Day Guide for Monday May 25th 2026

This is our day guide for Monday May 25th 2026 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 145 of 2026.

Holidays on May 25th 2026

International: Whit Monday. Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
International: Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in military service for the United States
International: Spring Bank Holiday. The second UK Bank Holiday in May which replaced Whit Monday in 1967
International: African Union Day. Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
International: Eid-ul-Azha Holiday. Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
Argentina: May Day Revolution. Anniversary of the First Independent Government in Buenos Aires

Regional

Bolivia (regional): Chuquisaca Day. The Bolivian department of Chuquisaca celebrates a regional holiday on the anniversary of the first call for independence from Spain which took place on this day in 1809.
Bulgaria: Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature (in lieu). Slavic missionaries Cyril (Constantine) and Metod (Methodius) came to Great Moravia
Hong Kong: The Birthday of the Buddha Holiday. Statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998
Jamaica: Labour Day (in lieu). Replaced Empire Day in 1961. Marks a labour rebellion in 1938
Jordan: Independence Day. On May 25th 1946, the United Nations approved the end of the British Mandate and recognized Transjordan as an independent sovereign kingdom
Lebanon: Resistance and Liberation Day. Resistance and Liberation Day Marks Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon on May 25th 2000.

Public sector only

Macau: Compensatory rest day for the Buddha’s Birthday. Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana

Regional

Portugal (regional): Day of the Azores. Honours Azorean self-rule as granted in the Portuguese Constitution of 1976.
South Korea: Buddha's Birthday (in lieu). Lantern parades are held for Buddhas Birthday which is celebrated in late April or early May
Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heroes' Day. Commemorates the life of James Alexander George Smith McCartney

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Observances on May 25th 2026

  • United Kingdom: National BBQ Week
  • United Kingdom: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling
  • USA: US Memorial Day
  • USA: National Brown-Bag It Day
  • USA: National Missing Children’s Day
  • USA: National Tap Dance Day
  • USA: National Wine Day
  • Botswana: Africa Day
  • Ghana: Africa Day
  • United Kingdom: Towel Day
  • Pakistan: Pakistan Martyrs' Day
  • USA: National Iced Coffee Day

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