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Public Holidays in January 2025 Around the World

In January 2025, 40 of the countries and regions we track take at least one day off — 72 public holidays in total, listed in date order below. The month's headline dates include New Year's Day and Lunar New Year (Spring Festival).

The busiest calendars this month are Vietnam (6), Hong Kong (4) and Indonesia (4). Breaks that span a month boundary appear in full on both months' pages, so cross-border trips and business schedules can be planned straight off the tables. Meanwhile, China work 1 weekend make-up day this month — listed separately, since those are working days, not holidays.

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DateCountryHoliday
January 1, 2025ArgentinaNew Year's DayFalls on Wednesday. Not movable.Public holiday
January 1, 2025AustraliaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025AustriaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025BelgiumNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025BrazilNew Year's DayWednesday.Public holiday
January 1, 2025CanadaNew Year's DayStatutory holiday
January 1, 2025ChinaNew Year's Day1 day off (Wed).Public holiday
January 1, 2025ColombiaNew Year's DayWednesday, immovable — the year starts with a single mid-week day off.Public holiday
January 1, 2025Czech RepublicNew Year's DayWednesday. The one date the Act lists twice — as the state holiday Den obnovy samostatného českého státu (§1, the 1993 renewal of independence) and as the holiday Nový rok (§2). It is still a single day off.Public holiday
January 1, 2025FranceNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025GermanyNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025GhanaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025GreeceNew Year's Day (Protochronia)Wednesday — also the feast of Saint Basil, whose name gives the vasilopita: a coin is baked into the New Year’s cake and the slice you draw sets the house’s luck. One of the nine dates that all businesses must close on.Public holiday
January 1, 2025Hong KongThe first day of JanuaryGeneral holiday
January 1, 2025IndonesiaNew Year's DayWednesday.Public holiday
January 1, 2025IrelandNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025ItalyNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025JapanNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025KenyaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025MacauNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025MalaysiaNew Year's DayWednesday. Not observed in Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis or Terengganu.Federal holiday
January 1, 2025MexicoNew Year's DayWednesday.Public holiday
January 1, 2025NetherlandsNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025New ZealandNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025NigeriaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025NorwayNew Year's DayWednesday — Første nyttårsdag, § 2 b). A weekday red day, but no run: work resumes on Thursday, and New Year’s Eve is not on the statutory list at all.Public holiday
January 1, 2025PhilippinesNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025PortugalNew Year's DayFalls on a Wednesday. Taking Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off creates a five-day break.Public holiday
January 1, 2025SingaporeNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025South AfricaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025South KoreaNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025SpainNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025SwedenNew Year's Day (Nyårsdagen)Public holiday
January 1, 2025TaiwanNew Year's Day (Founding Day of the ROC)Wednesday.Public holiday
January 1, 2025ThailandNew Year's DayWednesday.Public holiday
January 1, 2025United Arab EmiratesNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025United KingdomNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 1, 2025United StatesNew Year's DayFederal holiday
January 1, 2025VietnamNew Year's DayWednesday.Public holiday
January 2, 2025New ZealandDay after New Year's DayPublic holiday
January 6, 2025AustriaEpiphany (Three Kings’ Day)Falls on a Monday — a natural three-day weekend that closes the Christmas and ski-high-season period.Public holiday
January 6, 2025ColombiaEpiphany (Día de los Reyes Magos)6 January 2025 is already a Monday, so Ley 51 leaves it alone — a rare case where the festival and the day of rest coincide.Public holiday
January 6, 2025GreeceEpiphany (Theofaneia)Monday — the blessing of the waters: the priest throws a cross into the sea or a river and swimmers fetch it, the one who surfaces with it carrying the year’s blessing. With the weekend it makes the first three-day break of 2025.Public holiday
January 6, 2025ItalyEpiphanyFalls on Monday — three-day opening holiday weekend.Public holiday
January 6, 2025SpainEpiphany / Three Kings DayFalls on Monday, creating an immediate three-day opening holiday weekend.Public holiday
January 6, 2025SwedenEpiphany (Trettondedag jul)Monday. Fixed on January 6 — the 13th day of Christmas, not January 13.Public holiday
January 7, 2025GhanaConstitution DayCelebrates the 1993 Fourth Republican Constitution. Falls on Tuesday in 2025.Public holiday
January 13, 2025JapanComing of Age DaySecond Monday of January.Public holiday
January 20, 2025United StatesBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.Third Monday of January. Inauguration Day also fell on Jan 20, 2025 (a federal holiday in the DC area).Federal holiday
Jan 25 – Feb 2TaiwanLunar New Year (Spring Festival)New Year’s Eve is Jan 28 and New Year’s Day is Jan 29. The Jan 27 (Mon) eve-of-eve was a flexible day off, repaid by working Sat Feb 8.Public holiday
January 26, 2025IndiaRepublic DaySunday. National holiday — mandatory for all establishments; no substitute weekday.Public holiday
January 27, 2025AustraliaAustralia Day (observed)Australia Day (Jan 26) falls on a Sunday, so the public holiday is observed on Monday Jan 27.Substitute holiday
January 27, 2025IndonesiaIsra Mi'raj (Ascension of the Prophet)Monday — opened a 5-day run into Chinese New Year.Public holiday
January 27, 2025South KoreaTemporary Public HolidayDesignated by the Cabinet to bridge the weekend and Seollal into a six-day break.Public holiday
January 27, 2025VietnamTet holiday (28th of the 12th lunar month)Monday. First of the five statutory Tet days under notice 6150/TB-BLĐTBXH.Public holiday
Jan 28 – Feb 4ChinaSpring Festival (Chinese New Year)8 days off (Tue–Tue). Chinese New Year's Day falls on Jan 29.Public holiday
January 28, 2025IndonesiaCuti Bersama — Chinese New YearTuesday bridge between Isra Mi'raj and Imlek.Bridge holiday
Jan 28 – 30South KoreaSeollal (Lunar New Year)Korea's biggest holiday: New Year's Eve, the day itself (Jan 29) and the day after.Public holiday
January 28, 2025VietnamTet Eve (Lunar New Year's Eve)Tuesday. The 12th lunar month has only 29 days in 2025, so New Year’s Eve falls on the 29th.Public holiday
January 29, 2025Hong KongLunar New Year's DayGeneral holiday
January 29, 2025IndonesiaChinese New Year (Imlek 2576)Wednesday.Public holiday
January 29, 2025MacauLunar New Year (First Day)Public holiday
Jan 29 – 30MalaysiaChinese New YearTwo days, Wed–Thu.Federal holiday
January 29, 2025PhilippinesChinese New YearSpecial (non-working) day.Public holiday
Jan 29 – 30SingaporeChinese New Year2 days off (Wed–Thu).Public holiday
January 29, 2025VietnamTet (Lunar New Year) Day 1Wednesday. Lunar New Year’s Day — the Year of the Snake begins.Public holiday
January 30, 2025Hong KongThe second day of Lunar New YearGeneral holiday
January 30, 2025MacauLunar New Year (Second Day)Public holiday
January 30, 2025VietnamTet Day 2Thursday.Public holiday
January 31, 2025Hong KongThe third day of Lunar New YearGeneral holiday
January 31, 2025MacauLunar New Year (Third Day)Public holiday
January 31, 2025VietnamTet Day 3Friday. Last of the five statutory days; the weekend that follows extends the break to nine days.Public holiday
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Make-up workdays this month

These weekend dates are working days, not holidays — people work them to bank longer breaks.

DateCountryHoliday
January 26, 2025ChinaSpring Festival make-up workdayMake-up workday

Other years

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in January 2025 worldwide?

We count 72 public holidays in January 2025, spread across 40 of the 41 countries and regions we track, in date order in the table above. Breaks that spill over a month boundary are shown in full on both months.

Which countries have public holidays in January 2025?

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil and Canada and 34 more — 40 countries and regions in all. The table above gives the exact date for every holiday.

What are the first and last public holidays of January 2025?

The month opens with New Year's Day in Argentina on Jan 1, and closes with Tet Day 3 in Vietnam, ending Jan 31.

Does any country work make-up days in January 2025?

Yes — 1 make-up workday falls this month, including China (Jan 26). Those weekends are worked, so they are listed separately from the holidays.

Can I download the January 2025 holidays as a calendar file?

Yes. Every country's year page offers free ICS, CSV and PDF files that import straight into Google, Apple or Outlook Calendar, and subscribing to the ICS URL keeps the dates updated if a government revises them. Month pages have no file of their own — download per country instead.

Are these days off for everyone in those countries?

Not necessarily. The table aggregates nationwide statutory holidays. Australia, Malaysia, India and Canada add state- or province-level days on top, so the real count there is higher; annual leave and employer shutdowns are not counted either. Observances that are not days off are excluded.

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