Tag Archives: Public Holiday

No other country can boast of so many holidays except India. With so many regions practicing just as many faiths, India is the only country in the world that can celebrate 6-day-long holidays and get away with it. India’s long list of public holidays that are only applicable to a …

Also spelled Macao, this high-density city sitting on the other side of the Pearl Estuary across Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China (the other being Hong Kong). Famous as the last Portuguese colony in Asia, Macau earned its independence only …

Compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, Vietnam only has nine public holidays. During these holidays, most offices are closed and workers get the day (or days) off. If a holiday falls on a weekend, the following Monday is considered a holiday in substitution. Other substitution holidays are also observed. For …

Like the rest of its Southeast Asian neighbors, Indonesia observes national holidays to commemorate major religious festivals and nationalistic events. Since Indonesia is predominantly Muslim, most of the Indonesian holidays listed below are major Islamic festivals and are designated “tanggal merah” or red dates. The Indonesian equivalent of long weekends …

Eleven days have been marked as public holidays by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower. Each holiday refers to the cultural and religious diversity of the country. The following are the holidays and dates announced for 2018. New Year’s Day 2018 – Monday, 1 January 2018 New Year’s Day is the first …

There are more or less fourteen to sixteen public holiday a year in Thailand. Each are regulated by the government and most are observed by the public and private sectors. The following are the holidays and dates announced for 2018. New Year’s Day 2018 – Monday, 1 January 2018 New …