International Holidays
Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics
Major International Holidays 2022
January
1st
Various European, African and Americas Countries (New Year’s Day)
5th
Russia (Orthodox Christmas)
6th
Italy (La Befana),
9th
Panama (Martyrs’ Day)
17th
USA (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Sri Lanka (Duruthu Full Moon Poya)
24th
Romania (Unification Day)
26th
Australia (Australia Day), India (Republic Day)
31st
South Korea (Korean New Year)
March
1st
Various South America (Carnival Day)
2nd
Various Caribbean & Central American Countries (Ash Wednesday)
3rd
Bulgaria (Liberation Day)
14th
Various Commonwealth Countries (Commonwealth Day)
11th
Various South Asia Countries (Maha Sivarathri Day)
21st
Mexico (Benito Juarez’s Birthday)
17th
Ireland (St Patrick’s Day), Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday)
19th
Various – Spain, Portugal, Colombia (St. Joseph’s Day)
21st
Japan (Vernal Equinox Day)
23rd
Pakistan (Pakistan Day)
24th-25th
Argentina (Memorial Day)
25th
Greece (Independence Day), Cyprus (Greek Independence Day)
26th
Bangladesh (Independence Day)
May
2nd
Various Worldwide (May Day & Labour Day)
2nd-6th
Various Asia, Africa (Eid Al Fir)
3rd
Japan (Constitution Memorial Day), Poland (Constitution Day)
4th
China (Labour Day) Japan (Greenery Day), Latvia (Declaration of Independence Day)
5th
Japan, South Korea (Children’s Day Holiday)
9th
Hong Kong (Buddha’s Birthday)
10th
Russia (Victory day)
16th
Various South/Southeast Asia (Wesak Day & Buddha Purnima Day)
25th
Argentina (May Day Revolution)
July
1st
Canada (Canada Day), Hong Kong (Region Day)
4th
USA (Independence Day)
11th
Various Middle East, Africa & Indian Sub-Continent (Eid al-Adha Holiday),
13th
Sri Lanka (Esala Full Moon Poya) Thailand (Asahna Bucha Day)
14th
Thailand (Public Holiday, Turkey (Democracy and National Solidarity Day)
18th
Japan (Marine Day)
21st
Belgium (Independence Day)
22nd
Japan (Marine Day)
28th
Thailand (H.M. King’s Birthday)
29th
Thailand (Public Holiday)
September
2nd
Vietnam (National Day)
5th
Canada, USA (Labour Day)
7th
Brazil (Independence Day)
9th
South Korea (Harvest Festival) Taiwan (Mid Autumn Festival)
12th
China, Hong Kong (Mid Autumn Festival), South Korea (Harvest Festival)
16th
Mexico (Independence Day), Malaysia (Malaysia Day)
19th
Chile (Independence Day)
23rd
Japan (Autumnal Equinox Day), Saudi Arabia (National Day)
28th
Czech Republic (St Wenceslas Day)
November
1st
Various European, African, Central & South American Countries (All Saints Day)
2nd
Various European, African, Central & South American Countries (All Souls Day), Mexico (Day of the Dead)
3rd
Japan (Culture Day)
4th
Russia (Day of Unity)
7th
Sri Lanka (ill Full Moon Paya)
11th
USA (Veterans Day), Belgium, France (ArmisticeDay), Poland (Independence Day)
14th
Colombia (Independence of Cartagena)
21st
Mexico (Revolution Day)
23rd – Japan (Labour Thanksgiving Day)
24th-25th – USA (Thanksgiving)
28th – Argentina (Sovereignty Day)
February
1st
South Korea (Korean New Year Holiday), Vietnam (Tet Nguyen Dan)
1st-6th
Various Far East (Chinese New Year Eve),
4th
Sri Lanka (National Day)
5th
Pakistan (Kashmir Day)
7th
New Zealand (Waitangi Day)
11th
Japan (National Foundation Day)
21st
Presidents Day (USA)
Bangladesh (Language Martyrs’ Day
23rd
Japan (Emperor’s Birthday)
28th
Various South America (Carnival Day)
Taiwan (Peace Memorial Day)
April
1st
India (Odisha Day)
4th-5th
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan (Ching Ming Festival)
6th
Thailand (Chakri Day)
11th
Vietnam (Hung Kings Temple)
13th
Sri Lanka (Sinhala & Tamil New Year Eve),
13th-15th
Thailand (Songkran)
14th
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (Tamil/Bengali New Year)
Various South America, Scandanavia (Maundy Thursday)
15th
Various European, African & Americas Countries (Good Friday)
18th
Various European, African & Americas Countries (Easter Monday) Myanmar (Burmese New Year)
21st
Brazil (Tiradentes Day)
25th
Australia (Anzac Day), Italy (Liberation Day), Portugal (Freedom Day)
26th
Sri Lanka (Bak Full Moon Poya)
27th
Netherlands (King’s Birthday), South Africa (Freedom Day)
29th – Bangladesh, India (Jumatil Bidah), Japan (Showa Day)
June
2nd
Italy (Republic Day)
2nd-3rd
United Kingdom (Spiring Bank Holiday & Platinum Jubilee)
3rd
China (Dragon Boat Festival), Thailand (H.M. Queens Birthday Holiday)
6th
Various Africa, Europe, Caribbean (Whit Monday), Sweden (National Day), New Zealand (Queen’s Birthday) Ireland (June Holiday) South Korea (Memorial Day)
10th
Portugal (Portugal Day)
13th
Russia (National Day)
16th
South Africa (Youth Day)
17th
Iceland (Independence Day), Argentina (Martin Miguel de Guemes Day)
20th
Argentina (National Flag Day), Colombia (Corpus Christi), Finland (Midsummer Day).
24th
Various Europe (St. John’s Day) Finland & Sweden (Midsummer Eve) New Zealand (Matariki)
August
1st
Switzerland (National Day), Iceland (Commerce Day), Ireland (August Bank Holiday), Scotland (Bank Holiday)
9th
Singapore (National Day), South Africa (National Women’s Day)
11th
Japan (Mountain Day), Sri Lanka (Nikini Full Moon Poya)
15th
Various Europe, Africa, Caribbean (Assumption Day), South Korea (Liberation Day), India (Independence Day), Italy (Ferragosto), Bangladesh (Mourning Day), Argentina (San Martin’s Day)
17th
Indonesia (Independence Day)
19th
Bangladesh, India (Janmashtami)
29th – United Kingdom (August Bank Holiday), Philippines (National Heroes Day)
30th
Turkey (Victory Day)
31st
Malaysia (National Day)
October
3rd
Germany (Unity Day), South Korea (Foundation Day)
3rd-7th
China (National Day, Golden Week)
4th
India, Bangladesh (Durga Puja)
5th
India (Dussehra), Portugal (Republic Day)
8th
Argentina (Public Holiday)
10th
Taiwan (National Day)
13th
Thailand (King Bhumibol Day)
14th
Thailand (Public Holiday)
24th
Thailand (Chulalongkorn Day) New Sealand (Labour Day), Singapore (Deepavali)
24th-25th
India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia (Diwali)
26th
Austria Day
28th
Greece (Anniversary Day), Czech Republic (Independent State Day) Turkey (Republic Day)
31st
Ireland (Republic Day), Germany (Reformation Day)
December
1st
Portugal (independence),
1st-2nd
United Arab Emirates (Commemoration & National Days)
5th
Thailand (King Bhumibol’s Birthday)
6th
Finland (Independence day), Spain (Constitution Day)
7th
Sri Lanka (Unduvap Full Moon Poya)
9th
Argentina (Bridge Day)
12th
Thailand (Constitution Day), Mexico (The Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe)
16th
Bangladesh (Victory Day), South Africa (Day of Reconciliation)
18th
Qatar (National Day)
26th-27th
Various Global Countries (Christmas Public Holidays)
30th
USA, Thailand (New Years Eve), Philippines (Rizal Day)
January
1st
Various European, African and Americas Countries (New Year’s Day)
5th
Russia (Orthodox Christmas)
6th
Italy (La Befana),
9th
Panama (Martyrs’ Day)
17th
USA (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Sri Lanka (Duruthu Full Moon Poya)
24th
Romania (Unification Day)
26th
Australia (Australia Day), India (Republic Day)
31st
South Korea (Korean New Year)
February
1st
South Korea (Korean New Year Holiday), Vietnam (Tet Nguyen Dan)
1st-6th
Various Far East (Chinese New Year Eve),
4th
Sri Lanka (National Day)
5th
Pakistan (Kashmir Day)
7th
New Zealand (Waitangi Day)
11th
Japan (National Foundation Day)
21st
Presidents Day (USA)
Bangladesh (Language Martyrs’ Day
23rd
Japan (Emperor’s Birthday)
28th
Various South America (Carnival Day)
Taiwan (Peace Memorial Day)
March
1st
Various South America (Carnival Day)
2nd
Various Caribbean & Central American Countries (Ash Wednesday)
3rd
Bulgaria (Liberation Day)
14th
Various Commonwealth Countries (Commonwealth Day)
11th
Various South Asia Countries (Maha Sivarathri Day)
21st
Mexico (Benito Juarez’s Birthday)
17th
Ireland (St Patrick’s Day), Bangladesh (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday)
19th
Various – Spain, Portugal, Colombia (St. Joseph’s Day)
21st
Japan (Vernal Equinox Day)
23rd
Pakistan (Pakistan Day)
24th-25th
Argentina (Memorial Day)
25th
Greece (Independence Day), Cyprus (Greek Independence Day)
26th
Bangladesh (Independence Day)
April
1st
India (Odisha Day)
4th-5th
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan (Ching Ming Festival)
6th
Thailand (Chakri Day)
11th
Vietnam (Hung Kings Temple)
13th
Sri Lanka (Sinhala & Tamil New Year Eve),
13th-15th
Thailand (Songkran)
14th
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (Tamil/Bengali New Year)
Various South America, Scandanavia (Maundy Thursday)
15th
Various European, African & Americas Countries (Good Friday)
18th
Various European, African & Americas Countries (Easter Monday) Myanmar (Burmese New Year)
21st
Brazil (Tiradentes Day)
25th
Australia (Anzac Day), Italy (Liberation Day), Portugal (Freedom Day)
26th
Sri Lanka (Bak Full Moon Poya)
27th
Netherlands (King’s Birthday), South Africa (Freedom Day)
29th – Bangladesh, India (Jumatil Bidah), Japan (Showa Day)
May
2nd
Various Worldwide (May Day & Labour Day)
2nd-6th
Various Asia, Africa (Eid Al Fir)
3rd
Japan (Constitution Memorial Day), Poland (Constitution Day)
4th
China (Labour Day) Japan (Greenery Day), Latvia (Declaration of Independence Day)
5th
Japan, South Korea (Children’s Day Holiday)
9th
Hong Kong (Buddha’s Birthday)
10th
Russia (Victory day)
16th
Various South/Southeast Asia (Wesak Day & Buddha Purnima Day)
25th
Argentina (May Day Revolution)
June
2nd
Italy (Republic Day)
2nd-3rd
United Kingdom (Spiring Bank Holiday & Platinum Jubilee)
3rd
China (Dragon Boat Festival), Thailand (H.M. Queens Birthday Holiday)
6th
Various Africa, Europe, Caribbean (Whit Monday), Sweden (National Day), New Zealand (Queen’s Birthday) Ireland (June Holiday) South Korea (Memorial Day)
10th
Portugal (Portugal Day)
13th
Russia (National Day)
16th
South Africa (Youth Day)
17th
Iceland (Independence Day), Argentina (Martin Miguel de Guemes Day)
20th
Argentina (National Flag Day), Colombia (Corpus Christi), Finland (Midsummer Day).
24th
Various Europe (St. John’s Day) Finland & Sweden (Midsummer Eve) New Zealand (Matariki)
July
1st
Canada (Canada Day), Hong Kong (Region Day)
4th
USA (Independence Day)
11th
Various Middle East, Africa & Indian Sub-Continent (Eid al-Adha Holiday),
13th
Sri Lanka (Esala Full Moon Poya) Thailand (Asahna Bucha Day)
14th
Thailand (Public Holiday, Turkey (Democracy and National Solidarity Day)
18th
Japan (Marine Day)
21st
Belgium (Independence Day)
22nd
Japan (Marine Day)
28th
Thailand (H.M. King’s Birthday)
29th
Thailand (Public Holiday)
August
1st
Switzerland (National Day), Iceland (Commerce Day), Ireland (August Bank Holiday), Scotland (Bank Holiday)
9th
Singapore (National Day), South Africa (National Women’s Day)
11th
Japan (Mountain Day), Sri Lanka (Nikini Full Moon Poya)
15th
Various Europe, Africa, Caribbean (Assumption Day), South Korea (Liberation Day), India (Independence Day), Italy (Ferragosto), Bangladesh (Mourning Day), Argentina (San Martin’s Day)
17th
Indonesia (Independence Day)
19th
Bangladesh, India (Janmashtami)
29th – United Kingdom (August Bank Holiday), Philippines (National Heroes Day)
30th
Turkey (Victory Day)
31st
Malaysia (National Day)
September
2nd
Vietnam (National Day)
5th
Canada, USA (Labour Day)
7th
Brazil (Independence Day)
9th
South Korea (Harvest Festival) Taiwan (Mid Autumn Festival)
12th
China, Hong Kong (Mid Autumn Festival), South Korea (Harvest Festival)
16th
Mexico (Independence Day), Malaysia (Malaysia Day)
19th
Chile (Independence Day)
23rd
Japan (Autumnal Equinox Day), Saudi Arabia (National Day)
28th
Czech Republic (St Wenceslas Day)
October
3rd
Germany (Unity Day), South Korea (Foundation Day)
3rd-7th
China (National Day, Golden Week)
4th
India, Bangladesh (Durga Puja)
5th
India (Dussehra), Portugal (Republic Day)
8th
Argentina (Public Holiday)
10th
Taiwan (National Day)
13th
Thailand (King Bhumibol Day)
14th
Thailand (Public Holiday)
24th
Thailand (Chulalongkorn Day) New Sealand (Labour Day), Singapore (Deepavali)
24th-25th
India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia (Diwali)
26th
Austria Day
28th
Greece (Anniversary Day), Czech Republic (Independent State Day) Turkey (Republic Day)
31st
Ireland (Republic Day), Germany (Reformation Day)
November
1st
Various European, African, Central & South American Countries (All Saints Day)
2nd
Various European, African, Central & South American Countries (All Souls Day), Mexico (Day of the Dead)
3rd
Japan (Culture Day)
4th
Russia (Day of Unity)
7th
Sri Lanka (ill Full Moon Paya)
11th
USA (Veterans Day), Belgium, France (ArmisticeDay), Poland (Independence Day)
14th
Colombia (Independence of Cartagena)
21st
Mexico (Revolution Day)
23rd – Japan (Labour Thanksgiving Day)
24th-25th – USA (Thanksgiving)
28th – Argentina (Sovereignty Day)
December
1st
Portugal (independence),
1st-2nd
United Arab Emirates (Commemoration & National Days)
5th
Thailand (King Bhumibol’s Birthday)
6th
Finland (Independence day), Spain (Constitution Day)
7th
Sri Lanka (Unduvap Full Moon Poya)
9th
Argentina (Bridge Day)
12th
Thailand (Constitution Day), Mexico (The Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe)
16th
Bangladesh (Victory Day), South Africa (Day of Reconciliation)
18th
Qatar (National Day)
26th-27th
Various Global Countries (Christmas Public Holidays)
30th
USA, Thailand (New Years Eve), Philippines (Rizal Day)
