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 2010
Date Day GER AUS BEL DEN SPA FRA ITA LUX NOR NLS POR UK SWI CZE
01/01/2010 New Year's Day X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
02/01/2010 Berchtold day                         X (1)  
06/01/2010 Epiphany X (1) X     X (1)   X           X (1)  
01/04/2010 Maundy Thursday       X X (1)       X          
02/04/2010 Good Friday X     X X X (1)     X   X   X (1)  
05/04/2010 Easter Monday X X X X   X X X X X   X X X
25/04/2010 Liberation Day (Portugal)                     X      
25/04/2010 National Day (Italy)             X              
30/04/2010 National Day (Netherlands)                   X        
30/04/2010 Prayer Day       X                    
01/05/2010 Labor Day X X X   X X X X X   X   X (1) X
03/05/2010 Corpus Christi   X                 X   X (1)  
03/05/2010 Early May Bank Holiday                       X    
08/05/2010 Victory Day 1945           X     X         X
13/05/2010 Ascension X X X X   X   X X       X  
17/05/2010 Constitution Day (Norway)                 X          
24/05/2010 Whit Monday X X X X       X X X     X (1)  
31/05/2010 Spring Bank Holiday                       X    
02/06/2010 Republic's Day (Italy)             X              
05/06/2010 Constitution Day (Denmark)       X                    
05/06/2010 Sts Cyril and Methodius (Czech)                           X
06/06/2010 Jan Hus Day (Czech)                           X
10/06/2010 Portugal Day                     X      
23/06/2010 National Day (Luxembourg)               X            
11/07/2010 Flemish Community Holiday - Belgium     X (1)                      
14/07/2010 National Day (France)           X                
21/07/2010 National Day (Belgium)     X                      
01/08/2010 National Day (Switzerland)                         X  
15/08/2010 Assumption   X X   X X X X     X   X (1)  
30/08/2010 Summer Bank Holiday                       X (1)    
09/09/2010 Genevian Fast Day                         X (1)  
20/09/2010 Federal Fast Day                         X (1)  
27/09/2010 French Community Day - Belgium     X (1)                      
28/09/2010 St Wenceslas                           X
03/10/2010 Day of German Unity X                          
05/10/2010 Republic Implantation (Portugal)                     X      
12/10/2010 National Day (Spain)         X                  
26/10/2010 National Day (Austria)   X                        
28/10/2010 Independent Czechoslovak State Day 1918                           X
01/11/2010 All Saints' Day   X X   X X X X     X   X (1)  
11/11/2010 Liberation Day 1918     X     X                
15/11/2010 German Community Day - Belgium     X (1)                      
17/11/2010 Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day                           X
01/12/2010 Independance Restoration Day                     X      
06/12/2010 Constitution Day         X                  
08/12/2010 Immaculate Conception   X     X   X       X   X (1)  
24/12/2010 Christmas Eve   X   X                   X
25/12/2010 Christmas X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
26/12/2010 2nd Christmas Day / St Stephen X X       X (1) X X X X   X   X
31/12/2010 New Year Eve X X       X (1) X   X          
31/12/2010 Restoration of the Republic                         X (1)  
(1) Some areas/communities/governments/half-days…(for France : Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle)
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