public holiday (plural public holidays) A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations . Synonyms [ edit ]

A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Sovereign nations and territories observe holidays based on events of significance to their history, such as the National Day.

15/04/2014 · Worldwide public holiday data sourced from PyPI holidays package and Wikipedia, covering 38 countries or regions from 1970 to 2099. Each row indicates the holiday info for a specific date, country or region, and whether most people have paid time off.

07/02/2022 · The Office of the President regulates national holidays and uses Executive Orders to make changes to any public holiday dates. There have been several Executive Orders issued in recent years as the presidency changes. The government has the authority to move some national holidays to a later date if it extends the weekends.