World Holidays:
October-December 2015
OCTOBER
Dancers perform
traditional Spanish
dances in Valparaíso,
Chile, for Columbus
Day, Oct. 12.
1 Cyprus Independence
Day – Cyprus.
Independence Day – Nigeria.
National Day – China
(three days), Hong Kong,
Macau (two days).
A guide to dates when
businesses around the
world may be closed for
a holiday observance.
UPS holidays by country
are available at ups.com.
9 National Heroes Day –
Antigua.
10 Constitution Day –
Thailand.
14 National Day – St. Lucia.
2 Mahatma Gandhi
Jayanti – India.
16 Day of Reconciliation –
South Africa. National Day
(two days) – Bahrain.
5 Simchat Torah – Israel.
18 National Day – Qatar.
6 Thanksgiving Day –
St. Lucia.
22 Unity Day – Zimbabwe.
Winter Solstice – Macau.
8 Battle of Angamos – Peru.
Independence Day – Croatia.
23 Emperor’s Birthday –
Japan.
9 Independence of
Guayaquil – Ecuador.
National Day – Taiwan
(two days). Proclamation
Day – South Korea.
24 Christmas Eve –
Observed in many
predominantly Christian
nations. Prophet
Muhammad Birthday –
Bahrain, Malaysia.
12 Columbus Day –
Argentina, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica,
Uruguay. Discovery
Day – Bahamas.
Divali – Trinidad and
Tobago. Diversity Day –
Argentina. Health and
Sports Day – Japan.
Hispanic Day – Honduras.
National Day – Spain. Our
Lady of Aparecida – Brazil.
Resistance Day –
Venezuela. Thanksgiving
Day – Canada.
14 Islamic New Year* –
Observed in many
predominantly
Islamic nations.
15 Feast of Sacrifice –
Guyana.
22 Dussehra – India.
23 Chulalongkorn Day –
Thailand. Republic Day –
Hungary.
26 Bank holiday – Ireland.
Labour Day – New Zealand.
National Day – Austria.
27 Independence Day –
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines.
28 Festival of Republic –
Turkey (half-day).
Independence Day –
Czech Republic. Greek
National Day/Ochi Day –
Cyprus, Greece.
29 Festival of Republic –
Turkey.
19 Heroes’ Day – Jamaica.
NOVEMBER
20 Mashujaa Day –
Kenya. Revolution Day –
Guatemala.
2 All Saints Day – Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador. All
Souls Day – Brazil,
El Salvador, Guadeloupe,
Haiti, Macau, Uruguay.
22 Ashoora (two days) –
Bahrain.
21 Army Day – Honduras.
Chung Yeung Festival
(Ancestors) – Hong Kong,
Macau. St. Ursula’s Day
(obs.) – British Virgin Islands.
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3 Independence Day –
Ecuador, Panama. Natural
Culture Day – Japan.
4 Flag Day – Panama.
National Day of Community
Service – Dominica.
National Unity Day – Russia.
5 Colon Day – Panama.
6 Anniversary of the
Green March – Morocco.
9 Constitution Day –
Dominican Republic.
Remembrance Day –
Cayman Islands.
10 Uprising of Los Santos –
Panama. Deepavali – India,
Malaysia, Singapore.
11 Armistice Day –
Belgium, Guadeloupe.
Deepavali – Suriname.
Independence Day –
Poland. Remembrance
Day – Bermuda. Veterans’
Day – France, Reunion,
United States. (Normal UPS
operations within the U.S.)
16 Independence of
Cartagena – Colombia.
Revolution Day – Mexico.
17 Fight for Freedom and
Democracy Day – Czech
Republic, Slovakia.
18 Armed Forces Day –
Haiti. Independence
Day – Morocco. Republic
Day – Latvia.
23 Labor Thanksgiving Day
(obs.) – Japan. Sovereignty
Day – Argentina.
25 Independence Day –
Suriname.
27 Thanksgiving – United
States and territories.
30 Bonifacio Day –
Philippines. Independence
Day – Barbados.
Independence from
Spain – Panama. Saint
Andrew’s Day – Romania.
DECEMBER
1 National Holiday –
Romania.
2 National Day – United
Arab Emirates.
5 Farmers’ Day – Ghana.
7 Immaculate Conception
(two days) – Argentina.
King’s Birthday – Thailand.
8 Immaculate
Conception – Austria, Chile,
Colombia, Italy, Macau,
Malta, Nicaragua, Peru,
Portugal, Spain. Mother’s
Day – Panama. Virgen of
Caacupe – Paraguay.
25 Christmas Day –
Observed in more than 85
predominantly Christian
nations.
28 Boxing Day (obs.) –
Australia, Bahamas,
Canada, United Kingdom.
St. Stephen’s Day (obs.) –
Ireland.
30 Jose Rizal Day –
Philippines.
31 Festival Day –
Montserrat. New Year’s
Eve – Celebrated in many
nations served by UPS,
including Argentina,
Ecuador, Japan, Latvia,
Nicaragua, Norway,
Philippines, South Africa,
Sweden, Thailand,
Venezuela. (In the
United States, delivery
and pickup of air and
international
packages only.)
*Lunar holiday (may vary
by country)
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