As part of Shurdington's ongoing commitment to the promotion of traditional customs, arts, folklore and expressive culture throughout the world, the Government has created a directory of public holidays celebrated globally. Delegates are invited to share their national holidays and a brief description of the festivities.
Public holidays are, for the purposes of the survey, legally recognised occasions celebrated as a holiday and on which the organs of state, such as the court system, are closed. The general public may or may not work on these days, and they may or may not be religious in nature.
The Prince's Custom House, Excise Office, and Stamp Office keep five holidays (The Prince's Birthday, Good Friday, Coronation Day, and Christmas Day), on account of their vastly important duties in Shurdingtonian society. Public holidays are followed by all other government institutions, as well as all places of business, which are required to close. Any holiday falling on a Sunday is kept on the following Monday, excepting Saint's Days.
Key:
†: Religious holiday
‡: Movable
※: National day
Full moon: Thor's Feast (†, Lillorainen)
1st: New Years Day (Shurdington, Gandoor, Danavaria, Thermodolia, New Visayan Islands, Aikoland, Nacrad, Anollasia, Radiatia, Vallermoore, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Valentian Elysium, Empire of Brazil, Voxija, Khaleesi Nation, Lillorainen, Montevento, Shamsiyya, Duravia, Commonwealth of Great Britain, United Mafia Empire, Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic, Norteno,Verapaz); Circumcision of the Lord (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Solemnity of Mary (†, Vatican City State); Festival of New Life (Tamriel)
2nd: 2nd Day (Verapaz)
3rd: Prince's Birthday (※, Shurdington)
6th: Epiphany (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State, Valentian Elysium (Observed)); Sunreturn ends (Khaleesi Nation); La Befna (Montevento)
12th: Ploughday (Shurdington)
15th: Prayer to the South Winds (Tamriel)
17th: Capone Day (United Mafia Empire)
25th: St Paul (†, Shurdington); Robert Burns Day (Commonwealth of Great Britain (Scotland only))
30th: Brick Day (※, Legolannd)
Chinese New Year: (‡, New Visayan Islands, Nacrad); Lunar New Year (‡, Amenria)
First Monday: Traiyan Day (Radiatia)
Third Monday: Family Day (‡, Anollasia)
Shrove Tuesday († ‡, Shurdington, Confederate American States and Syndicates)
Ash Wednesday († ‡, Shurdington, Vatican City State)
2nd: Candlemass (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Groundhog Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates); Pelagius the Mad (Tamriel)
8th: Revolution Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
11th: Lateran Treaty Day (※, Vatican City State)
12th: Freedom Day (Norteno)
14th: St Valentine (†, Shurdington, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Valentian Elysium (Observed), Montevento); Purge Day (United Mafia Empire)
15th: President's Day (Thermodolia)
16th: Day of the Heart (Tamriel)
17th: Public holiday (Gandoor)
20th: Soldier Day (Legolannd)
23rd: Third Intifada Day (※, Shamsiyya)
24th: St Matthias (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch); Carnival begins (Montevento)
25th: Carnival ends (Montevento)
29th: Balarabe Day (Ivory Coasts)
Nyepi: (‡, Amenria)
First Friday: Spring Day (United Mafia Empire)
1st: Articles Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
3rd: Flag Day (Gandoor)
4th: Constitution Day (Aikoland)
7th: First Seeding (Tamriel)
8th: International Women's Day (Valentian Elysium (Observed), Montevento, Commonwealth of Great Britain)
9th: Federation Founding Day (※, Lillorainen); Republic Day (※, Verapaz)
10th: Remembrance Day (Thermodolia)
11th: Victory Day of Layla-Sultana (※, Shamsiyya)
14th: Coronation of Holy Emperor Nino II the Good (Valentian Elysium (observed))
16th: St Menes Day (Diarcesia)
18th: Day of Martyrs (※, Verapaz)
19th: St Joseph (†, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State); Father's Day (Montevento)
21st: Spring Festival (Lillorainen)
25th: Lady's Day (†, Shurdington); Annunciation (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Easter Day (Vallermoore)
26th: Festival of Swords (Tamriel)
28th: Atlantian Oceania Day (Ko-oren)
29th: Flag Day (Anollasia)
Full moon: Victory Feast (†, Lillorainen)
Week before Easter: Tourism Week (‡, Montevento)
Maundy Thursday: († ‡, New Visayan Islands, Valentian Elysium (observed)); Holy Thursday († ‡, Vatican City State)
Good Friday († ‡, Shurdington, Danavaria, New Visayan Islands, Vatican City State, Aikoland, Nacrad, Valentian Elysium)
Black Saturday († ‡, New Visayan Islands); Holy Saturday († ‡, Vatican City State)
Easter Sunday († ‡, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State, Aikoland, Nacrad, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Valentian Elysium)
Easter Monday († ‡, Danavaria, S-Hertogenbosch, Valentian Elysium)
Easter Tuesday († ‡, S-Hertogenbosch)
Week after Easter: Hocktide (Shurdington)
Sunday after Easter: Divine Mercy Sunday († ‡, Vatican City State)
1st: April Fool's Day (Vallermoore, Confederate American States and Syndicates)
3rd: Beginning of War Day (Voxija)
4th: Flag Day (Thermodolia)
7th: Founder's Day (United Mafia Empire)
9th: Day of Valor (New Visayan Islands)
12th: Reunification Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
13th: Public holiday (Gandoor); Victims of Communism Memorial Day (Radiatia)
17th: Union Day (※, Aikoland)
18th: Empress' Birthday (Empire of Brazil)
19th: Armistice Day (Lillorainen)
22nd: Earth Day (Gandoor, Montevento)
23rd: St George (†, Shurdington); Children's Day (Anollasia); William Shakespeare Day (Commonwealth of Great Britain, England only)
25th: St Mark (†, Shurdington)
27th: Day of the Rise of Raorkon's Dynasty (Shamsiyya)
28th: Jester's Day (Tamriel)
Full Moon: Hathor's Feast (†, Shamsiyya)
First Monday: Capitalism Day (Radiatia)
Second Sunday: Mother's Day (Anollasia, Empire of Brazil); Momma Day (United Mafia Empire)
Third Saturday: Citizen Forces Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
Last Monday: Remember Day (United Mafia Empire)
Vesak Day († ‡, New Visayan Islands)
Eid al-Fitr († ‡, New Visayan Islands)
Ascension Day († ‡, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State, Valentian Elysium (observed))
Last Monday: Memorial Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
1st: May Day (Shurdington, Valentian Elysium, Duravia); Labour Day (Gandoor, Danavaria, Thermodolia, New Visayan Islands, Aikoland, Empire of Brazil, Lillorainen, Shamsiyya, Commonwealth of Great Britain, Norteno, Verapaz); Ss Philip and James (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Worker's Day/May Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates, Montevento); Army and Labor Day (Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
3rd: Finding of the Cross (†, S-Hertogenbosch)
6th: Unification Day (※, Anollasia); End of War Day (Voxija)
7th: Second Seeding (Tamriel)
8th: Victory in Europe Day (Aikoland)
9th: Victory Day (Duravia)
10th: Mother's Day (Montevento)
13th: Golden Law Day (Empire of Brazil)
8th-14th: Mother's Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
15th: Feast of the Ipet (†, Shamsiyya)
10th: Public holiday (Gandoor), Texan Independence Day (Norteno)
12th: Birthday of Holy Emperor Nino II the Good (Valentian Elysium (observed))
13th: National Day (※, Nacrad)
18th: Independence Day (※, Montevento)
19th: Youth and Sports Day (Anollasia)
20th: 520 (Amenria)
25th: Republic Day or Democratic Revolution Day (※, Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
30th: Fishing Day (Tamriel)
Seventh week after Easter: Whitsuntide († ‡, Shurdington); Pentecost († ‡, Vatican City State)
Whitsunday († ‡, S-Hertogenbosch)
Monday after Whitsunday († ‡, S-Hertogenbosch, Valentian Elysium (Observed))
Tuesday after Whitsunday († ‡, S-Hertogenbosch)
Trinity Sunday († ‡, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State)
Full moon: Feast of the Sothis (†, Shamsiyya)
Third Sunday: Father's Day (Anollasia, United Mafia Empire)
Midsummer's Day (‡, Danavaria)
Corpus Christi († ‡, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State, Empire of Brazil)
1st: International Children's Day (Valentian Elysium (observed))
2nd: Merthyr Rising Day (Commonwealth of Great Britain, Wales only)
3rd: Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Aikoland)
5th: Discovery Day (Anollasia)
8th: Student's Day (‡, Verapaz)
9th: Sigurd's Day (Lillorainen)
19 Days after Pentecost: The Sacred Heart of Jesus († ‡, Vatican City State)
5th: Liberation Day (※, Legolannd); Discovery Day (Gandoor)
11th: St Barnabus' Day (†, Shurdington)
14th: Flag Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
15th-21st: Father's Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates); Unification Day (※, Norteno)
16th: The Mid Year Day (Tamriel)
19th: Children's Day (Gandoor)
20th: Ouag Festival (†, Shamsiyya)
21st: Midsummer (†, Lillorainen); Summer Solstice (†, Shamsiyya, United Mafia Empire)
22nd: Smash Evil Fairies Day (Voxija)
23rd: Valentian Elysium Day (Valentian Elysium)
24th: St John the Baptist (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch); Midsummer (Duravia)
26th: Unification Day (Thermodolia)
28th: Californian Independence Day (Norteno)
29th: Ss Peter and Paul (†, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State); Diversity Pride Day (Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
Eid al-Adha: († ‡, New Visayan Islands)
4th: Independence Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates); Purge Day (United Mafia Empire)
7th: Our Lady of 's-Hertogenbosch (†, S-Hertogenbosch)
8th: Constitution Day (Thermodolia); Queen Yocasta's Birthday (Vallermoore); Day of Salvation of Valentian Elysium (※, Valentian Elysium); Khaleesi Day (※, Khaleesi Nation)
15th: St Baldwin of Shurdington (†, Shurdington); Restoration of the Monarchy Day (Aikoland)
16th: Constitution Day (Empire of Brazil)
17th: Goodman Day of Peace (Anollasia)
21st: Cobras Fumantes Day (Empire of Brazil)
23rd: Tolpuddle Martyrs Day (Commonwealth of Great Britain)
25th: St James (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch)
26th: St Anne (†, S-Hertogenbosch)
28th: Revolution Day (Gandoor)
First week: Lammastide (Shurdington)
2nd: Sacrifice Day (Norteno)
6th: Family Day (Gandoor)
7th: Federation Day (Danavaria)
9th: Public holiday (Gandoor)
10th: St Lawrence (†, S-Hertogenbosch)
12th: Election Day (Thermodolia
15th: Assumption (†, S-Hertogenbosch, Vatican City State); Confederation Day (New Visayan Islands); Marching of the Shades / Holy Emperor's Official Birthday (Valentian Elysium (observed)); Independence Day (※, Duravia)
16th: Democracy Day (Aikoland)
18th: Commonwealth Day (Commonwealth of Great Britain)
22nd: Founding Day (※, Shamsiyya)
24th: St Bartholomew (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch)
27th: Liberation Day (Anollasia); End of the Harvesting (Tamriel)
31st: Unification Day (Amenria)
31st: Indipendence Day (Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
First Monday: Labour Day (Anollasia, Confederate American States and Syndicates); Summer's End (United Mafia Empire); Worker's Day (‡, Verapaz)
Second Sunday: Father's Day (Empire of Brazil)
5th: Ex-Slaves Hospitality Day (Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
7th: Independence Day (Empire of Brazil); Republic Day (※, Voxija)
8th: Birth of the Virgin Mary (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Thornton Day (Montevento)
9th: Public holiday (Gandoor); Birthday of Holy Empress Cynthia (Valentian Elysium (observed))
10th: Republic Day (Anollasia)
15th: Public holiday (Gandoor); Federation Day (Radiatia)
14th: Holy Cross (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch)
20th: The Rest of the Sun (Tamriel)
21st: St Matthew (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch); Heavenly Emperor Tianshi's Birthday (Amenria)
22nd: Harvest Festival (Shurdington, Lillorainen, Shamsiyya); Day of the Personal Union (Aikoland)
23rd: St Constantius Day (Valentian Elysium)
29th: St Michael (†, Shurdington); Michaelmas (Shamsiyya, S-Hertogenbosch)
Late September/Early October: Oktoberfest (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
Full moon: Winter Nights (†, Lillorainen); Mid-Autumn Festival (‡, Amenria); Feast of the Eye of Ra (†, Shamsiyya)
Second Monday: Thanksgiving (‡, Nacrad, Anollasia)
1st: Anniversary of the Fall of the Radiatian People's Socialist Union (※, Radiatia)
7th: Republic Day (Montevento)
10th: President's Birthday (‡, Lillorainen)
12th: Founding Day (※, Gandoor), National Day (※, Thermodolia); Treaty of Rome Day (Vatican City State); Columbus Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates); Our Lady of Aparecida (Empire of Brazil); Day of the Americas (Montevento)
13th: Festival of Witches (Tamriel)
18th: St Luke (†, Shurdington)
20th: Citizen Day (Thermodolia)
21st: Patriot Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates); Thanksgiving and Unity Day (Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
28th: Ss Simon and Jude (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch)
30th: Day of the Emperor (Tamriel)
31st: Halloween (Legolannd, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Valentian Elysium, Montevento, Amenria, Norteno); Public holiday (Gandoor); Nightmare Night (Vallermoore); Superpurge (United Mafia Empire)
Full Moon: Feast of Amun and Ra (†, Shamsiyya)
Fourth Thursday: Thanksgiving (Confederate American States and Syndicates); Feast Day (United Mafia Empire)
1st: All Saints (†, Shurdington, New Visayan Islands, Vatican City State); All Hallow's Day (Valentian Elysium)
2nd: All Souls (†, Shurdington, New Visayan Islands, Vatican City State, Empire of Brazil); Day of the Dead (Montevento)
3rd: The Don's Birthday (United Mafia Empire)
5th: Public holiday (Gandoor)
10th: Festival of Reason (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
11th: Armistice Day (Danavaria, Aikoland, ※ Verapaz); Veteran's Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates; Armed Forces Day (Commonwealth of Great Britain)
16th: Empress's Birthday (Aikoland
19th: Men's Day (Montevento)
22nd: Day of Pyres (Valentian Elysium)
23rd: Bite-Apple Day (Shurdington)
26th: Dragonfly Day (Ko-oren); Thanksgiving (Norteno)
28th: Domiku Biskarret Day (Voxija)
30th: St Andrew (†, S-Hertogenbosch)
First Friday: Victory Weekend (Radiatia)
1st: All Saints (†, S-Hertogenbosch)
2nd: Indigenous People's Day (Gandoor)
5th: Peace Day (Nacrad)
6th: St Nicholas (Valentian Elysium (observed)
7th: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Confederate American States and Syndicates)
8th: Conception of the Virgin Mary (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Independence Day (※, New Visayan Islands)
9th: Unification Day (Shamsiyya)
Fourth Sunday before Christmas Day: Advent Sunday († ‡, Vatican City State)
17th: Peace Day (※, Verapaz)
21st: St Thomas (†, S-Hertogenbosch); Winter Nights (†, Lillorainen); Winter Solstice (†, Shamsiyya)
24th: Christmas Eve (Aikoland, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Valentian Elysium, Empire of Brazil, United Mafia Empire, Norteno); Sunreturn begins (Khaleesi Nation); Christmas begins (Duravia)
25th: Christmas Day (†, Shurdington, Legolannd, Danavaria, S-Hertogenbosch, Thermodolia, New Visayan Islands, Vatican City State, Aikoland, Nacrad, Vallermoore, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Valentian Elysium, Empire of Brazil, Voxija, Commonwealth of Great Britain, United Mafia Empire, Norteno); Public holiday (Gandoor); Family Day (Montevento); Winter's Day (Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
26th: St Stephen (†, Shurdington, Danavaria, S-Hertogenbosch); Boxing Day (Nacrad, Vallermoore, Valentian Elysium, Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic)
27th St John (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch)
28th: Innocents (†, Shurdington, S-Hertogenbosch; Montevento)
31st: Public holiday (Gandoor); St Silvester (†, S-Hertogenbosch, Valentian Elysium), New Years' Eve (Thermodolia, Aikoland, Anollasia, Radiatia, Vallermoore, Confederate American States and Syndicates, Empire of Brazil, Lillorainen, Montevento, Shamsiyya, United Mafia Empire, Alinghi Federal-Democratic Republic, Norteno, Verapaz); Festival of Old Life (Tamriel)