List of Bank Holidays in Major Countries of the World

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LIST OF BANK HOLIDAYS IN SOME MAJOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES - 2012

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*List of Bank Holidays in USA - 2012*
Month	Day	Week Day	Name
January	2	Monday	New Year�s Day Observed
January	16	Monday	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
February	20**	Monday	Washington�s Birthday
May	28	Monday	Memorial Day
Jully	4	Wednesday	Independence Day
September	3	Monday	Labor Day
October	8	Monday	Columbus Day
November	12	Monday	Veterans Day
November	22	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
December	25	Tuesday	Christmas Day

Holiday falls on a non workday � Saturday or Sunday � the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).

** This holiday is designated as �Washington�s Birthday� in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees.

LIST OF BANK HOLIDAYS IN UNITED KINGDOM - 2012

Bank Holidays in England & Wales 2012	Date
New Year Day	January 1, 2012
Good Friday	April 6, 2012
Easter Monday	April 9, 2012
Early May Bank Holiday	May 7, 2012
Spring Bank Holiday	June 4 , 2012
Summer Bank Holiday	August 27 , 2012
October Bank Holiday	October 31 (Last Monday of October), 2012
Christmas	December 25, 2012
Boxing Day, Saint Stephen�s Day	December 26, 2012

Bank Holidays in Scotland 2012	Date
New Year Day	January 1, 2012
2nd January	January 2, 2012
Good Friday	April 6, 2012
Royal Wedding	July 30, 2012
Early May Bank Holiday	May 7 , 2012
Spring Bank Holiday	June 4 , 2012
Summer Bank Holiday	August 6 , 2012
Saint Andrew�s Day	November 30, 2012
Christmas	December 25, 2012
Boxing Day, Saint Stephen�s Day	December 26, 2012

Bank Holidays in Ireland 2012	Date
New Year Day	January 1, 2012
Saint Patrick�s Day	March 17, 2012
Easter Monday	April 25, 2012
Early May Bank Holiday	May 7 ,2012
June Bank Holiday	June 4 , 2012
Summer Bank Holiday	August 27 , 2012
October Bank Holiday	October 29 , 2012
Christmas	December 25, 2012
Boxing Day, Saint Stephen�s Day	December 26, 2012

List of Bank Holidays in Japan 2012

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Japan � Holidays 2012
Month	Day	Week Day	Name
January	1	Sunday	New Year�s Day
January	2	Monday	Bank Holiday
January	3	Tuesday	Bank Holiday
January	9	Monday	Coming-of-Age Day
February	11	Saturday	National Foundation Day
March	20	Tuesday	Vernal Equinox Day
April	29	Sunday	Showa Day
April	30	Monday	Bank Holiday
May	3	Thursday	Constitution Memorial Day
May	4	Friday	Greenery Day
May	5	Saturday	Children�s Day
Jully	16	Monday	Marine Day
September	17	Monday	Respect for the Aged Day
September	22	Saturday	Autumn Equinox Day
October	8	Monday	Health and Sports Day
November	3	Saturday	Culture Day
November	23	Friday	Labor-Thanksgiving Day
December	23	Sunday	Emperor�s Birthday
December	24	Monday	Bank Holiday
December	31	Monday	Bank Holiday

BANK HOLIDAYS IN CANADA 2012

Month	Day	Week Day	Holiday
January	2	Monday	New Year�s Day
February	20	Monday	Family Day
April	6	Friday	Good Friday
May	21	Monday	Victoria Day
July	2	Monday	Canada Day
August	6	Monday	Civic Holiday
September	3	Monday	Labour Day
October	8	Monday	Thanksgiving Day
November	12	Monday	Remembrance Day
December	25	Tuesday	Christmas Day
December	26	Wednesday	Boxing Day

List of Holidays in Bangladesh - 2012

	Name of the occasion	Date	Day	No. of
				holidays
1.	* Eid-e-Miladun-Nabi(S)	05 February, 2012	Sunday	01 day
2.	Shahid Day & International	21 February, 2012	Tuesday	01 day
	Mother Language day
3.	Birthday of the father of the	17 March, 2012	Saturday	01 day
	Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
	Mujibur Rahman
4.	Independence & National Day	26 March, 2012	Monday	01 day
5.	Bengali New year's Day	14 April, 2012	Saturday	01 day
6.	May Day	01 May, 2012	Tuesday	01 day
7.	* Buddha Purnima (Baishakhi	04 June, 2012	Monday	01 day
	Purnima)
8.	Bank Holiday	01 July, 2012	Sunday	01 day
9.	* Shab-e-Barat	06 July, 2012	Friday	01 day
10.	Shuva Janmashtami	09 August, 2012	Thursday	01 day
11.	National Mourning Day	15 August, 2012	Wednesday	01 day
12.	* Shab-e-Qadr	16 August, 2012	Thursday	01 day
13.	Jumatul Wida	17 August, 2012	Friday	01 day
		19, 20 & 21 August,	Sunday, Monday	03 days
14.	* Eid-ul-Fitr
		2012	& Tuesday
15.	Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami)	24 October, 2012	Wednesday	01 day
16	* Eid-ul-Azha	26, 27 & 28	Friday, Saturday	03 days
		October, 2012	& Sunday
17	* Ashura	25 November, 2012	Sunday	01 day
18.	Victory Day	16 December, 2012	Sunday	01 day
19.	Christmas Day	25 December, 2012	Tuesday	01 day
20.	Bank Holiday	31 December, 2012	Monday	01 day
			Total =	24 days

* Subject to the appearance of the Moon.

Note : The above information has been collected from various sources and are subject to change as per laws of the specific country. The final information about the holidays must be checked with the regulator of the specific country only.