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Main public holidays in 2012

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Main public holidays in 2012

Most of these holidays are days when banks and shops are closed. However, many factors can influence this. There are also holidays which affect only certain regions of a country which are not listed here. Check beforehand if you need to be sure what services are available.


January	1	New Year's Day	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v		v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v
	2	New Year												v												v			v
	6	Epiphany	v			v				v			v		v		v								v		v	v

February	8	Preseren Day																											v
	10	St Paul's Shipwreck																				v
	16	Independence Day																		v
	24	Independence Day									v
	27	Green Monday (CY), Ash Monday (GR)				v									v

March	3	National Day			v
	11	Restoration of the Lithuanian State																		v
	15	National Day														v
	17	St Patrick's Day																v
	19	St Joseph																				v
	25	National Day (CY) Independence Day (GR)				v									v
	31	Freedom Day																				v

April	1	National Day				v
	5	Maundy Thursday							v
	6	Good Friday						v	v	v	v		v	v							v	v	v	v			v	v
	8	Easter Sunday	v										v			v	v			v	v		v		v		v		v
	9	Easter Monday	v	v			v	v	v			v	v	v		v	v	v	v	v	v		v		v		v	v	v
	13	Good Friday			v	v
	15	Easter Monday			v									v												v
	16	Easter Monday			v	v								v												v
	25	Liberation Day (I), Freedom Day (P)														v								v
	27	Day of uprising against occupation																											v
	30	Queen's Birthday																					v

May	1	Labour Day, May Day	v	v	v	v	v	v		v	v	v	v		v	v	v		v	v	v	v		v	v	v	v	v	v
	2	Labour Day																											v
	3	Constitution Day																							v
	4	Prayer Day (DK), Independence Day (LV)							v												v
	5	Liberation Day																					v
	6	National Day			v
	7	May Holiday												v				v
	8	VE Day 1945					v					v																v
	17	Ascension Day	v	v				v	v			v	v						v				v				v
	24	Day of Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture and the Slavonic Alphabet			v
	27	Whit Sunday									v		v			v							v		v		v		v
	28	Whit Sunday	v	v				v	v			v				v			v				v

June	2	National Day															v
	3	Whitsun																								v
	4	Pentecost (CY,GR), Spring Bank Holiday (GB), June Holiday (IRL), Whitsun (RO)				v								v	v			v								v
	5	Constitution Day (DK), Queen's Diamond Jubilee (GB)							v					v
	6	National Day																									v
	7	Corpus Christi, Sette Giugno (M)	v																			v		v	v
	10	Portugal Day																						v
	23	Victory Day (EST), National Day (L), Midsummer (FIN,LV,SV)									v		v						v		v						v
	24	Midsummer, St John's Day									v									v	v
	25	Statehood Day																											v
	29	St Peter and St Paul																				v

July	5	St Cyril and St Methodius					v																					v
	6	Jan Hus (CZ), State Day (LT)					v													v
	14	National Day										v
	21	National Day		v

August	6	August Holiday																v
	15	Assumption	v	v		v				v		v			v		v		v	v		v		v	v	v			v
	20	Restoration of Independence (EST) Foundation of the Hungarian State (H)									v					v
	27	Summer holiday												v
	29	Slovak National uprising																										v

September	1	Constitution Day																										v
	6	Unification Day			v
	8	Our Lady of Victories																				v
	15	Our Lady of Sorrow																										v
	21	Independence Day																				v
	22	Independence Day			v
	28	Czech Statehood Day					v

October	1	Independence Day				v
	3	Day of German unity						v
	5	Republic Day																						v
	12	National Day								v
	23	Proclamation of the Republic Day														v
	26	National Day	v
	28	National Day (CY,GR) Independence Day (CZ)				v	v								v
	29	October holiday																v
	31	Reformation Day																											v

November	1	All Saints	v	v						v		v				v	v		v	v				v	v			v	v
	3	All Saints											v														v
	11	Armistice Day 1918, Independence Day (PL)		v								v													v
	17	Struggle for Freedom and Democracy					v																					v
	18	National Day																			v

December	1	Restoration of Independence (P), National Day (RO)																						v		v
	6	Constitution Day (E) Independence Day (FIN)								v			v
	8	Immaculate Conception	v							v							v					v		v
	13	Republic Day																				v
	24	Christmas Eve			v	v	v		v																			v
	25	Christmas Day	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v
	26	Boxing Day/St Stephen's Day, Christmas, Independence and Unity Day (SLO)	v		v	v	v	v	v		v		v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v		v		v	v	v	v	v
	31	New Year's Eve																			v

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