Editing Public holiday (section)

== By country ==
{{further|List of countries by number of public holidays}}

In some countries, there are national laws that make some or all public holidays paid holidays, and in other countries, there are no [[labour law|such laws]], though many firms provide days off as paid or unpaid holidays.

They vary by country and may vary by year. With [[Public holidays in Nepal|36 days a year]], Nepal is the country with the highest number of public holidays but it observes six working days a week. [[India]] ranks second with 21 national holidays, followed by [[Colombia]] and the [[Philippines]] at 18 each. Likewise, [[Japan]], [[China]] and [[Hong Kong]] enjoy 17 public breaks a year.<ref name="nepalitimes">{{cite web |last1=Jha |first1=Manish |date=7 October 2016 |title=Regular breaks |url=http://nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/Economic-Class/regular-breaks,788 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010014724/http://nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/Economic-Class/regular-breaks,788 |archive-date=10 October 2016 |access-date=14 October 2016 |website=[[Nepali Times]]}}</ref>  Some countries (e.g. Cambodia) with a longer, six-day workweek, have more holidays (28) to compensate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Byrne |first1=Brendan |last2=Hor |first2=Kimsay |date=22 February 2018 |title=Can Cambodia stay competitive with so many public holidays? |work=[[The Phnom Penh Post]] |url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/can-cambodia-stay-competitive-so-many-public-holidays |url-status=live |access-date=23 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222070745/http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/can-cambodia-stay-competitive-so-many-public-holidays |archive-date=22 February 2018}}</ref>

=== Italy ===
{{Main|Public holidays in Italy}}
[[File:Neve a Verona 17.01.2006 033.jpg|thumb|[[Christmas lights]] at [[Verona Arena]] in 2006<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Il Natale accende Verona con le luminarie, alberi, stelle e proiezioni grafiche|url=https://www.veronasera.it/attualita/luminarie-natale-verona-accensione-agsm-13-novembre-2020.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 26, 2021|website=Verona Sera|language=it}}</ref> [[Christmas in Italy]] (in [[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Natale'') begins on 8 December, with the feast of the [[Immaculate Conception]], the day on which traditionally the [[Christmas tree]] is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]] (in Italian: ''Epifania'').<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 November 2013|title=The Best Christmas Traditions in Italy|url=https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/things-to-do/christmas-traditions-in-italy|access-date=26 January 2021|website=Walks of Italy|language=en-GB}}</ref>]]

[[Public holidays in Italy]] are established by the [[Italian parliament]] and, with the exception of city or community [[Patronal festival|patronal day]]s, apply nationwide.<ref name=Cerimoniale>{{cite web|title=Festività nazionali in Italia|url=http://www.governo.it/Presidenza/ufficio_cerimoniale/cerimoniale/giornate.html|publisher=Governo Italiano - Dipartimento per il Cerimoniale dello Stato|access-date=2022-03-01|language=it}}</ref> These include a mix of national, religious and local observances. As for [[Whit Monday]], there is an exception for [[South Tyrol]]. In Italy there are also State commemoration days, which are not public holidays.

=== New Zealand ===
{{Main|Public holidays in New Zealand}}
In New Zealand, a national law sets [[Public holidays in New Zealand|12 paid public holidays]].  If a worker works on a public holiday, they are to be paid 1.5 times their regular rate of pay and be given another alternate day off.

=== South Africa ===
{{Main|Public holidays in South Africa}}Sabie Marschall argues that the revised set of public holidays in post-Apartheid South Africa attempts to produce and celebrate a particular national identity in line with the political goal of the [[rainbow nation]].<ref name=":0" />

=== United States ===
{{Main|Public holidays in the United States}}
In the United States, there is no national law requiring that employers pay  employees who do not work on public holidays (although the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts have paid holiday laws).