Asia Holidays 2026

The face of the Asia calendar

Asia is the most complicated calendar continent: the solar calendar (1 January), the Islamic lunar calendar (Eid al-Fitr & Eid al-Adha move ±11 days every year), lunisolar calendars (Chinese New Year, Vesak, Deepavali) and the labour calendar (1 May) all live at the same time. That is why countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and India list 15–20 days off a year, and why a big festival is often followed by a substitute day when it lands on a weekend.

Every country — Asia

Country	Holidays 2026	Next day off
Bahrain	5	National Day · 16 Dec
Bangladesh	7	Victory Day · 16 Dec
Cambodia	21	National Independence Day · 9 Nov
China	6	year complete
Hong Kong	17	Christmas Day · 25 Dec
Indonesia	8	Christmas Day · 25 Dec
Iraq	7	Victory Day · 10 Dec
Japan	16	Culture Day · 3 Nov
Kazakhstan	13	Independence Day · 16 Dec
Mongolia	10	Republic Day · 26 Nov
Philippines	18	All Saints' Day Eve · 31 Oct
Singapore	11	Deepavali · 9 Nov
South Korea	18	Christmas Day · 25 Dec
Turkey	14	year complete
Vietnam	4	year complete

Other continental calendars: Americas · Europe · Africa · Oceania. Back to the world holiday hub for the cross-continent ranking and the full Malaysia tables.

The geographic profile of every country (capital, population, flag, neighbours) is in the Country Complex — Asia.