REUTERS DIARY OF WORLD HOLIDAYS This diary contains holiday data up to December 2012, and about a week of past holiday information to enable subscribers who have been away from their offices to check on recent events. Double-click in brackets for long-term holidays diaries: AmericasHOL1/DIARY , AsiaHOL2/DIARY , EuropeHOL3/DIARY , Middle East/AfricaHOL4/DIARY . Alternatively click onHOLIDAY to retrieve dates by country. Please note the diaries mentioned above can be accessed only from Thomson Reuters products. ************************************************************ 2012 MARKET HOLIDAYS ************************************************************ **** More countries will be added as and when available **** WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 Jamaica - Emancipation Day Sri Lanka - Nikini Full Moon Poya Day Switzerland - National Holiday THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 Costa Rica - Our Lady of Los Angeles Macedonia - Statehood day Taiwan - Typhoon Holiday Thailand - Asarnha Bucha Day MONDAY, AUGUST 6 Bolivia - Independence Day Canada - Civic Holiday Iceland - Commemoration Day Jamaica - Independence Day Zambia - Farmers' Day TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 Colombia - Battle of Boyaca Ivory Coast - National Holiday WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 Tanzania - Farmers/Peasants Day THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 Bangladesh - Janmashtami Namibia - National Women's Day Singapore - National Day South Africa - National Women's Day FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 Ecuador - Ecuador Independence Day Iran - Martyrdom of Imam Ali (Subject to Lunar Sightings) MONDAY, AUGUST 13 Thailand - H.M. the Queen's Birthday (Observed) Tunisia - Women's Day Venezuela - Assumption of Our Lady Zimbabwe - Heroes' Day TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 Morocco - Day of Oued Eddahab Allegiance Pakistan - Independence Day Zimbabwe - Defence Forces Day WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 Austria - Assumption Day Bangladesh - National Mourning Day Chile - Assumption of Mary Costa Rica - Mother's Day Croatia - Feast of the Assumption Cyprus - Assumption Day Greece - Assumption Day Guatemala - Feast of the Assumption India - Independence Day Italy - Ferragosto Ivory Coast - Assumption Lebanon - Assumption of the Virgin Mary Lithuania - Assumption Day Luxembourg - Assumption Malta - Assumption Day Mauritius - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Paraguay - Asuncion Foundation Day Poland - Assumption Day Romania - Assumption Day Slovenia - Assumption Day South Korea - National Liberation Day THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 Bangladesh - Shab-E-Qadar (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Dominican Republic - Restoration Day FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 Bangladesh - Jamatul Wida (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Indonesia - Independence Day SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 Algeria - End of Ramadan (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Ramadan SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 Algeria - End of Ramadan (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Egypt - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Indonesia - Idul Fitri Festival Iraq - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kyrgyzstan - Orozo Ait (End of Ramadan) Lebanon - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Tanzania - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Tunisia - Eid El Fitr (End of Ramadan) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Ramadan United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Uzbekistan - Hait (End of Ramadan) MONDAY, AUGUST 20 Albania - Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) (Observed) Argentina - San Martin Day Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Religious Holiday (Sarajevo) Colombia - Assumption of Mary Egypt - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Estonia - Day of Retoration of Independence of Estonia Ghana - Eid al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Hungary - National Day Indonesia - Idul Fitri Festival India - Ramzan Id Iran - Eid-e-Fetr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iraq - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Lebanon - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Macedonia - Ramazan Bayram (Observed) Malaysia - Hari Raya Puasa(Eid-Ul-Fitri) Morocco - Day of the King and People Revolution Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Pakistan - Eid-ul-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Singapore - Hari Raya Puasa (Observed) Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Tanzania - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Ramadan United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Indonesia - National Leave Iraq - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Lebanon - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Malaysia - Hari Raya Puasa(Eid-Ul-Fitri) (Observed) Morocco - Day of National Youth Or the King's Birthday Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Pakistan - Eid-ul-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Philippines - Ninoy Aquino Day Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Ramadan United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 Indonesia - National Leave Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Pakistan - Eid-ul-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings) FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 Ukraine - Independence Day MONDAY, AUGUST 27 Moldova - Independence Day Philippines - National Heroes'Day United Kingdom - Summer TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 Macedonia - The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady -Virgin Mary WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 Slovakia - Slovak National Uprising Anniversary THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 Kazakhstan - Constitution Day Libya -
Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Peru - Santa Rosa de Lima's Day Turkey - Victory day FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 Libya - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kyrgyzstan - Independence Day Malaysia - National Day Moldova - Native Language Day Sri Lanka - Adhi Binara Full Moon Poya Day SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Libya - National Day Uzbekistan - Independence Day MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Canada - Labour Day United States - Labour Day Vietnam - National Day (Observed) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Bulgaria - Union Day FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Brazil - Independence Day Bulgaria - Non-working Day TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Iran - Martyrdom of Jaffar Sadegh (Subject to Lunar Sightings) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Israel - Jewish New Year Eve MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 Chile - Chilean National Holiday Israel - Jewish New Year I Japan - Respect for the Aged Day Malaysia - Malaysia Day (Observed) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Chile - Independence Day of Chile Israel - Jewish New Year II WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Chile - Day of the Glories of the Chilean Army India - Ganesh Chaturthi THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Mauritius - Ganesh Chaturthi FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Ghana - Founders Day Malta - Independence day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Saudi Arabia - National Day MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Dominican Republic - Lady of Mercedes Day Namibia - Heritage Day South Africa - Heritage Day TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Israel - Yom Kippur Eve WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Israel - Yom Kippur FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Czech Republic - Czech Statehood Day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) Eve MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 Botswana - Botswana Day (Observed) China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day Cyprus - Cyprus Indepence Day Hong Kong - The Day Following The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) Nigeria - Independence Day South Korea - Chusok, Full Moon Festival TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 Botswana - Botswana Day (Observed) China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day Hong Kong - The Day Following National Day India - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day South Korea - National Foundation Day THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 China - Mid-autumn Festival & National Day SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 Egypt - Armed Force Day Syria - Tishreen Liberation War Day SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Eve Laos - Bol Foundation Day MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 Argentina - Columbus Day Canada - Thanksgiving Day Croatia - Independence Day Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Japan - Health and Sports Day Peru - Angamos Battle WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Taiwan - National Day THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 Macedonia - Antifascist Struggle Day FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Brazil - Our Lady of Aparecida Day Costa Rica - Culture Day Ecuador - Guayaquil Independence Day Uruguay - Columbus Day Venezuela - Columbus Day SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14 Tanzania - Nyerere Day MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 Chile - Columbus Day Colombia - Columbus Day Jamaica - National Heroes Day Tunisia - Evacuation Day THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 Azerbaijan - Independence Day FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 Albania - Mother Teresa Beatification Day MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 Hungary - Public Holiday New Zealand - Labour Day TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Hong Kong - Chung Yeung Festival Hungary - Public Holiday Macedonia - Macedonian Revolutionary Day Thailand - Chulalongkorn Day WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Bangladesh - Durga Puja India - Dussera - Vijaya Dashmi Zambia - Independence Day THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 Albania - Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Algeria - Eid-Ul-Adha-Feast of the Sacrifice (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Religious Holiday (Sarajevo) Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Arafat day Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Feast of Sacrifice United Arab Emirates - Waqfat Arafah / Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX ) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Algeria - Eid-Ul-Adha-Feast of the Sacrifice (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Austria - National Holiday Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Ghana - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Indonesia - Celebration of Hajj Iran - Eid ul-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iraq - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kyrgyzstan - Kurman Ait (Fest of Sacrifice) Lebanon - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Malaysia - Hari Raya Haji (Eid-Ul-Adha) Morocco - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Singapore - Hari Raya Haji Sri Lanka - Id -Ul- Alha (Hadji Festival Day) Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Tunisia - Eid al-Idha (Feast of the Sacrifice) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Feast of Sacrifice United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Uzbekistan - Qurban-Hait (Feast of the Sacrifice) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iraq - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Lebanon - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Pakistan - Eid-ul-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Tanzania - Eid el Haj (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Feast of Sacrifice United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 Bangladesh - Eid-Al-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iraq - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Lebanon - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Pakistan - Eid-ul-Azha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Syria - Eid Al-Adha (
Subject to Lunar Sightings) Turkey - Feast of Sacrifice United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 Iraq - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Observed) Nigeria - Eidel Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Sri Lanka - Vap Full Moon Poya Day Turkey - Republic Day TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 Nigeria - Eidel Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Slovenia - Reformation Day THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Algeria - Revolutional Day (National Day) Austria - All Saint's Day Chile - All Saints' Day Croatia - All Saints'Day Guatemala - All Saint's Day Hungary - All Saints' Day Ivory Coast - All Saints Day Lithuania - All Saints' Day Luxembourg - All Saints' Day Peru - All Saint's Day Philippines - All Saints'Day Poland - All Saints' Day Slovakia - All Saints' Day Slovenia - All Saints' Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Bolivia - All Soul's Day Brazil - All Souls' Day Chile - Reformation Day Ecuador - All Soul's Day Hungary - Public Holiday Mauritius - Arrival of Indentured Labourers Mexico - All Souls' Day Philippines - Special Non Working Holiday Uruguay - All Saints Day SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Iran - Eid-ul-Ghadir (Subject to Lunar Sightings) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Colombia - All Saints Dominican Republic - Constitution Day Panama - Patriotic Celebration in the City of Columbus Russia - Public Holiday Venezuela - All Saints Day TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Libya - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Morocco - Green March Day WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Belarus - October Revolution Day Libya - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Kyrgyzstan - Great October Socialist Revolution Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Pakistan - Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Azerbaijan - Constitution Day Colombia - Independence of Cartagena Serbia - 1st World War Armistice Day TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 India - Diwali - Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan - Muhurat Trading Malaysia - Deepavali Mauritius - Divali Singapore - Deepavali Sri Lanka - Deepavali Festival Day WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Bahrain - Al Hijra New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) India - Diwali - Balipratipada Syria - Hijri New Year's Day (Subject to Lunar Sightings) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Algeria - Eid-Ul-Adha-Feast of the Sacrifice (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Brazil - Proclamation of the Republic Day Egypt - Muslim New Year (Hegria 1434) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Indonesia - Moslem New Year Iraq - Islamic New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Ivory Coast - Fete de la Paix Jordan - Hijra New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Lebanon - Hegria New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Malaysia - Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) Morocco - Moharram 1st "New year Hegira" (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - New Hijri Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Palestinian Territories - Independence Day Tunisia - Hegire (Islamic New Year) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) United Arab Emirates - Hijri Day (Islamic New Year) (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Indonesia - National Leave SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Azerbaijan - National Rebirth Day Kuwait - Hijri Islamic New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Oman - National Day MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Latvia - Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (Observed) Mexico - Revolution Day Oman - National Day TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Brazil - Black Consciousness Day WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Date when Dayton Peace Agreement was Signed (Banja Luka) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Bahrain - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Lebanon - Independence Day United States - Thanksgiving Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Bahrain - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iran - Tassua (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Japan - Labour Thanksgiving Day SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Algeria - Islamic New Year (El am Hejir New Year) (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iran - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Iraq - Moharam Lebanon - Achoura (Subject to Lunar Sightings) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Bangladesh - Muharram (Subject to Lunar Sightings) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Argentina - Day of the National Sovereignty Bosnia and Herzegovina - State Holiday (Sarajevo) Pakistan - Ashura (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Libya - Islamic New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Oman - National Day & New Hijri Year Pakistan - Ashura (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Sri Lanka - Ill Full Moon Poya Day WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Albania - Flag and Independence Day India - Gurunanak Jayanti Oman - National Day & New Hijri Year Panama - Panama's Independence from Spain Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Albania - Liberation Day FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Philippines - Bonifacio Day SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 Laos - Lao National Day United Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX) MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 United Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 Libya - Ashura (Subject to Lunar Sightings) Thailand - H.M. the King's Birthday THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 Finland - Independence Day FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 Ghana - Farmers Day SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 Uzbekistan - Constitution Day SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 Tanzania - Independence Day MONDAY, DECEMBER 10 Albania - National Youth Day (Observed) Thailand - Constitution Day WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 Kenya - Jamhuri Day(Independence) Mexico - Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 Malta - Republic Day SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16 Bahrain - National Day Bangladesh - Victory Day Kazakhstan - Independence Day MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 Bahrain - National Day Kazakhstan - Independence Day Namibia - Day of Reconciliation (Observed) South Africa - Day of Reconciliation (Observed) MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 Argentina - Christmas Austria - Christmas Eve Brazil - Christmas Eve Bulgaria - Christmas Eve Cyprus - Chritmas Eve Czech Republic - Christmas Eve Denmark - Christmas Eve Estonia - Christmas Eve Finland - Christmas Eve Germany - Christmas Eve Greece - Christmas Eve Guatemala - Christmas Hungary - Christmas Eve Iceland - Christmas Eve Indonesia - National Leave Italy - Christmas Eve Japan - Emperor's Birthday (Observed) Latvia - Christmas Eve Lithuania - Christmas Eve Malta - Christmas Eve Mauritius - Christmas Eve (Subject to Confirmation) Norway - Christmas Eve Phili
ppines - Special Non Working Holiday Poland - Christmas Eve Slovakia - Christmas Eve Slovenia - Christmas Eve Sweden - Christmas Eve Switzerland - Christmas Eve TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 Albania - Christmas Day Argentina - Christmas Australia - Christmas Day Austria - St. Stephen's Day Bangladesh - Christmas Day Belarus - Christmas Day Belgium - Christmas Day Bolivia - Christmas Bosnia and Herzegovina - Religious Holiday (Sarajevo) Botswana - Christmas Day Brazil - Christmas Day Bulgaria - Christmas Eve Canada - Christmas Day Chile - Christmas Day Colombia - Christmas Day Costa Rica - Christmas Croatia - Christmas Day Cyprus - Chritmas Day Czech Republic - Christmas Day Denmark - Christmas Day Dominican Republic - Christmas Day Ecuador - Christmas Estonia - Christmas Day Finland - Christmas Day France - Christmas Day Germany - Christmas Day Ghana - Christmas Day Greece - Christmas Day Guatemala - Christmas Hong Kong - Christmas Day Hungary - Christmas Day Iceland - Christmas Day Indonesia - Christmas Day India - Christmas Day Ireland - Christmas Day Italy - Christmas Day Ivory Coast - Christmas Day Jamaica - Christmas Day Jordan - Christmas Day Kenya - Christmas Day Latvia - Christmas Day Lebanon - Christmas Day Lithuania - Christmas Day Luxembourg - Christmas Day Malaysia - Christmas Day Malta - Christmas day Mauritius - Christmas Mexico - Christmas Day Namibia - Christmas Day Netherlands - Christmas Day New Zealand - Christmas Day Nigeria - Christmas Day Norway - Christmas Day Pakistan - Quaid-e-Azam Day / Christmas Palestinian Territories - Christmas Panama - Christmas Paraguay - Christmas Peru - Christmas Philippines - Christmas Day Poland - Christmas Day Portugal - Christmas Day Romania - Christmas Day Singapore - Christmas Day Slovakia - Christmas Eve Slovenia - Christmas Day South Africa - Christmas Day South Korea - Christmas Day Spain - Christmas Day Sri Lanka - Christmas Day Sweden - Christmas Day Switzerland - Christmas Day Syria - Christmas Day Tanzania - Christmas Day United Arab Emirates - Christmas Day (DGCX) United Kingdom - Christmas Day United States - Christmas Day Uruguay - Christmas Venezuela - Christmas Zambia - Christmas Day Zimbabwe - Christmas Day WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 Australia - Boxing Day Austria - Boxing Day Belgium - Boxing Day Botswana - Boxing Day Bulgaria - Christmas Eve Canada - Boxing Day Chile - New Year's Eve Croatia - St. Stephen's Day Cyprus - Boxing Day Czech Republic - Christmas Eve Denmark - Boxing Day Estonia - Boxing Day Finland - Boxing Day France - Boxing Day Ghana - Boxing Day Greece - Second day of Christmas Hong Kong - The First Weekday after Christmas Day Hungary - Christmas Day Iceland - Boxing Day Ireland - St. Stephen's Day Italy - Market Holiday Jamaica - Boxing Day Kenya - Boxing Day Latvia - Boxing Day Lithuania - Boxing Day Luxembourg - Boxing Day Malta - Christmas Day Namibia - Day of Goodwill Netherlands - Boxing Day New Zealand - Boxing Day Nigeria - Boxing Day Norway - Boxing Day Poland - Christmas Day Portugal - Boxing Day Romania - Second day of Christmas Slovakia - Christmas Eve Slovenia - Independence and Unity Day South Africa - Day of Goodwill Spain - Market Holiday Sweden - Boxing Day Switzerland - St Stephen's Day Tanzania - Boxing Day United Kingdom - Boxing Day Zimbabwe - Public Holiday THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 Sri Lanka - Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 Laos - Exchange Holiday SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 Laos - Exchange Holiday SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 Laos - Exchange Holiday MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 Austria - Exchange Holiday Azerbaijan - International Solidarity Day Bangladesh - Exchange Holiday Brazil - New Year's Eve Bulgaria - Non-working Day Denmark - New Year's Eve Estonia - Non-trading Day (NASDAQ OMX Tallin) Finland - New Year's Eve Guatemala - Last Working Day of the Year Hungary - New Year's Eve Iceland - New Year's Eve Indonesia - Exchange Holiday (EQ,OPT,FUT) Italy - New Year's Eve Japan - Exchange Holiday Jordan - No Trading Latvia - New Year's Eve Lithuania - Non-trading Day (NASDAQ OMX Vilnius) Macedonia - New Year's Eve Malta - New Year's Eve Mauritius - New Year's Eve (Subject to Confirmation) Norway - New Year's Eve Philippines - Last Day of the Year Poland - New Year's Eve Russia - Public Holiday Slovenia - New Year's Eve South Korea - Stock Market (Kosdaq Market, Futures Market, Forex, Kse Bond Market) Sweden - New Year's Eve Switzerland - New Year's Eve Taiwan - Memorial Day in honor of Founding of the Republic of China (Observed) Thailand - New Year's Eve ------------------------------------------------------------- Reuter Diary Desk +91 80 66771088, E-mail diaries@thomsonreuters.com or sai.bhatt@thomsonreuters.com NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. Keywords: WORLD HOLIDAYS/
