Christmas Holiday around the world in 2026 by Day

Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December

Listed below are the countries who observe Christmas Holiday as a public holiday. If the holiday is observed over several days, these are listed below.

Thursday December 24th 2026

Country	Name	Remarks
Indonesia	Christmas Holiday	Collective leave day

Saturday December 26th 2026

Country	Name	Remarks
Curaçao	Day after Christmas
Denmark	Second Day of Christmas
Faroe Islands	Second Day of Christmas
Finland	Second Day of Christmas
Greenland	Second Day of Christmas
Hong Kong	The first weekday after Christmas Day	Family Day
Hungary	Christmas Holiday
Iceland	Second Day of Christmas
India	Christmas Festival	Several states
Latvia	Second day of Christmas
Lithuania	Second day of Christmas
Norway	Second Day of Christmas
Portugal	Christmas Holiday	Madeira
Romania	Second day of Christmas
South Sudan	Christmas Holiday
Suriname	Day after Christmas
Sweden	Second Day of Christmas
US Virgin Islands	Christmas Second Day
USA	Day after Christmas	Several states