public holiday

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concept

A public holiday is a legally designated day on which work and school are generally suspended to allow the population to observe cultural, historical, religious, or national events.

All labels observed (66)

Label Occurrences
public holiday canonical 266
holiday 20
holy day 12

Instances (372)

Instance Via concept surface
Święto Narodowe Trzeciego Maja
Poland’s Independence Day
İzmir’in Kurtuluşu (Liberation of İzmir)
surface form: İzmir’in Kurtuluşu
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ holy day
St. Patrick's Day cultural holiday
Dominican Independence Day
Restoration Day
Dia da Independência
Gronings Ontzet
Heroes Day
surface form: Heroes Day (Kenya)
Statehood Day
surface form: Statehood Day (Croatia)
Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland state holiday
Cinco de Mayo holiday
Tet holiday
Nyepi public holiday in Indonesia
Independence Day of Estonia
Independence Day
surface form: Independence Day (Mexico)
Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag)
Christmas
Spanish Organic Law 18/1987 national holiday law
Spanish Armed Forces Day public celebration
Shaka Day
Public holidays in South Africa
surface form: New Year’s Day (South Africa)
Hangul Day South Korean public holiday
Freedom Day (South Africa)
Día de la Fiesta Nacional
Dragon Boat Festival
Patriots’ Day
Independence Day
surface form: Independence Day (Ghana)
Ólavsøka
Freedom Day (Portugal)
Day of the Balearic Islands
Heroes Day Indonesian national holiday
Golden Week holiday period
Greenery Day
Independence Day of Uruguay
Constitution Memorial Day
Bunka no Hi
Europe Day public holiday in some countries
V-J Day
Swiss National Day
Armistice Day
Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armed Forces Unification Day
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul holy day
Día de Muertos Mexican holiday
Constitution Day
surface form: Constitution Day (Norway)
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade Thanksgiving celebration
Fourth of July