Public holidays in Europe

Public holidays influence in a significant way the economic and domestic activity of each country and consequently the consumption and the exchanges of electricity.

RTE takes them into account in its forecasts and wishes to inform the actors of these particular dates for the current year.

These data are available from the year 2003 for the following countries :
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, United-Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic.

Public holidays in Europe - Year 2013
Date Day GER AUS BEL DEN SPA FRA ITA LUX NOR NLS POR UK SWE SWI CZE
01/01/2013 New Year's Day X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
28/03/2013 Maundy Thursday       X         X            
29/03/2013 Good Friday X     X X X (1)     X X (1) X   X X  
01/04/2013 Easter Monday X X X X   X X X X X   X X X (1) X
25/04/2013 National Day (Italy) + Freedom Day (Portugal)             X       X        
26/04/2013 Prayer Day       X                      
30/04/2013 National Day (Netherlands)                   X          
01/05/2013 Labor Day + National Day (Austria) X X X   X X X X X   X   X   X
06/05/2013 Labor Day (United Kingdom)                       X      
08/05/2013 Victory Day 1945 (+ Iris Day - Belgium)     X (1)     X                 X
09/05/2013 Ascension X X X X   X   X X X (1)     X X  
17/05/2013 National Day (Norway)                 X            
20/05/2013 Whit Monday - Pentecost X X X X   X   X X X       X (1)  
27/05/2013 Spring Bank Holiday                       X      
30/05/2013 Corpus Christi   X                 X        
05/06/2013 Constitution Day (Denmark)       X (1)                      
06/06/2013 National Day (Sweden)                         X    
10/06/2013 National Day (Portugal)                     X        
22/06/2013 Saint John Day (Sweden)                         X    
05/07/2013 Saints Cyril and Methodius's Day (Czech Republic)                             X
06/07/2013 Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)                             X
11/07/2013 Flemish Community Day (Belgium)     X (1)                        
01/08/2013 National Day (Switzerland)                           X  
15/08/2013 Assumption   X X   X X X X     X        
27/09/2013 French Community Day (Belgium)     X (1)                        
28/09/2013 Czech Statehood Day - Saint Venceslas                             X
03/10/2013 National Unity Day (Germany) X                            
05/10/2013 Republic Day (Portugal)                     X        
12/10/2013 National Day (Spain)         X                    
26/10/2013 National Day (Austria)   X                          
28/10/2013 Independance Day 1918 (Czech Republic)                             X
01/11/2013 All Saints Day   X X   X X X X     X     X (1)  
02/11/2013 All Souls Day   X (1)           X (1)         X    
11/11/2013 Liberation Day 1918     X     X                  
15/11/2013 German Community Day (Belgium)     X (1)                        
06/12/2013 Constitution Day (Spain)         X                    
24/12/2013 Christmas Eve       X (1)                     X
25/12/2013 Christmas X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
26/12/2013 2nd Christmas Day / St Stephen X X   X   X (1) X X X X   X X X X
(1) Some areas/communities/governments/half-days…(for France : Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle)
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