Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
Islamic holidays depend on the sighting of the moon: dates not yet announced are estimates and may move by a day.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2012 Day | Public Holiday |
| Sunday, January 01 | New Year's Day |
| Saturday, January 07 | Orthodox Christmas |
| Saturday, February 04 | Prophet's Birthday |
| Thursday, March 08 | International Women's Day |
| Sunday, April 08 | Catholic Easter Sunday |
| Sunday, April 15 | Orthodox Easter Sunday |
| Tuesday, May 01 | Labour Day |
| Sunday, June 17 | Isra and Mi'raj |
| Sunday, August 19 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Monday, August 20 | Eid al-Fitr (second day) |
| Tuesday, August 21 | Eid al-Fitr (third day) |
| Friday, October 26 | Eid al-Adha |
| Saturday, October 27 | Eid al-Adha (second day) |
| Sunday, October 28 | Eid al-Adha (third day) |
| Monday, October 29 | Eid al-Adha (fourth day) |
| Thursday, November 15 | Independence Day |
| Thursday, November 15 | Islamic New Year |
| Tuesday, December 25 | Catholic Christmas |