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Upcoming Global Holidays
The vibrancy of our world culture is perhaps best expressed through the variety of holidays celebrated across the globe.
To help maximize your opportunities for global and international engagement, we’ve highlighted below the upcoming holiday observances around the world. Please keep these dates in mind as you prepare your global communications.
An asterisk(*) denotes a non-official public holiday.
19-May-2013 through 25-May-2013
| Date | Country | Name of Holiday |
| May 19 | Cyprus | Sports & Youth Bairam |
| May 19 | Turkey | Youth & Sports Day |
| May 19 | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh's Birthday* |
| May 19 | Austria | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Congo | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Denmark | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Finland | Pentecost |
| May 19 | France | Pentecost |
| May 19 | French Guiana | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Germany | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Hungary | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Iceland | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Italy | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Luxembourg | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Monaco | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Netherlands | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Norway | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Slovenia | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Sweden | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Switzerland | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Togo | Pentecost |
| May 19 | Vatican City State | Pentecost |
| May 20 | Cameroon | National Day |
| May 20 | East Timor | Independence Day |
| May 20 | Canada | Victoria Day |
| May 20 | Australia | Adelaide Cup Day (South Australia) |
| May 20 | Cayman Islands | Discovery Day |
| May 20 | Anguilla | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Bahamas | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Barbados | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | British Virgin Islands | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Dominica | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Grenada | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Montserrat | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Saint Lucia | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Solomon Islands | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | Whitmonday |
| May 20 | Andorra | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Austria | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Belgium | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Benin | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Central African Republic | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Cyprus | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Denmark | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Estonia | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Finland | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | France | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | French Guiana | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Gabon | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Germany | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Greece | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Guadeloupe | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Hungary | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Iceland | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Luxembourg | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Madagascar | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Martinique | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Netherlands | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | New Caledonia | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Norway | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Saint Barts | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Saint Martin | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Senegal | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Sweden | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Switzerland | Pentecost Monday |
| May 20 | Tahiti | Pentecost Monday |
| May 21 | Chile | Naval Glories Day |
| May 22 | Martinique | Emancipation Day |
| May 22 | Sri Lanka | Heroes' Day, National |
| May 22 | Yemen | National Day |
| May 23 | Jamaica | Labour Day |
| May 23 | Malta | Vilmos Apor (Knights of Malta) |
| May 23 | Morocco | National Holiday |
| May 24 | Cambodia | Visakha Bochea |
| May 24 | Indonesia | Vaisakha Puja |
| May 24 | Singapore | Vaisakha Puja |
| May 24 | Myanmar | Visakha Puja |
| May 24 | Thailand | Visakha Puja |
| May 24 | Laos | Visakha Bu-saa |
| May 24 | Malaysia | Wesak (Hari Wesak) |
| May 24 | Myanmar | Full Moon Day of Kason |
| May 24 | Belize | Commonwealth Day |
| May 24 | Bermuda | Bermuda Day |
| May 24 | Bulgaria | Day of Slavonic Script |
| May 24 | Ecuador | Battle of Pichincha |
| May 24 | Eritrea | Independence Day |
| May 25 | Bangladesh | Buddha Purnima |
| May 25 | India | Buddha Purnima |
| May 25 | Nepal | Buddha Jayanti |
| May 25 | Sri Lanka | Vesak Full Moon Day |
| May 25 | Guinea | OAU Day |
| May 25 | Argentina | Revolución de Mayo |
| May 25 | Madagascar | Africa Day |
| May 25 | Mali | Africa Day |
| May 25 | Zimbabwe | Africa Day |
| May 25 | Sudan | Revolution Day |
| May 25 | Zambia | Africa Freedom Day |
| May 25 | Jordan | Independence Day |
| May 25 | Bhutan | Buddha's Birthday |
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