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Public Holidays in May 2019
| Day | Date | Country | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 1st |  Estonia |
Spring Day |
| Wed | 1st |  Finland |
Vappu |
| Wed | 1st |  India |
Maharashtra Day |
| Wed | 1st |  Japan |
Accession of new emperor |
| Wed | 1st |  Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan People Solidarity Holiday |
| Wed | 1st |  Various |
May Day |
| Wed | 1st | Various |
Labour Day |
| Thu | 2nd | Japan |
Public Holiday |
| Thu | 2nd |  Jordan |
May Day |
| Thu | 2nd |  Spain |
Community Festival of Madrid |
| Thu | 2nd | Various |
May Day Holiday |
| Fri | 3rd |  China |
Labour Day Holiday |
| Fri | 3rd | Japan |
Constitution Memorial Day |
| Fri | 3rd |  Poland |
Constitution Day |
| Sat | 4th | Japan |
Greenery Day |
| Sat | 4th |  Namibia |
Cassinga Day |
| Sat | 4th |  Netherlands |
National Remembrance Day |
| Sun | 5th |  Ethiopia |
Patriots' Victory Day |
| Sun | 5th |  Guyana |
Arrival Day |
| Sun | 5th | Japan |
Children's Day |
| Sun | 5th |  Kyrgyzstan |
Constitution Day |
| Sun | 5th |  Lithuania |
Mother's Day |
| Sun | 5th |  Mexico |
Cinco de Mayo |
| Sun | 5th | Netherlands |
Liberation Day |
| Sun | 5th |  South Korea |
Children's Day |
| Sun | 5th | Various |
Ramadan |
| Sun | 5th | Various |
Mother's Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Labour Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Australia |
Labour Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Bulgaria |
St Georges Day (Army Day) |
| Mon | 6th |  Dominica |
May Day |
| Mon | 6th |  Ireland |
May Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 6th | Japan |
Children's Day (observed) |
| Mon | 6th |  Latvia |
Declaration of Independence Day Holiday |
| Mon | 6th |  Moldova |
Memorial Easter |
| Mon | 6th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Labour Day |
| Mon | 6th | South Korea |
Children's Day Holiday |
| Mon | 6th |  Thailand |
H.M. King's Coronation |
| Mon | 6th |  United Kingdom |
Early May Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 6th | Various |
Ramadan |
| Tue | 7th |  Belarus |
Commemoration Day |
| Tue | 7th | India |
Basava Jayanthi |
| Tue | 7th | India |
Parashurama Jayanti |
| Tue | 7th | Kazakhstan |
Defenders Day |
| Tue | 7th |  Malaysia |
Hari Hol Sultan of Pahang |
| Wed | 8th |  Czech Republic |
Liberation Day |
| Wed | 8th |  France |
V-E Day |
| Wed | 8th |  Slovakia |
Day of victory over fascism |
| Wed | 8th |  South Africa |
Public Holiday |
| Wed | 8th |  Ukraine |
Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation |
| Thu | 9th | India |
Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Thu | 9th |  Israel |
Independence Day |
| Thu | 9th |  Kosovo |
Europe Day |
| Thu | 9th |  Luxembourg |
Europe Day |
| Thu | 9th | Thailand |
Royal Ploughing Ceremony |
| Thu | 9th |  Uzbekistan |
Memorial Day |
| Thu | 9th | Various |
Victory Day |
| Thu | 9th | Various |
Liberation Day |
| Fri | 10th |  El Salvador |
Mother's Day |
| Fri | 10th | Mexico |
Mother's Day |
| Fri | 10th | Various |
Victory Day Holiday |
| Sun | 12th |  Georgia |
Saint Andrew the First-Called Day |
| Sun | 12th |  Romania |
Father's Day |
| Sun | 12th | Various |
Mother's Day |
| Sun | 12th | Various |
The Buddhas Birthday |
| Mon | 13th |  Cambodia |
King's Birthday |
| Mon | 13th |  Hong Kong |
The Day after Buddha's Birthday |
| Mon | 13th |  Macau |
The Buddha's Birthday |
| Mon | 13th |  Philippines |
Public Holiday |
| Mon | 13th |  Samoa |
Mother's Day |
| Tue | 14th | Cambodia |
King's Birthday Holiday |
| Tue | 14th |  Liberia |
National Unification Day |
| Tue | 14th |  Malawi |
Kamuzu Day |
| Tue | 14th |  Paraguay |
Independence Day Holiday |
| Wed | 15th | Cambodia |
King's Birthday Holiday |
| Wed | 15th | Paraguay |
Independence Day |
| Wed | 15th | Spain |
Fiesta de San Isidro |
| Thu | 16th | India |
Sikkim State Day |
| Thu | 16th |  Lebanon |
National Holiday |
| Fri | 17th |  Denmark |
General Prayer Day |
| Fri | 17th |  DR Congo |
Liberation Day |
| Fri | 17th |  Norway |
Constitution Day |
| Fri | 17th | Spain |
Galician Literature Day |
| Sat | 18th |  Bangladesh |
The Buddha's Birthday |
| Sat | 18th |  Haiti |
Flag and Universities' Day |
| Sat | 18th | India |
Buddha Purnima |
| Sat | 18th |  Turkmenistan |
Constitution Day |
| Sat | 18th |  Uruguay |
Battle of Las Piedras |
| Sat | 18th | Various |
The Buddhas Birthday |
| Sun | 19th | India |
Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev |
| Sun | 19th |  Turkey |
Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day |
| Sun | 19th | Various |
Wesak Day |
| Mon | 20th | Cambodia |
Day of Remembrance |
| Mon | 20th |  Cameroon |
National Day |
| Mon | 20th |  Canada |
Victoria Day |
| Mon | 20th | Canada |
National Patriots' Day |
| Mon | 20th |  Cayman Islands |
Discovery Day |
| Mon | 20th |  East Timor |
Independence Restoration Day |
| Mon | 20th |  Singapore |
Vesak Day Holiday |
| Mon | 20th |  Sri Lanka |
Public Holiday |
| Mon | 20th | Various |
The Buddha's Birthday |
| Tue | 21st |  Chile |
Navy Day |
| Tue | 21st |  Montenegro |
Independence Day |
| Wed | 22nd |  Brunei |
Nuzul Al-Quran |
| Wed | 22nd | Cambodia |
Royal Plowing Ceremony |
| Wed | 22nd |  Martinique |
Abolition Day |
| Wed | 22nd | Montenegro |
Independence Day (2nd Day) |
| Wed | 22nd |  Yemen |
Unification Day |
| Thu | 23rd |  Jamaica |
Labour Day |
| Fri | 24th |  Bermuda |
Bermuda Day |
| Fri | 24th | Bulgaria |
Culture and Literacy Day |
| Fri | 24th |  Ecuador |
Battle of Pichincha |
| Fri | 24th |  Macedonia |
St. Cyril and St. Methodius |
| Sat | 25th |  Argentina |
May Day Revolution |
| Sat | 25th |  Bolivia |
Public Holiday |
| Sat | 25th |  Ghana |
African Unity Day |
| Sat | 25th | Jordan |
Independence Day |
| Sat | 25th | Lebanon |
Resistance and Liberation Day |
| Sat | 25th | Various |
African Unity Day |
| Sun | 26th | Georgia |
Independence Day |
| Sun | 26th | Guyana |
Independence Day |
| Sun | 26th |  Iran |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali |
| Sun | 26th | Jordan |
Independence Day Holiday |
| Sun | 26th | Various |
Mother's Day |
| Mon | 27th | Australia |
Reconciliation Day |
| Mon | 27th |  Belize |
Sovereign's Day |
| Mon | 27th |  Gibraltar |
Spring Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 27th |  Guadeloupe |
Abolition Day |
| Mon | 27th |  Nigeria |
Childrens Day |
| Mon | 27th |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
National Heroes Day |
| Mon | 27th | United Kingdom |
Spring Bank Holiday |
| Mon | 27th |  USA |
Memorial Day |
| Tue | 28th |  Armenia |
Day of the First Republic |
| Tue | 28th |  Azerbaijan |
Republic Day |
| Tue | 28th | Ethiopia |
Downfall of the Derg |
| Wed | 29th | Nigeria |
Public Holiday |
| Thu | 30th |  Anguilla |
Anguilla Day |
| Thu | 30th |  Germany |
Father's Day |
| Thu | 30th | Malaysia |
Harvest Festival |
| Thu | 30th | Spain |
Canary Islands |
| Thu | 30th |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Indian Arrival Day |
| Thu | 30th | Various |
Ascension Day |
| Fri | 31st | Bangladesh |
Jumatul Bidah |
| Fri | 31st |  Belgium |
Ascension Friday |
| Fri | 31st | Denmark |
Bank Holiday |
| Fri | 31st | India |
Jumat-ul-Wida |
| Fri | 31st | Malaysia |
Harvest Festival |
| Fri | 31st | Spain |
Castilla-La Mancha |
| Fri | 31st |  Sweden |
The Friday after Ascension Day |
Key
| National Holiday |
| Regional Holiday |
| Not a Public Holiday or banks only |
| Government/Public Sector |
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