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Annex 15.1.A: Overseas public holidays (This Annex is guidance only) This Annex contains the approved holidays for the calendar year 2020.

Note: If a posting location has no listing of holidays directed to be observed by the CDF, then the Canberra public holiday schedule applies.

See: Part 1 section 15.1.4, Public holidays overseas

Afghanistan Belgium Brunei Cambodia Canada China Ethiopia Fiji France – Cherbourg France Germany India Indonesia Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kiribati Korea Korea – Daejeon Korea – Seoul Kuwait Malaysia – Butterworth Malaysia – Johor Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur Malaysia – Negeri Sembilan Malaysia – Perak Marshall Islands Micronesia Myanmar New Caledonia New Zealand – Wellington New Zealand – Auckland Pakistan Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Samoa Saudi Arabia Singapore Solomon Islands Spain Sri Lanka Thailand Timor-Leste Tonga Turkey

Tuvalu United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America – Embassy Staff United States of America – Manhattan Staff United States of America – Non-Embassy and Non-Manhattan Staff Vanuatu Vietnam

Afghanistan

Holiday Date Day

New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday

Australia Day 26 January 2020 Sunday

Easter Sunday 12 April 2020 Sunday

Victory Day 28 April 2020 Tuesday

Eid Ul Fitr (Ramadan Eid) 24 May 2020 Sunday

Eid Ul Fitr (Ramadan Eid) 25 May 2020 Monday

Eid Ul Fitr (Ramadan Eid) 26 May 2020 Tuesday

Eid Ul Adha 2 August 2020 Sunday

Independence Day 18 August 2020 Tuesday

Massoud Day 8 September 2020 Tuesday

Prophet’s Birthday 29 October 2020 Thursday

Christmas Day 27 December 2020 Sunday

Boxing Day 28 December 2020 Monday

Belgium

Holiday Date Day


Good Friday 10 April 2020 Friday

Easter Monday 13 April 2020 Monday

Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Ascension 21 May 2020 Thursday

Whit Monday 1 June 2020 Monday

Queen’s Birthday 8 June 2020 Monday

Belgian National Day 21 July 2020 Tuesday

Assumption 17 August 2020 Monday

Labour Day 5 October 2020 Monday

Armistice Day 11 November 2020 Wednesday

Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Friday

All Saints Day 28 December 2020 Monday

Brunei

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday Brunei National Day 24 February 2020 Monday Good Friday 10 April 2020 Friday Easter Monday 13 April 2020 Monday First day of Ramandhan 24 April 2020 Friday First day of Hari Raya 25 May 2020 Monday Second day of Hari Raya 26 May 2020 Tuesday Reconciliation Day/Armed Forces Day 1 June 2020 Monday Sultan’s Birthday 15 July 2020 Wednesday Aidil Adha religious holiday 31 August 2020 Monday Prophet’s Birthday 29 October 2020 Thursday Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Friday

Cambodia

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday Good Friday 10 April 2020 Friday Easter Monday/Khmer New Year 13 April 2020 Monday Khmer New Year 14 April 2020 Tuesday Khmer New Year 15 April 2020 Wednesday King Sihamoni’s Birthday 14 May 2020 Thursday Pchum Ben 16 September 2020 Wednesday Pchum Ben 17 September 2020 Thursday Pchum Ben 18 September 2020 Friday Water Festival 30 October 2020 Friday Independence Day 9 November 2020 Monday Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Friday Boxing Day 28 December 2020 Monday

Canada

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday Australia Day 27 January 2020 Monday Family Day 17 February 2020 Monday Good Friday 10 April 2020 Friday Easter Monday 13 April 2020 Monday Anzac Day 27 April 2020 Monday Victoria Day 18 May 2020 Monday Canada Day 1 July 2020 Wednesday Civic Holiday 3 August 2020 Monday Labour Day 7 September 2020 Monday Thanksgiving Day 12 October 2020 Monday Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Wednesday Boxing Day 28 December 2020 Monday

China

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday Chinese New Year Eve 27 January 2020 Monday Chinese New Year 28 January 2020 Tuesday Chinese New Year 29 January 2020 Wednesday Good Friday 10 April 2020 Friday Easter Monday 13 April 2020 Monday Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday Dragon Boat Festival 25 June 2020 Thursday Chinese National Day 1 October 2020 Thursday Golden Week 2 October 2020 Friday Golden Week 5 October 2020 Monday Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Friday Boxing Day 28 December 2020 Monday

Ethiopia

Holiday Date Day


Ethiopian Christmas 7 January 2020 Tuesday

Epiphany 20 January 2020 Monday

Canberra Day 9 March 2020 Monday


Ethiopian Good Friday 17 April 2020 Friday

Eid al-Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday


Eid al-Adha 31 July 2020 Friday

Ethiopian New Year 11 September 2020 Friday


Moulid 29 October 2020 Thursday


Fiji

Holiday Date Day


Australia Day 27 January 2020 Monday




Reconciliation Day 1 June 2020 Monday


Constitution Day 7 September 2020 Monday

Fiji Day 9 October 2020 Friday

Prophet Mohamad Birthday 29 October 2020 Thursday

Diwali 16 November 2020 Monday



France – Cherbourg

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 Jan 2020 Wednesday

Australia Day 27 Jan 2020 Monday



French Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Victory Day 8 May 2020 Friday

Ascension Day 21 May 2020 Thursday


French National Day 14 July 2020 Tuesday

Australian Labour Day 5 October 2020 Monday




France

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1January Wednesday





Labour Day (France) 1 May 2020 Friday



National Day (France) 14 July 2020 Tuesday

Labour Day (Australia) 5 October 2020 Monday



Additional DFAT Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

Germany

Holiday Date Day





German Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Liberation Day 8 May 2020 Friday


Reconciliation Day/Whit Monday 1 June 2020 Monday


Australian Labour Day 5 October 2020 Monday

Reformation Day 30 October 2020 Friday



India

Holiday Date Day


Australia Day/Republic Day 27 January 2020 Monday

Holi 10 March 2020 Tuesday



Id-ul-Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday


Raksha Bandhan 3 August 2020 Monday

Manhatma Ghandhi’s birthday 2 October 2020 Friday

Diwali 16 November 2020 Monday

Guru Nanak Birthday 30 November 2020 Monday



Indonesia

Holiday Date Day






International Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Idul Fitri 1441 Hijriyah 25 May 2020 Monday

Idul Fitri 1441 Hijriyah 26 Monday 2020 Tuesday

Idul Adha 1441 Hijriyah 31 July 2020 Friday

Indonesian Independence Day 14 August 2020 Friday

Labour Day 2 October 2020 Friday


Additional DFAT Public Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

Iraq

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday Australia Day 26 January 2020 Sunday Nowruz 22 March 2020 Sunday Easter Sunday 12 April 2020 Sunday Eid Al Fitr 24 May 2020 Sunday Eid Al Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday Eid Al Fitr 26 May 2020 Tuesday Eid Al Fitr 30 July 2020 Thursday Eid Al Fitr 2 August 2020 Sunday Eid Al Fitr 3 August 2020 Monday 10 Muharam (Ashura) 1 September 2020 Tuesday Arbaeen Imam Hussain 11 October 2020 Sunday Christmas Day 27 December 2020 Sunday

Israel

Holiday Date Day New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Wednesday Australia Day 27 January 2020 Monday First Day of Pessach (Passover) 9 April 2020 Thursday Good Friday 10 April 2020 Friday Easter Monday 13 April 2020 Monday 7th Day of Pessach 15 April 2020 Wednesday Independence Day 29 April 2020 Wednesday Shavuot (Pentecost) 29 May 2020 Friday Reconciliation Day 1 June 2020 Monday Rosh Hashana 21 September 2020 Monday Yom Kippur 28 September 2020 Monday Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Friday Boxing Day 28 December 2020 Monday

Italy

Holiday Date Day





Liberation Day 17 April 2020 Friday


Republic Day 2 June 2020 Tuesday

Feast of St John 24 June 2020 Wednesday

Ferragosto 14 August 2020 Friday

All Saints Day 2 November 2020 Monday

Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 December 2020 Tuesday



Japan

Holiday Date Day



Emperor’s Birthday 24 February 2020 Monday




Green Day 4 May 2020 Monday

Children’s Day 5 May 2020 Tuesday


Respect for the Aged Day 21 September 2020 Monday



Embassy Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

Jordan

Holiday Date Day


Australia Day (in lieu) 26 January 2020 Sunday



Eid Alfitr 24 May 2020 Sunday

Independence Day 25 May 2020 Monday

Eid Alfitr 26 May 2020 Tuesday

Queen’s Birthday 7 June 2020 Sunday

Eid Aladha 2 August 2020 Sunday

Eid Aladha 3 August 2020 Monday

Prophet’s Birthday (in lieu) 29 October 2020 Thursday

Christmas Day (in lieu) 27 December 2020 Sunday

Boxing Day (in lieu) 28 December 2020 Monday

Kiribati

Holiday Date Day



National Health Day 6 April 2020 Monday

Easter Friday 10 April 2020 Friday




Kiribati National Day 13 July 2020 Monday

Kiribati Cultural Day 14 July 2020 Tuesday

National Youth Day 3 August 2020 Monday

Education Day 5 October 2020 Monday

Human Rights Day 11 December 2020 Friday


Korea

Holiday Date Day


Dr Martin Luther King Day 20 January 2020 Monday

Lunar New Year 27 January 2020 Monday

President’s Day 17 February 2020 Monday

Memorial Day 25 May 2020 Monday

Independence Day 3 July 2020 Friday

Labor Day 7 September 2020 Monday

Chuseok 1 October 2020 Thursday

Columbus Day 12 October 2020 Monday

Veterans Day 11 November 2020 Wednesday

Thanksgiving 26 November 2020 Thursday



Korea – Daejeon

Holiday Date Day

Lunar New Year 24 January 2020 Friday

Lunar New Year/ Australia Day 27 January 2020 Monday

March 1st Movement Day 2 March 2020 Monday





Chuseok 30 September 2020 Wednesday


Chuseok 2 October 2020 Friday

Hangul Proclamation Day 9 October 2020 Friday



Korea – Seoul

Holiday Date Day


Lunar New Year 24 January 2020 Friday

Lunar New Year/ Australia Day 27 January 2020 Monday





Chuseok 30 September 2020 Wednesday


Chuseok 2 October 2020 Friday

Hangul Proclamation Day 9 October 2020 Friday



Kuwait

Holiday Date Day


Kuwait National Day 25 February 2020 Tuesday

Kuwait Liberation Day 26 February 2020 Wednesday



Eid Al-Fitr 24 May 2020 Sunday

Eid Al-Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday

Eid Al-Fitr 26 May 2020 Tuesday

Eid Al-Adha 29 July 2020 Wednesday

Eid Al-Adha 30 July 2020 Thursday

Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday 29 October 2020 Thursday


Boxing Day 28 December Monday

Malaysia – Butterworth

Holiday Date Day



Chinese New Year 28 January 2020 Tuesday



Hari Raya (1) 25 May 2020 Monday

Hari Raya (2) 26 May 2020 Tuesday


Hari Raya Haji 31 July 2020 Friday

Merdeka Day 31 August 2020 Monday

Malaysia Day 16 September 2020 Wednesday



Malaysia – Johor

Holiday Date Day

Chinese Lunar New Year 27 January 2020 Monday

Awal Ramadan 24 April 2020 Friday


Wesak Day 7 May 2020 Thursday

Hari Raya Aidilfitri 25 May 2020 Monday


Awal Muharram 20 August 2020 Thursday


The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s Birthday 9 September 2020 Wednesday


Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday 29 October 2020 Thursday

Christmas Day Holiday 25 December 2020 Friday


Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur

Holiday Date Day


Chinese New Year 27 January 2020 Monday




Hari Raya Pausa 25 May 2020 Monday

Hari Raya Pausa 26 May 2020 Tuesday




Deepavali 16 November 2020 Monday



Malaysia – Negeri Sembilan

Holiday Date Day







Hari Raya Pausa 26 May 2020 Tuesday







Malaysia – Perak

Holiday Date Day



Thaipusam 10 February 2020 Monday


Nuzul Al-Quran 11 May 2020 Monday

Hari Raya Aidilfitri 25 May 2020 Monday

Agong’s Birthday 8 June 2020 Monday


Awal Muharram 20 August 2020 Thursday



Sultan Perak’s Birthday 6 November 2020 Friday


Marshall Islands

Holiday Date Day



Nuclear Victims Day 2 March 2020 Monday



May Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Fishermans Day 3 July 2020 Friday

Labor Day 4 September 2020 Friday

Manit Day 25 September 2020 Friday

President Day 17 November 2020 Friday

Gospel Day 4 December 2020 Friday


Boxing Day 26 December 2020 Saturday

Micronesia

Holiday Date Day





FSM Constitution Day 11 May 2020 Monday


Pohnpei Liberation Day 11 September 2020 Friday


United Nations Day 23 October 2020 Friday

FSM Independence Day 3 November 2020 Tuesday

Veterans Day 11 November 2020 Wednesday

Christmas Day 25 November 2020 Friday


Myanmar

Holiday Date Day



Thingyan Water Festival 14 April 2020 Tuesday

Thingyan Water Festival 15 April 2020 Wednesday

Thingyan Water Festival 16 April 2020 Thursday

Thingyan Water Festival 17 April 2020 Friday

Martyr’s Day 20July 2020 Monday

Full Moon of Warso 3 August 2020 Monday

Full Moon of Thadingyut 30 October Friday


Additional Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

New Caledonia

Holiday Date Day


Australia Day (in lieu) 27 January 2020 Monday




French Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday


Reconciliation Day and Whit Monday 1 June 2020 Monday

Bastille Day 14 July 2020 Tuesday

New Caledonia Day 24 September 2020 Thursday

Australian labour Day 5 October 2020 Monday

Christmas Day 25 December 2020 Monday

Additional ACT Public Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

New Zealand – Wellington

Holiday Date Day


Day after New Year’s Day 2 January 2020 Thursday

Wellington Day 20 January 2020 Monday

Waitangi Day 6 February 2020 Thursday



ANZAC Day 27 April 2020 Monday


Labour Day AUS 5 October 2020 Monday

Labour Day NZ 26 October 2020 Monday



New Zealand – Auckland

Holiday Date Day


Day after New Year’s Day 2 January 2020 Thursday

Auckland Day 27 January 2020 Monday

Waitangi Day 6 February 2020 Thursday





Labour Day AUS 5 October 2020 Monday

Labour Day NZ 26 October 2020 Monday



Pakistan

Holiday Date Day


Pakistan Day 23 March 2020 Monday



Eid ul Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday

Eid ul Fitr 16 May 2020 Tuesday

Eid ul Azha 31 July 2020 Friday

Eid ul Azha 3 August 2020 Monday

Pakistan Independence Day 14 August 2020 Friday

Ashura 28 August 2020 Friday

Eid-E-Milad un Nabi 29 October 2020 Thursday



Palau

Holiday Date Day



Youth Day 16 March 2020 Monday



ANZAC Day 24 April 2020 Friday


Constitution Day 9 July 2020 Thursday

Labour Day 7 September 2020 Monday

Independence Day 1 October 2020 Thursday




Papua New Guinea

Holiday Date Day




Anzac Day 27 April 2020 Monday



Remembrance Day 23 July 2020 Thursday

Repentance Day 26 August 2020 Wednesday

Independence Day 16 September 2020 Wednesday


Melbourne Cup Day 3 November 2020 Tuesday



Philippines

Holiday Date Day



EDSA Revolution Anniversary 25 February 2020 Tuesday

Maundy Thursday 9 April 2020 Thursday



Philippine’s Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday


Independence Day 12 June 2020 Friday

National Heroes Day 31 August 2020 Monday

Australia Labour Day 5 October 2020 Monday

Bonifacio Day 30 November 2020 Monday


Samoa

Holiday Date Day


New Year Holiday 2 January 2020 Thursday





Mother’s Day (Samoa) 11 May 2020 Monday

Samoan Independence Day 1 June 2020 Monday

Father’s Day 10 August 2020 Monday

White Sunday 12 October 2020 Monday



Saudi Arabia

Holiday Date Day





Eid Al-Fitr 24 May 2020 Sunday

Eid Al-Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday

Eid Al-Fitr 26 May 2020 Tuesday

Eid Al-Adha 30 July 2020 Thursday

Eid Al-Adha 2 August 2020 Sunday

Eid Al-Adha 3 August 2020 Monday

Saudi National Day 23 September 2020 Wednesday



Singapore

Holiday Date Day



Australia Day 28 January 2020 Tuesday




Vesak Day 7 May 2020 Thursday




Singapore National Day 10 August 2020 Monday



Solomon Islands

Holiday Date Day









Queen’s Birthday 12 June 2020 Friday

SI Independence Day 7 July 2020 Tuesday




Spain – Ferrol

Holiday Date Day



San Julian 7 January 2020 Tuesday

Carnival Tuesday 25 February 2020 Tuesday

Saint Joseph’s Day 19 March 2020 Thursday





Saint John’s Day 24 June 2020 Wednesday

Spanish National Day 12 October 2020 Monday

Immaculate Conception Day 8 December 2020 Tuesday


Spain – Madrid

Holiday Date Day






Spanish Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday

San Isidro 15 May 2020 Friday


Spanish National Day 12 October 2020 Monday

All Saints’ Day 2 November 2020 Monday

Constitution Day 7 December 2020 Monday



Sri Lanka

Holiday Date Day


Tamil Thai Pongal Day 15 January 2020 Wednesday

Sri Lanka National Day 4 February 2020 Monday


Sinhala & Tamil New Year/Easter Monday 13 April 2020 Monday

May Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day 7 May 2020 Thursday

Days following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day 8 May 2020 Friday

Eid al-Fitr/Ramadan Day 25 May 2020 Monday


Nikini Poya Day 3 August 2020 Monday



Thailand

Holiday Date Day



Songkran Festival and Good Friday 13 April 2020 Monday

Songkran Festival 14 April 2020 Tuesday

Songkran Festival 15 April 2020 Wednesday

Visakha Bucha Day 6 May 2020 Wednesday

H.M. the Queen’s Birthday 3 June 2020 Wednesday

H.M. the Queen’s Birthday 8 June 2020 Monday

H.M King’s Birthday 28 July 2020 Tuesday

H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day 13 October 2020 Tuesday

National Day and Father’s Day 7 December 2020 Monday


New Year’s Eve 31 December 2020 Thursday

Timor-Leste

Holiday Date Day

New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Tuesday



Independence Restoration Day 20 May 2020 Wednesday

Corpus Christi 11 June 2020 Thursday

Idul Adha 31 July 2020 Friday

All Souls Day 2 November 2020 Monday

National Youth Day 12 November 2020 Thursday

Substitution for Easter Monday 13 November 2020 Friday

Memorial Day 7 December 2020 Monday

Day of Our Immaculate Conception 8 December 2020 Tuesday



Tonga

Holiday Date Day






Emancipation Day 8 June 2020 Monday

King’s Birthday 6 July 2020 Monday

Crown Prince Birthday 17 September 2020 Thursday


Constitutional Day 2 November 2020 Monday

King Tupou I Day 7 December 2020 Monday



Turkey

Holiday Date Day




Labour and Solidarity Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Ramadan (Ramazan Bayrami) 25 May 2020 Monday

Ramadan (Ramazan Bayrami) 26 May 2020 Tuesday


Sacrifice Holiday (Kurban Bayrami) Eve 30 July 2020 Thursday

Sacrifice Holiday (Kurban Bayrami) 31 July 2020 Friday

Sacrifice Holiday (Kurban Bayrami) 3 August 2020 Monday

Republic Day 29 October 2020 Thursday


Additional ACT Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

Tuvalu

Holiday Date Day



Commonwealth Day 9 March 2020 Monday



Te Aso ote Tala Lei (Gospel Day) 11 May 2020 Monday


National Youth Day 3 August 2020 Monday

Tuvalu Independence 1 October 2020 Thursday

Tuvalu Independence 2 October 2020 Friday



United Arab Emirates

Holiday Date Day



Good Friday 9 April 2020 Thursday



Eid Al Fitr 24 May 2020 Sunday

Eid Al Fitr 25 May 2020 Monday

Eid Al Adha 30 July 2020 Thursday

Eid Al Adha 2 August 2020 Sunday

Eid Al Adha 3 August 2020 Monday

Islamic New Year 20 August 2020 Thursday

UAE National Day 2 December 2020 Wednesday

Additional Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

United Kingdom

Holiday Date Day

New Year’s Day 1 January 2020 Tuesday




ANZAC Day Holiday 27 April 2020 Monday

May Bank Holiday 8 May 2020 Friday

Spring Bank Holiday 25 May 2020 Monday


Additional Holiday 20 July 2020 Monday

Summer Bank Holiday 31 August 2020 Monday




United States of America – Embassy Staff

Holiday Date Day


Presidents Day 17 February 2020 Monday




Day Before Independence Day 2 July 2020 Thursday





Thanksgiving Day After 27 November 2020 Friday



United States of America – Manhattan Staff

Holiday Date Day


Martin Luther King Day 20 January 2020 Monday

President’s Day 17 February 2020 Monday







Thanksgiving Day 26 November 2020 Thursday

Day After Thanksgiving 27 November 2020 Friday



United States of America – Non-Embassy and Non-Manhattan Staff

Holiday Date Day


Presidents Day 17 February 2020 Monday




Day Before Independence Day 2 July 2020 Thursday





Thanksgiving Day After 27 November 2020 Friday



Vanuatu

Holiday Date Day



Custom Chief’s Day 5 March 2020 Thursday





Children’s Day 24 July 2020 Friday

Independence Day 30 July 2020 Thursday

Constitution Day 5 October 2020 Monday

Unity Day Public Holiday 30 November 2020 Monday


Additional Post Holiday 28 December 2020 Monday

Vietnam

Holiday Date Day


Vietnamese New Year (2nd Tet) 23 January 2020 Thursday

Vietnamese New Year (3rd Tet) 24 January 2020 Friday

Vietnamese New Year (4th Tet) 27 January 2020 Monday

Vietnamese New Year 28 January 2020 Tuesday

Vietnamese New Year (1st Tet) 29 January 2020 Wednesday

Hung King Day 2 April 2020 Thursday


Vietnamese Unification Day 30 April 2020 Thursday

International Labour Day 1 May 2020 Friday

Vietnamese National Day 2 September 2020 Wednesday



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