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Festivals

The new @sys-date system entity recognizes dates that fall on national holidays in different geographic regions.

For more information about the @sys-date system entity, see New system entities.

Support for identifying festivals was added with version 1.5.0.

The following sections list the holidays that are recognized for different locales.

Holidays (en-us)

US English holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyear`
Inauguration Day	`inauguration`
Martin Luther King, Jr Day	`luther`
Groundhog Day	`groundhog`
Washington's Birthday	`washington`
President's Day	`president`
Valentine's Day	`valentine`
International Women's Day	`women`
St Patrick's Day	`patrick`
April Fool's Day	`fool`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`easter`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
Earth Day	`earth`
Memorial Day	`memorial`
Mother's Day	`mother`
Father's Day	`father`
Independence Day	`independence`
Labor Day	`labor`
Columbus Day	`columbus`
Veteran's Day	`veterans`
Thanksgiving	`thanksgiving`
Halloween	`halloween`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas	`christmas`
Boxing Day	`boxing`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (en-ca)

Canadian holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyear`
Epiphany	`epiphany`
Groundhog Day	`groundhog`
Valentines Day	`valentine`
International Women's Day	`women`
Commonweath Day	`commonwealth`
St Patrick's Day	`patrick`
April Fool's Day	`fool`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`easter`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
National Tartan Day	`tartan`
Vimy Ridge Day	`vimyridge`
Earth Day	`earth`
Mother's Day	`mother`
Victoria Day	`victoria`
Father's Day	`father`
National Indigenious Day	`indigenous`
Canada Day	`canada`
Labor Day	`labor`
Thanksgiving	`thanksgiving`
Remembrance Day	`remembrance`
Halloween	`halloween`
Anniversary of the Statue of Westminster	`westminster`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmas`
Boxing Day	`boxing`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (pt-br)

Brazilian holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Carnival Friday	`carnivalday`
Carnival Friday	`carnivalfriday`
Carnival Saturday	`carnivalsaturday`
Carnival Sunday	`carnivalsunday`
Carnival Monday	`carnivalmonday`
Carnival Tuesday	`carnivaltuesday`
Carnival End (Until 2pm)	`carnivalend`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Tiradentes Day	`tiradentesday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
Mother's Day	`mothersday`
Brazilian Valentine's Day	`valentinesday`
Corpus Christi	`corpuschristi`
Father's Day	`fatherday`
Independence Day	`independenceday`
Our Lady of Aparecida / Children's Day	`ourladyofaparecida`
Teacher's Day	`teachersday`
Public Service Holiday	`publicserviceholiday`
All Souls' Day	`allsoulsday`
Republic Proclamation Day	`republicproclamationday`
Black Consciousness Day	`blackconsciousnessday`
Christmas Eve (from 2pm)	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
New Year's Eve (from 2pm)	`newyearseve`

Holidays (en-gb)

British English holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
2nd January (Scotland)	`2ndjanuary`
St. David's Day (Wales)	`st.davidsday`
Valentines Day	`valentine`
St Patrick's Day (Northern Ireland)	`stpatricksday`
St Patrick's Day Off (Northern Ireland)	`stpatricksdayoff`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`easter`
Easter Monday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland)	`eastermonday`
St. George's Day	`st.georgesday`
Early May Bank Holiday	`earlymaybankholiday`
Spring Bank Holiday	`springbankholiday`
Queen's Birthday	`queensbirthday`
Battle of the Boyne (Northern Ireland)	`battleoftheboyne`
Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)	`summerbankholiday`
Summer Bank Holiday (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland)	`summerbankholiday`
Halloween	`halloween`
Guy Fawkes Day	`guyfawkesday`
Remberance Sunday	`rememberancesunday`
St Andrew's Day (Scotland)	`standrewsday`
St Andrew's Day Observed (Scotland)	`standrewsdayobserved`
Christmas Day	`christmas`
Boxing Day	`boxingday`
Battle of the Boyne Observed (Northern Ireland)	`battleoftheboyneobserved`
Bank Holiday (Day 1)	`bankholidayfirst`
Bank Holiday (Day 2)	`bankholidaysecond`
2nd January (substitute day) (Scotland)	`2ndjanuary`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`
New Year's Day Observed	`newyearsdayobserved`

Holidays (cs-cz)

Czech holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Restoration of the Czech Independence Day	`restorationofczechindependenceday`
St. Valentine's Day	`valentinesday`
International Women's Day	`internationalwomensday`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
April Fools Day	`aprilfools`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
Victory in Europe Day	`victoryineuropeday`
Mother's Day	`mothersday`
Childeren's Day	`childrensday`
Father's Day	`fathersday`
Saints Cyril and Methodius	`saintcyrilandmethodius`
Jan Hus Day	`janhusday`
St. Wenceslas Day	`wenceslasday`
Independent Czechoslovak State Day	`independentczechoslovakstateday`
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day	`struggleforfreedomanddemocracyday`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
St. Stephen's Day	`st.stephensday`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (nl-nl)

Dutch holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Valentine's Day	`Valentinesday`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
King's Birthday	`kingsbirthday`
Liberation Day	`liberationday`
Ascension Day	`ascensionday`
Whit Sunday	`whitsunday`
Whit Monday	`whitmonday`
St Nicholas' Eve/Sinterklaas	`stnicholaseve`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
Second Day of Christmas	`seconddayofchristmas`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (fr-fr)

French holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Valentine's Day	`valentinesday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
WWII Victory Day	`wwiivictoryday`
Mother's Day	`mothersday`
Ascension Day	`ascensionday`
Whit Sunday	`whitsunday`
Whit Monday	`whitmonday`
Father's Day	`fathersday`
Bastille Day	`bastilleday`
Assumption of Mary	`assumptionofmary`
All Saints' Day	`allsaintsday`
Armistice Day	`armisticeday`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (de-de)

German holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Epiphany (BW, BY, ST)	`epiphany`
Valentine's Day	`valentinesday`
Shrove Monday	`shrovemonday`
Carnival / Shrove Tuesday	`carnival`
Carnival / Ash Wednesday	`carnival`
International Women's Day (Most regions)	`internationalwomensday`
April Fool's Day	`aprilfools`
Palm Sunday	`palmsunday`
Maundy Thursday	`maundythursday`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday (Most regions)	`eastersunday`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
May Day	`mayday`
Mother's Day	`mothersday`
Father's Day	`fathersday`
Ascension Day	`ascensionday`
Whit Sunday (Most regions)	`whitsunday`
Whit Sunday (Brandenburg)	`whitsunday`
Whit Monday	`whitmonday`
Corpus Christi (Many regions)	`corpuschristi`
Assumption of Mary (Bavaria, Saarland)	`assumptioofmary`
Day of German Unity	`dayofgermanunity`
Reformation Day (Most regions)	`reformationday`
Halloween	`halloween`
All Saints' Day (Many regions)	`allsaintsday`
St Martin's Day	`st.martinsday`
National Day of Mourning	`nationaldayofmourning`
Repentance Day (Saxony)	`repentanceday`
Sunday of the Dead	`sundayofthedead`
First Advent Sunday	`firstadventsunday`
Saint Nicholas Day	`saintnicholasday`
Second Advent Sunday	`secondadventsunday`
Third Advent Sunday	`thirdadventsunday`
Fourth Advent Sunday	`fourthadventsunday`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
Boxing Day	`boxingday`
Whit Sunday (Most regions)	`whitsunday`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (it-it)

Italian holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Valentine's Day	`valentineday`
Epiphany	`epiphany`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
Liberation Day	`liberationday`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
Republic Day	`republicday`
Assumption of Mary / Ferragosto	`assumptionofmary`
All Saints' Day	`allsaintsday`
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	`feastoftheimmaculateconception`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
St Stephen's Day	`st.stephensday`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (pt-pt)

Portuguese holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Valentine's Day	`valentinesday`
Carnival / Shrove Tuesday	`carnivalday`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Liberty Day	`libertyday`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
Mother's Day	`mothersday`
Father's Day	`fathersday`
Portugal Day	`portugalday`
Corpus Christi	`corpuschristi`
Assumption of Mary	`assumptionofmary`
Republic Implantation	`republicimplantation`
All Saints' Day	`allsaintsday`
Restoration of Independence	`restorationofindependence`
Feast of the Immaculate Conception	`immaculateconception`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (sk-sk)

Slovak holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
Republic Day	`republicday`
Epiphany	`epiphany`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Easter Monday	`eastermonday`
Labor Day	`laborday`
End of World War II	`endofworldwarii`
St. Cyril & St. Methodius Day	`st.cyril&st.methodiusday`
National Uprising Day	`nationaluprisingday`
Constitution Day	`constitutionday`
Day of Our Lady of Sorrows	`dayofourladyofsorrows`
All Saints' Day	`allsaintsday`
Fight for Freedom and Democracy Day	`fightforfreedomanddemocracyday`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
St. Stephen's Day	`st.stephensday`
St. Cyril & St. Methodius Day	`cyrilmethodiusday`
new year's eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (es-es)

Spanish holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Epiphany	`epiphany`
Epiphany observed (Many regions)	`epiphanyobserved`
Valentine's Day	`valentinesday`
Andalusia Day	`andalusiaday`
Baleares Day	`balearesday`
Ash Wednesday	`ashwednesday`
San Jose (Many regions)	`sanjose`
Palm Sunday	`palmsunday`
Maundy Thursday (Many regions)	`maundythursday`
Good Friday	`goodfriday`
Easter Sunday	`eastersunday`
Easter Monday (Many regions)	`eastermonday`
Aragon Day	`aragonday`
Saint George Day	`stgeorgeday`
Labor Day / May Day	`laborday`
Community Day	`communityday`
San Isidro	`saintisidro`
Mothers' Day	`mothersday`
Whit Sunday/Pentecost	`whitsunday`
Feast of Saint James the Apostle (GA, PV, S)	`feastofsaintjamestheapostle`
Assumption of Mary	`assumptionofmary`
Hispanic Day	`hispanicday`
All Saints' Day (All)	`allsaintsday`
Constitution Day	`constitutionday`
Immaculate Conception	`immaculateconception`
Immaculate Conception observed (Many regions)	`immaculateconceptionobserved`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmasday`
Feast of the Holy Family	`feastoftheholyfamily`
Corpus Christi	`corpuschristi`
All Saints' Day' observed (Most regions)	`allsaintsdayobserved`
Assumption observed	`assumptionobserved`
Cantabria Day	`cantabriaday`
Christmas Day observed (Balearic Islands)	`christmasdayobserved`
Labor Day observed (Many regions)	`labordayobserved`
Christmas Day observed (Many regions)	`christmasdayobserved`
Immaculate Conception observed	`immaculateconceptionobserved`
Hispanic Day observed (Many regions)	`hispanicdayobserved`
Almuneda Day	`almunedaday`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`

Holidays (ar-ar)

Arabic holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
new year	`newyear`
Valentine	`valentine`
easter sunday	`easter`
christmas eve	`christmaseve`
christmas	`christmas`
Eid al-Fitr	`eidalfitr`
Eid al-Adha	`eidaladha`
Ramadan	`ramadan`
Islamic New Year	`islamicnewyear`
Ashura	`ashura`
Mawlid an-Nabi	`mawlidannabi`
Day of Arafat	`dayofarafat`
Laylat al-Miraj	`laylatalmiraj`

Holidays (iw-il)

Hebrew holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
Erev Purim	`erevpurim`
Yom HaAliyah	`yomhaaliyah`
Erev Pesach	`erevpesach`
Pesach I (First day of Passover)	`pesachi`
Pesach II (Passover)	`pesachii`
Pesach III (Passover)	`pesachiii`
Pesach IV (Passover)	`pesachiv`
Pesach V (Passover)	`pesachv`
Pesach VI (Passover)	`pesachvi`
Pesach VII (Last day of Passover)	`pesachvii`
Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day	`yomhashoah`
Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day)	`yomhazikaron`
Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)	`yomhaatzmaut`
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)	`yomyerushalayim`
Erev Shavuot	`erevshavuot`
Shavuot (Pentecost)	`shavuot`
Erev Tisha B'Av	`erevtishabav`
Tisha B'Av	`tishabav`
Erev Rosh Hashana	`erevroshhashana`
Rosh Hashana (New Year)	`roshhashana`
Rosh Hashana II (New Year day 2)	`roshhashanaii`
Erev Yom Kippur	`erevyomkippur`
Yom Kippur	`yomkippur`
Erev Sukkot	`erevsukkot`
Sukkot I	`sukkoti`
Sukkot II	`sukkotii`
Sukkot III	`sukkotiii`
Sukkot IV	`sukkotiv`
Sukkot V	`sukkotv`
Sukkot VI	`sukkotvi`
Sukkot VII/Hoshanah Rabah	`sukkotvii`
Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah	`shminiatzeret`
Yom HaAliyah School Observance	`yomhaaliyahschoolobservance`
Hanukkah I (Holiday of lights)	`hanukkahi`
Hanukkah II	`hanukkahii`
Hanukkah III	`hanukkahiii`
Hanukkah IV	`hanukkahiv`
Hanukkah V	`hanukkahv`
Hanukkah VI/Rosh Chodesh Tevet	`hanukkahvi`
Hanukkah VII	`hanukkahvii`
Hanukkah VIII	`hanukkahviii`

Holidays (zh-cn)

Simplified Chinese holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
New Year's Weekend	`newyearsweekend`
Double Seventh Festival	`doubleseventhfestival`
Double Ninth Festival	`doubleninthfestival`
Laba Festival	`labafestival`
Ching Ming Festival	`chingmingfestival`
Longtaitou Festival	`longtaitoufestival`
Spring Festival Eve	`springfestivaleve`
Chinese New Year Eve	`chinesenewyeareve`
Chinese New Year	`chinesenewyear`
Lantern Festival	`lanternfestival`
Zhonghe Festival	`zhonghefestival`
christmas	`christmas`
Labor Day	`laborday`
Valentine	`valentine`
easter sunday	`easter`
Dragon Boat Festival	`dragonboatfestival`
Mid-Autumn Festival	`midautumnfestival`
National Day	`nationalday`

Holidays (zh-tw)

Traditional Chinese holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
New Year's weekend	`newyearsweekend`
Double Seventh Festival	`doubleseventhfestival`
Double Ninth Festival	`doubleninthfestival`
Laba Festival	`labafestival`
Ching Ming Festival	`chingmingfestival`
Longtaitou Festival	`longtaitoufestival`
Spring Festival Eve	`springfestivaleve`
Chinese New Year Eve	`chinesenewyeareve`
Chinese New Year	`chinesenewyear`
Lantern Festival	`lanternfestival`
Zhonghe Festival	`zhonghefestival`
christmas	`christmas`
Labor Day	`laborday`
Valentine	`valentine`
easter sunday	`easter`
Dragon Boat Festival	`dragonboatfestival`
Mid-Autumn Festival	`midautumnfestival`
National Day	`nationalday`

Holidays (ja-jp)

Japanese holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
January 2 Bank Holiday	`january2bankholiday`
January 3 Bank Holiday	`january3bankholiday`
Coming of Age Day	`comingofageday`
National Foundation Day	`nationalfoundationday`
easter sunday	`easter`
Saint Valentines Day	`valentinesday`
Dolls' Festival/Girls' Festival	`dollsfestival`
Spring Equinox	`springequinox`
Shōwa Day	`showaday`
Coronation Day holiday	`coronationdayholiday`
Coronation Day	`coronationday`
Constitution Memorial Day	`constitutionmemorialday`
Greenery Day	`greeneryday`
Children's Day	`childrensday`
Children's Day observed	`childrensdayobserved`
Star Festival	`starfestival`
Sea Day	`seaday`
Mountain Day	`mountainday`
Mountain Day observed	`mountaindayobserved`
Respect for the Aged Day	`respectfortheagedday`
Autumn Equinox	`autumnequinox`
Health and Sports Day	`healthandsportsday`
Enthronement Ceremony Day	`enthronementceremonyday`
Culture Day	`cultureday`
Culture Day Observed	`culturedayobserved`
7-5-3 Day	`753day`
Labor Thanksgiving Day	`laborthanksgivingday`
Christmas	`christmas`
December 31 Bank Holiday	`december31bankholiday`
Emperor's Birthday	`emperorsbirthday`
Emperor's Birthday observed	`emperorsbirthdayobserved`
Constitution Memorial Day observed	`constitutionmemorialdayobserved`
Sports Day	`sportsday`
New Year's Day observed	`newyearsdayobserved`
National Foundation Day observed	`nationalfoundationdayobserved`
Autumn Equinox observed	`autumnequinoxobserved`
Greenery Day observed	`greenerydayobserved`
Labor Thanksgiving Day observed	`laborthanksgivingdayobserved`
Bridge Public holiday	`bridgepublicholiday`
Spring Equinox observed	`springequinoxobserved`
December 31 Bank Holiday	`december31bankholiday`

Holidays (ko-kr)

Korean holidays
Holiday name	String to use to check for a festival match
New Year's Day	`newyearsday`
Independence Movement Day	`independencemovementday`
Labor Day	`laborday`
Children's Day	`childrensday`
Parents' Day	`parentsday`
Teacher's Day	`teachersday`
Buddha's Birthday	`buddhasbirthday`
Memorial Day	`memorialday`
Constitution Day	`constitutionmemorialday`
Liberation Day	`liberationday`
Chuseok	`chuseok`
Armed Forces Day	`armedforcesday`
National Foundation Day	`nationalfoundationday`
Hangeul Proclamation Day	`hangeulproclamationday`
Christmas Eve	`christmaseve`
Christmas Day	`christmas`
New Year's Eve	`newyearseve`
National Assembly Election Day	`nationalassemblyelectionday`