New Pope Leo XIV creates two new public holidays in the Vatican Two days related to Francis are cancelled in return

With the election of Leo XIV as the new pope, 8 May (the day of his election) and 17 September (the name day of Saint Robert Bellarmine, whom the pope chose as his patron saint) were declared new holidays in the Vatican. #openholidaysapi has been updated. english.katholisch.de/artikel/6254....

Bulgaria extends New Year public holidays because of transition to euro Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on November 19 that December 31 2025 and January 2 2026 will be public holidays, as a one-off event, Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said. This is necessary in c…

Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on November 19 that December 31 2025 and January 2 2026 will be public holidays, as a one-off event. The reason for this is the changeover to the euro. #openholidaysapi has been updated accordingly. sofiaglobe.com/2025/11/19/b...

Brazilian flag and text "New country Brazil"

We have stepped into South America: Added #publicholidays for #brazil to the #openholidaysapi. www.openholidaysapi.org/en/

Mexican flag and text "New country Mexico"

We have stepped into North America: Added #publicholidays and #schoolholidays for #mexico to the #openholidaysapi. www.openholidaysapi.org/en/

Belgian flag waving in the wind

Added new #schoolholidays for #belgium to the #openholidaysapi. www.openholidaysapi.org/en/

Austrian flag waving in the wind

Added #schoolholidays 2025/2026 for #austria to the #openholidaysapi. www.openholidaysapi.org/en/

Swedish flag waving in the wind

Added #publicholidays for #sweden to the #openholidaysapi. www.openholidaysapi.org/en/

Christmas Eve officially a day off in Poland from 2025! Polish President Andrzej Duda signed the so-called "Work-free Christmas Eve act" on Friday evening - the President's Chancellery informed.

From 2025, #poland will have an additional #publicholiday on Christmas Eve (Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia). #openholidaysapi has been updated accordingly.
www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/art...

Einmaliger Feiertag am 8. Mai 2025 Anlässlich des 80. Jahrestags der Befreiung vom Nationalsozialismus und des Endes des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird der 8. Mai 2025 in Berlin zum gesetzlichen Feiertag.

One-off #publicholiday for #berlin (Germany) on 8 May 2025 (80th anniversary of the liberation from National Socialism and the end of the Second World War) added to #openholidaysapi.
www.berlin.de/aktuelles/91...