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 |
| Tuesday, May 01 | Labour Day |
| Tuesday, May 22 | Unity Day |
| Friday, August 17 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Saturday, August 18 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Sunday, August 19 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Monday, August 20 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Tuesday, August 21 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Wednesday, August 22 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (compensation day) |
| Wednesday, September 26 | Revolution Day |
| Sunday, October 14 | Liberation Day |
| Thursday, October 25 | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Friday, October 26 | Eid al-Adha |
| Saturday, October 27 | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Sunday, October 28 | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Monday, October 29 | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Tuesday, October 30 | Eid al-Adha (compensation day) |
| Thursday, November 15 | Islamic New Year |
| Friday, November 30 | Evacuation Day |
| Saturday, December 01 | Evacuation Day (compensation day) |