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Prior to departure, be sure to check with the consulate to reconfirm that these dates are correct for the locations you are visiting.

AUSTRALIA
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Jan. 26 Australia Day
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Mar. 30 Easter Sunday
Apr. 1Easter Monday
Apr. 25 Anzac Day
Jun. 10 Queen's Birthday
Oct. 07 Labour Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 26 Boxing Day

CHINA
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Feb. 12-14 Chinese New Year
May 01-03 Labour Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 26 Boxing Day

FRANCE
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Mar. 31 Easter
Apr. 01 Easter Monday
May 01 Labour Day
May 08 Armistice Day World War II
May 09 Ascension Day
May 19 Whit Sunday
May 20 Labour Day
Jul. 14 National Day
Aug. 15 Assumption Day
Nov. 01 All Saint's Day
Nov. 11 Armistice Day World War I
Dec. 25 Christmas Day

GERMANY
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Jan. 06 Holy Three Kings
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Mar. 31 Easter Sunday
Apr. 01 Easter Monday
May 01 Public Holiday
May 09 Ascension Day of Jesus Christ
May 19 Whitsunday
May 20 Whitmonday
May 30 Feast of Corpus Christi
Aug. 15 Assumption
Oct. 03 Public Holiday
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 26. Boxing Day

HONG KONG
Jan. 01 New Years Day
Feb. 12-14 Chinese New Year
Apr. 05 Ching Ming Festival
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Mar. 30 Easter Saturday
Apr. 01 Easter Monday
May 20 Birthday of Budda
Jun. 15 Tuen Ng Festival
Jul. 01 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
Sept. 21 Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct. 01 National Day
Oct. 14 Cheung Yeung Festival
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 26 Boxing Day

INDIA
Jan. 26 Republic Day
Feb. 23 Id-U1-Zuha Day
Mar. 12 Maha Shivaratri
Mar. 28 Holi
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Apr. 21 Rama Navmi
Aug. 15 Independence Day
Aug. 30 Janmashtami
Oct. 02 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Oct. 15 Dusshera
Nov. 04 Depavali
Dec. 25 Christmas Day

INDONESIA
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Feb. 23 Idul Adha Festival Day
Mar. 15 1st of Muharram 1423H(Islamic New Year)
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Apr. 13 Saka New Year (1924)
May 09 Ascension of Christ
May 25 Birthday Anniversay of Prophet Muhammad SAW
May 26 Birthday Anniversay of Budha (Waisak)
Aug. 17 Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia
Oct. 04 Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad SAW
Dec. 06-07 Idul Fitti Festival Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day

JAPAN
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Jan. 14 Coming-of-Age Day
Feb. 11 National Founding Day
Mar. 21 Vernal Equinox Day
Apr. 29 Greenery Day
May 03 Constitution Memorial Day
May 04 National Holiday
May 05 Children's Day
May 06 National Holiday
Jul. 20 Marine Day
Sep. 15 Respect for the Aged Day
Sep. 23 Autumn Equinox Day
Oct. 14 Health-Sports Day
Nov. 03 Culture Day
Nov. 04 National Day
Nov. 23 Labor Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 23 Emperor's Birthday

MACAU
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Jan. 12-14 Chinese New Year Holiday
Mar. 29-30 Easter Holiday
Apr. 5 Ching Ming Festival
May 01 Labour Day
May 19 Birth of Buddha
Jun 15 Dragon Boat Festival (Tuen Ng Festival)
Sept 22 The day following Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct. 01 National Day of the People's Republic of China
Oct. 02 Day after the National Day of the People's Republic of China
Oct. 14 Chung Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
Nov. 02 All Souls Day
Dec. 08 Feast of Immaculate Conception
Dec. 20 Macau Special Administration Region Establishment Day
Dec. 22 Winter Solstice
Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
Dec. 25 Christmas Holiday

MALAYSIA
Jan. 01 New Year
Feb. 01 Federal Territory Day
Feb. 12-13 Chinese New Year
Feb. 23 Id al Ahadi (Hari Raya Haji)*
Mar. 15 Awal Muharram
May 25 Birthday of Prophet Mohammad S.A.W.
May 26 Wesak Day
Jun. 01 Birthday of Spb Yang Di-Pertuan Agong
Aug. 31 National Day
Nov. 04 Deepavali Festival*
Dec. 06-07 Hari Raya Puasa*
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
These holidays are subject to change

PHILIPPINES
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Mar. 28-31 Easter Holiday
Apr. 09 Araw ng Kagitingan
May 01 Labour Day
Jun. 12 Independence Day
Nov. 01 All Saints Day
Nov. 30 Bonifacio Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 30 Rizal Day
Dec. 31 Special Holiday

SWITZERLAND
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Apr. 01 Easter Monday
May 09 Ascension
May 20 Whit Monday
Aug. 01 Swiss National Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day

SINGAPORE
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Feb. 12-13 Chinese New Year
Feb. 23 Hari Raya Haji
Mar. 29 Good Friday
May 01 Labour Day
May 26 Vesak Day
Aug. 09 National Day
Nov. 03 Deepavali
Dec. 06 Hari Raya Puasa
Dec. 25 Christmas Day

THAILAND
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Feb. 26 Makha Bucha Day
Apr. 06 Chakkri Memorial
Apr. 13 Songkran Day
May 01 National Labour Day
May 05 Coronation Day
Aug. 12 H.M. the Queen's Birthday
Oct. 23 Chulalongkorn Day
Dec. 05 H.M. the King's Birthday
Dec. 10 Constitution Day
Dec. 31 New Year's Eve

UNITED KINGDOM
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Apr.01 Easter Monday
May 06 Early May Day Bank Holiday
Jun. 03 Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday
Jun. 04 Spring Holiday
Aug. 27 Summer Bank Day
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 26 Boxing Day

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Jan. 01 New Year's Day
Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Feb. 13 Ash Wednesday
Feb. 18 President's Day
Mar. 17 St. Patrick's Day
Mar. 27 - Apr. 04 Passover
Mar. 29 Good Friday
Mar. 31 Easter Sunday
May 12 Mother's Day
May 27 Memorial Day
Jun. 16 Father's Day
Jul. 04 Independence Day
Sep. 02 Labor Day
Sep. 06-07 Rosh Hashanah
Sep. 15-16 Yom Kippur
Oct. 14 Columbus Day
Nov. 05 Election Day
Nov. 11 Veteran's Day
Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 29 Day afterThanksgiving
Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Dec. 26 Kwanzaa begins

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