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National Day of Albania

The National Day of Albania is 28 November (“Dita e Pavarësisë”, declaration of independence from Ottoman rule in 1912)

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National Day of Afghanistan

The National Day of Afghanistan  is 19 August (Independence from United Kingdom control over Afghan foreign affairs in 1919)

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Bahrain Public Holiday

Bahrain Public Holiday

The State of Bahrain is group of about 35 islands in the Persian Gulf. It is linked to Saudi Arabia by a causeway.

National Day of Bahrain, December 16. Independence Day.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Leilat al-Meiraj, first day of Ramadan, Id al-Fitr, Id al-Adha, first day of Muharram, Ashoura, Mouloud, National Day.

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Bahamas Public Holiday

Bahamas Public Holiday

The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is a nation of about 700 islands stretching from Florida to Cuba and Haiti. Over half of the population live on the island of New Providence. The official language is English. See also Caribbean.

Independence Day, July 10. Anniversary of the proclamation of sovereignty in 1973.
Fox Hill Day, second Tuesday in August (Aug 10, 2004). Celebrates the abolition of slavery, and takes place in the area of Fox Hill, about five miles from Nassau, New Providence.
Emancipation Day, first Monday in August (Aug 2, 2004). Commorates the emancipation of British slaves in 1834.
Labour Day, first Friday in June (Jun 4, 2004).

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Labour Day, Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Columbus Day, Christmas.

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Austria National Day

Austria National Day

The Republic of Austria is a German speaking country in central Europe.

Republic Day, November 12. Austria declared itself a republic on this day in 1918.
National Day, May 15. Anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty, signed in 1955.
National Holiday of Austria, October 26. Commemorates the day in 1955 when the Soviet Union ended its occupation, and a constitutional law of perpetual Austrian neutrality was inacted.
Second Republic Day, April 27. Commemorates the anniversary of the establishment of the Second Republic of Austria in 1945.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Easter Monday, Labor Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Corpus Christi, Assumption, National Holiday (Oct. 26), All Saints’ Day, Immaculate Conception, Christmas, and Saint Stephen’s Day.

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Aruba National Day

Aruba National Day

A dependency of The Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Lenten Carnival, Aruba Flag Day (Mar 18), Easter, Queen’s Day, Labor Day (May 1), Ascension Day, Whit Monday, Christmas.

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Armenia National Day

Armenia National Day

The Republic of Armenia, located north-east of Turkey, is one of the former Soviet Socialist Republics.

Martyrs’ Day, April 24. This day is in memory of the Armenians slaughtered by the Turks in 1915 and 1916.
Republic Day, May 28. Anniversary of the Declaration of First Armenian Republic in 1918.

Public holidays Christmas (Jan 6), Easter (Orthodox), Martyrs’ Day, Republic Day.

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Argentina National Day

Argentina National Day

The Argentine Republic lies east of the Andes in South America.

Anniversary of General San Martin, August 17. Honors the liberator of Argentina.
Independence Day, July 9. Anniversary of the declaration of independence from Spain in 1816.
Revolution of May, May 25. Commemorates the establishment of an autonomous government resulting from the revolution on this day in 1810. Known in Argentina as Revolución de Mayo.
San Martín Day, August 17. Memorializes the death of José Francisco de San Martín on this day in 1850.
Malvinas Day, April 2. Commemorates the intent of recovery of the Malvinas Islands.
Flag Day, June 20.
Race Day.
Bank Holiday, November 6. Columbus Day.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Carnival [shrove tuesday?], Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Labor Day, Revolution of May, Corpus Christi, Flag Day, Independence Day, Assumption, Death of General San Martin, Columbus Day, All Saints’ Day, Bank Holiday, Immaculate Conception, and Christmas.

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Antigua National Day

This country is made up of two islands in the West Indies. English is the official language.

Independence Day, November 1. Independent since November 1, 1981. This was in spite of opposition in Barbuda to becoming independent as part of Antigua.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day (near May 1), Whit Monday, CARICOM day, Carnival, Independence Day, Christmas (Dec 25-26).

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Anguilla National Day

Anguilla National Day

The northernmost of the Leeward Islands. This is a British Dependent Territory.

Anguilla Day, June 1.

Public holidays New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labor Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Whit Monday, Anguilla Day, Queen’s Official Birthday, August Monday, August Thursday, Constitution Day, Separation Day, Christmas.

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