Express courier delivery or travelling? Make sure to be aware of local or national holidays that can affect your logistics or itinerary!
Saturday 14th February
Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic – Generalissimo Day, Lebanon – Rafik Hariri Memorial Day –Tentative
Sunday 15th February
Afghanistan – Liberation Day, Serbia – National Day (Sretenje) (celebration), Vietnam – Tet Holiday
Monday 16th February
American Samoa – Presidents’ Day, Andorra – Carnival, Argentina – Lunes de Carnaval, Aruba – Carnival Monday, Bolivia – Carnaval, Bonaire – Carnival Holiday, Brazil – Carnival – Ponto Facultativ, Canada – Family Day (AB ON SK) –Regional, Canada – Heritage Day (NS) – Regional, Canada – Islander Day (PE) – Regional, Canada – Louis Riel Day (MB) – Regional, Dominica – Carnival Monday, Ecuador – Carnaval (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 21), French Guiana – Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Grenada – Carnival Monday (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) – Regional, Guadeloupe – Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Haiti – Lundi Gras (Carnival Monday) (afternoon) – Afternoon, Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic – Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong Il’s Birthday), Lithuania – Independence Day (National Day), Luxembourg – Carnival (jour férié d’usage) (not official) – Other, Martinique – Carnaval Monday (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Northern Mariana Islands – Presidents’ Day, Panama – Carnaval (Shrove Monday) –Banks, Puerto Rico – Día de los Próceres Puertorriqueños – Banks/Government, Serbia – National Day Holiday (day in lieu), Trinidad And Tobago – Carnival Monday (J’ouvert) – Banks/Other, United States – Presidents’ Day (widespread in gov. and fin. sectors) –Other, Uruguay – Carnaval – Banks/Government, Venezuela – Carnival, Vietnam – Tet Holiday (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 14), Virgin Islands, U.S. – Presidents’ Day –Government,
Tuesday 17th February
Angola – Carnival, Argentina – Martes de Carnaval, Bolivia – Carnaval, Brazil – Carnival – Ponto Facultativo, Cape Verde – Carnaval (except full day in São Vicente) – Afternoon, Dominica – Carnival Tuesday, Ecuador – Carnaval (workday moved to Sat. Feb. 28), French Guiana – Mardi Gras (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Grenada – Carnival Tuesday (Carriacou and Petite Martinique) – Regional, Guadeloupe – Mardi Gras (jour chômé d’usage) – Other,Haiti – Mardi Gras (Carnival), India – Maha Shivaratri (AP CG CH GJ HP HR JK KA KL MH MP OR UK UP) – Regional, Libya – February 17 Revolution Day, Liechtenstein – Fasnachtsdienstag –Banks, Martinique – Mardi Gras (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Mauritius – Maha Shivaratree, Nepal – Maaha Shivaratri, Panama – Carnaval (Mardi Gras), Portugal – Shrove Tuesday (Carnival) (optional but widespread) – Ponto Facultativo
Serbia – National Day Holiday, Sri Lanka – Mahasivarathri Day, Trinidad And Tobago – Carnival Tuesday – Banks/Other/Government, Uruguay – Carnaval – Banks/Government, Venezuela – Carnival, Vietnam – Tet Holiday
Wednesday 17th February
Brazil – Ash Wednesday (until 2pm) –Morning/Ponto Facultativo, Cape Verde – Ash Wednesday (except morning only in São Vicente), Cayman Islands – Ash Wednesday, China – Spring Festival (Chinese New Year’s Eve) – Tentative, French Guiana – Ash Wednesday (Mercredi des Cendres) (jour chômé d’usage), Gambia – Independence Day (National Day), Guadeloupe – Ash Wednesday (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Jamaica – Ash Wednesday, Korea, Republic Of – Seol-nal Holiday, Macau – Lunar New Year’s Eve (afternoon) – Government/Afternoon, Martinique – Ash Wednesday (jour chômé d’usage) – Other, Mongolia – Bituun (Lunar New Year’s Eve) – Banks, Panama – Carnaval (Ash Wednesday) –Banks, Taiwan – Chinese New Year’s Eve, Timor-Leste – Public Sector Holiday (Ash Wednesday) – Government/Tentative, Vietnam – Tet Eve (Vietnamese New Year’s Eve)
Thursday 18th February
Bhutan – Dangpa Losar (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Wood Female Sheep), Brunei Darussalam – Chinese New Year, China – Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Christmas Island – Chinese New Year, Hong Kong – Lunar New Year’s Day, India – Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (MH) – Regional, Indonesia – Chinese New Year (Tahun Baru Imlek), Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic – Seollal Holiday, Korea, Republic Of – Seol-nal (Lunar New Year), Macau – Lunar New Year’s Day (Novo Ano Lunar), Malaysia – Chinese New Year, Mauritius – Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Mongolia – Tsagaan Sar (Lunar New Year) (Year of the Blue Ewe), Nepal – Gyalpyo/Gyallo Loshar, Nepal – Rastraya Prajatantra Dibas (Democracy Day), Philippines – Chinese Lunar New Year, Singapore – Chinese New Year, Suriname – Chinese New Year, Taiwan – Chinese New Year’s Day, Thailand – Chinese New Year (Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala, and Satun) –Regional, Timor-Leste – Public Sector Holiday (Chinese New Year) –Government/Tentative, Turkmenistan – Flag Day, Vietnam – Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese New Year)