International Holidays: 204 Countries from 1994 through 2015; with Tabular Appendices of Religious Holidays, 1900-2100
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, two decades of national holidays from 204 countries can be found in this unique reference work. Day-by-day, holidays from 1994 through 2015 are covered, giving religious and government holidays. So-called "soft" holidays such as Mother’s Day are included for information purposes.
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From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, two decades of national holidays from 204 countries can be found in this unique reference work. Day-by-day, holidays from 1994 through 2015 are covered, giving religious and government holidays. So-called "soft" holidays such as Mother s Day are included for information purposes. Booklist/RBB "Practical [for] librarians working ready reference."
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1The Calendars19941019951919962819973619984519995420006320017220028120039020049820051072006116200712520081342009143201015220111612012169201317820141872015196Appendix AFixed Multinational HolidaysA1New Year's Day (1 January)207A2Bank Holiday (1 January)209A3Epiphany (6 January)209A4Women's Day (8 March)210A5Saint Joseph's Day (19 March)210A6Tomb Sweeping Day (5 April)210A7Labor Day (1 May)210A8Africa Day (25 May)212A9Saint Paul's Day (29 June)213A10Bank Holiday (1 July)213A11Assumption (15 August)213A12Columbus Day (12 October)214A13All Saints' Day (1 November)214A14All Souls' Day (2 November)215A15Armistice Day (11 November)215A16Immaculate Conception (8 December)216A17Christmas Eve (24 December)216A18Christmas Day (25 December)217A19Boxing Day (26 December)219A20Bank Holiday (31 December)219A21New Year's Eve (31 December)220Appendix BAlgorithmic HolidaysAsianB1Chinese New Year Eve221B2Chinese New Year221B32nd Day of Chinese New Year222B43rd Day of Chinese New Year222B5Dragon Boat Festival222B6Ancestors' Day222ChristianB7Shrove Monday223B8Shrove Tuesday223B9Ash Wednesday223B10Palm Sunday224B11Maundy Thursday224B12Good Friday224B13Holy Saturday226B14Easter Sunday226B15Easter Monday227B16Ascension Thursday228B17Whitsunday228B18Whitmonday228B19Corpus Christi229OrthodoxB20Good Friday and Easter Monday230HinduB21Deepavali230IslamicB22New Year231B23Ashura231B24Mohammed's Birthday232B251st Day of Ramadan232B26Eid al Fitr233B27Hari Raya Puasa233B28Eid al Adha234B29Hari Raya Haji234B30Isra a Majraj235Appendix CTable of Dates for Selected Algorithmic Holidays (1900 to 2100)C1Chinese New Year236C2Christian238C3Orthodox243C4Hindu (Deepavali)247C5Islamic249C6Jewish253C7Theravada (Thai) Buddhist258Appendix DTables of Holidays Honored by Each CountryD1Afghanistan263D2Albania263D3Algeria264D4Andorra264D5Angola265D6Antigua265D7Argentina265D8Armenia266D9Aruba266D10Australia266D11Austria267D12Azerbaijan267D13Bahamas268D14Bahrain268D15Bangladesh269D16Barbados269D17Belarus269D18Belgium270D19Belize270D20Benin271D21Bermuda271D22Bhutan271D23Bolivia272D24Bosnia and Herzegovina272D25Botswana272D26Brazil273D27Brunei273D28Bulgaria274D29Burkina Faso274D30Burma275D31Burundi275D32Cambodia275D33Cameroon276D34Canada276D35Cape Verde276D36Cayman Islands277D37Central African Republic277D38Chad277D39Chile278D40China279D41Colombia279D42Comoros280D43Congo280D44Costa Rica280D45Croatia281D46Cuba281D47Cyprus282D48Czech Republic282D49Denmark282D50Djibouti283D51Dominica283D52Dominican Republic284D53Ecuador284D54Egypt285D55El Salvador285D56England286D57Equatorial Guinea286D58Eritrea286D59Estonia287D60Ethiopia287D61Fiji288D62Finland288D63France289D64Gabon289D65Gambia290D66Georgia290D67Germany291D68Ghana291D69Gibraltar291D70Greece292D71Grenada292D72Guam293D73Guatemala293D74Guinea294D75Guinea-Bissau294D76Guyana295D77Haiti295D78Honduras296D79Hong Kong296D80Hungary297D81Iceland297D82India297D83Indonesia298D84Iran298D85Iraq299D86Ireland299D87Israel299D88Italy300D89Ivory Coast300D90Jamaica301D91Japan301D92Jordan302D93Kazakhstan302D94Kenya303D95Kiribati303D96Kuwait303D97Kyrgyzstan304D98Laos304D99Latvia305D100Lebanon305D101Lesotho306D102Liberia306D103Libya306D104Liechtenstein307D105Lithuania307D106Luxembourg308D107Macao308D108Madagascar309D109Malawi310D110Malaysia310D111Maldives310D112Mali311D113Malta311D114Marshall Islands312D115Mauritania312D116Mauritius313D117Mexico313D118Micronesia314D119Moldova314D120Monaco314D121Mongolia315D122Morocco315D123Mozambique315D124Namibia316D125Nauru316D126Nepal316D127Netherlands317D128New Guinea317D129New Zealand317D130Nicaragua318D131Niger318D132Nigeria319D133North Korea319D134Northern Ireland320D135Norway320D136Oman320D137Pakistan321D138Palau321D139Panama321D140Paraguay322D141Peru323D142Philippines323D143Poland324D144Portugal324D145Puerto Rico325D146Qatar325D147Romania325D148Russia326D149Rwanda326D150Saint Kitts326D151Saint Lucia327D152Saint Vincent327D153San Marino327D154Sao Tome and Principe328D155Saudi Arabia328D156Scotland328D157Senegal328D158Seychelles329D159Sierra Leone329D160Singapore330D161Slovakia330D162Slovenia331D163Solomon Islands331D164Somalia331D165South Africa332D166South Korea332D167Spain333D168Sri Lanka333D169Sudan334D170Suriname334D171Swaziland335D172Sweden335D173Switzerland336D174Syria336D175Taiwan337D176Tajikistan337D177Tanzania338D178Thailand338D179Togo339D180Tonga339D181Trinidad and Tobago339D182Tunisia340D183Turkey340D184Turkmenistan341D185Tuvalu341D186Uganda341D187Ukraine342D188United Arab Emirates342D189United Kingdom343D190United States343D191Uruguay343D192Uzbekistan344D193Vanuatu344D194Vatican345D195Venezuela345D196Vietnam346D197Virgin Islands (U.S.)346D198Wales347D199Western Samoa347D200Yemeni Republic347D201Yugoslavia348D202Zaire348D203Zambia349D204Zimbabwe349Index and Holiday Register (Subject access to appendices; dates for holidays)351
\ Booklist/RBB"Practical [for] librarians working ready reference."\ \ \ \ \ Multicultural Review"Highly recommended."\ \ \ Library JournalThis reference is strictly a large almanac in which to look up the date of future celebrations around the world; if, for example, you wish to know when Garifuna Day in Belize will fall in 2014, this is the source to consult. The organization is by month and year through 2015, with each country's holidays noted by day of the month. No further information is given, eliminating this as a source for researching the background of any particular holiday. Appendixes list fixed multinational holidays, algorithmic, selected algorithmic from 1900 to 2100, and an index by country. From his introduction, it appears that the primary intent of the author is to assist the international business community, but even he includes a disclaimer that one should consult current sources for recent developments. It should not be assumed that this title will be useful through 2015; new holidays will arise, names will change, and new countries will be proclaimed. Questions concerning U.S. holidays would be better answered with Chase's Annual Events (Contemporary Bks.) or a simple almanac. The Gale Holidays and Anniversaries of the World (LJ 3/1/90; third edition due 1996) is a chronology and more expensive, but it includes one-sentence explanations for most events. This will be a marginal purchase for most libraries but should be considered by those serving large foreign-born or ethnic populations.-James Moffet, Baldwin P.L., Birmingham, Mich.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsA reference listing national holidays from 205 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Every day (including those on which no holiday is celebrated) from 1994 through 2015 is covered, including religious, government, and so-called "soft" holidays such as Valentine's Day. Appendices list countries honoring common multinational and religious holidays and provide a country-by-country breakdown of celebrated holidays. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
