Priority 1
Official annual schedule
A government gazette, cabinet notice or official annual calendar is used for confirmed dates, continuous breaks and adjusted workdays.
Data Governance
Holiday data sources and methodology
The site uses a documented source hierarchy, separates nationwide and regional scope, and keeps planning claims narrower than employment or legal entitlements.
Last policy review
2026-07-16
Source links are shown on relevant annual pages.
Source Priority
Which source controls a calendar
When sources conflict, the most specific linked official publication controls the page. The shared dataset remains a planning fallback for countries without a maintained override.
Priority 2
Official policy guidance
Government or labour-authority guidance explains federal, regional, substitute-day and employee-entitlement boundaries.
Priority 3
Nager.Date dataset
Nager.Date provides the consistent baseline used for worldwide comparisons and calendars without a maintained official override.
Always
Visible limitations
Pages distinguish national from regional scope and tell users to confirm time-sensitive arrangements with the linked authority.
Official References
Government and labour-authority sources
These references currently support official schedules or country-specific policy notes. A source can cover both an annual calendar and general observance rules.
| Source | Country/Region | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Office, Government of Japan | Japan | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
| Directorate-General of Personnel Administration | Taiwan | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
| Fair Work Ombudsman | Australia | policy guidance |
| General Office of the State Council | China | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
| GOV.UK bank holidays | United Kingdom | policy guidance |
| Government of Canada labour standards | Canada | policy guidance |
| GovHK general holidays gazette | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
| Macao SAR Government Portal | Macao SAR, China | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
| Service Public France | France | policy guidance |
| Singapore Ministry of Manpower | Singapore | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
| U.S. Office of Personnel Management | United States | 2026 official schedule, policy guidance |
Counting Rules
Nationwide comparison method
Worldwide and regional comparisons count distinct dates marked nationwide. Regional or county-specific records are excluded, and two holiday names on the same date count once.
Review the 2026 measured analysisDuration Rules
Dates, periods and adjusted workdays
A duration is shown only when the source defines a continuous break. The calendar end date is exclusive in ICS files. Adjusted workdays are listed separately and are not holidays.
See a schedule with adjusted workdaysPublication Process
How updates and corrections work
When is the data regenerated?
Structured calendars are regenerated when source data or official overrides change. Sitemap last-modified dates and page source notes are updated with the release.
How are uncertain dates handled?
Dates that depend on later government announcements or local observation must be treated as planning references until the responsible authority confirms them.
What happens when a source changes?
The official source is reviewed, structured records are updated, and data, HTML, ICS, CSV and sitemap regression checks run before deployment.