophet's Birthday Holiday 1447 AH · reviewed October 7, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2025 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2025
Also cited: Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Circular No. 11 of 2025 regarding the 54th Eid Al Etihad Holiday · reviewed October 7, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2025 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2025
Also cited: Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, FAHR announces New Year 2026 holiday for the federal government · reviewed October 7, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2026 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2026
Also cited: Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (its official account on X), MoHRE announces Monday, 15 June 2026, as a paid public holiday for UAE private sector employees to mark the Hijri New Year (post of 3 June 2026) · reviewed October 13, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2026 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2026
Also cited: Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, Circular No. 11 of 2026 regarding the Holiday of the Prophet Mohammad's Birthday 1448 AH · reviewed October 7, 2026
The day the federal government took off, for the 2026 UAE holiday page and the calculator.
Used on: Business day calculator · Holidays 2026
Also cited: UAE Government Portal, Working hours in the public sector · reviewed October 6, 2026
The federal government's Saturday-Sunday weekend and short Friday since 1 January 2022, and Sharjah's three-day weekend, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: UAE Government Portal, Working hours (private sector) · reviewed October 6, 2026
Private-sector working hours and the shorter Ramadan day, for the Middle East work-week guide.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week
Vietnam
Official source: Công báo, the Official Gazette of the Government of Viet Nam (congbao.chinhphu.vn) · reviewed October 13, 2026
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Also cited: Official Gazette of Vietnam, Labour Code No. 45/2019/QH14 · reviewed October 6, 2026
The 48-hour cap on the normal week and the employer's choice of weekly rest day, for the guide to the working week around the world.
Used on: Working Week Worldwide
Other sources cited
Sources the guides rely on for countries outside the 25 this site covers with a calculator. They are checked on the same weekly schedule as the jurisdiction sources above.
Also cited: Kuwait News Agency, Council of Ministers decision making Saturday a rest day instead of Thursday (27 May 2007, archived copy) · reviewed October 6, 2026
Kuwait's move to a Friday-Saturday weekend, with Saturday replacing Thursday, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Central Bank of Kuwait, Banking Hall · reviewed October 6, 2026
The Sunday-Thursday opening hours of the Central Bank of Kuwait's banking hall, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Bahrain National Portal, About Bahrain · reviewed October 6, 2026
Bahrain's Friday-Saturday weekly holiday and Sunday-Thursday government hours, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Jordan Government Portal, About Jordan (archived copy) · reviewed October 6, 2026
Jordan's Friday-Saturday closure of government offices and banks, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Iraq Ministry of Justice, Official Holidays Law No. 12 of 2024 (Al-Waqai al-Iraqiya No. 4777) · reviewed October 6, 2026
Friday and Saturday as Iraq's weekly official holidays, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Morocco, Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Horaires de travail et jours fériés · reviewed October 6, 2026
The Monday-Friday week of Moroccan public administrations, for the guide to the working week around the world.
Used on: Working Week Worldwide
Also cited: Oman News Agency, Council of Ministers statement moving the weekend to Friday and Saturday (6 April 2013, archived copy) · reviewed October 1, 2026
Oman's Friday-Saturday weekend, for the work-week guides.
Used on: Sunday-Thursday Work Week · Working Week Worldwide