---
name: watson-assistant-sys-date-festivals
title: Festivals
description: The `@sys-date` system entity recognizes dates that fall on national holidays in different geographic regions.
last-updated: 2025-01-03
---

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# Festivals
{: #sys-date-festivals}

The `@sys-date` system entity recognizes dates that fall on national holidays in different geographic regions.
{: shortdesc}

The following sections list the holidays that [`@sys-date`](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/watson-assistant?topic=watson-assistant-system-entities&format=markdown#system-entities-sys-date) recognizes for different locales.

## Holidays (en-us)
{: #sys-date-festivals-enus}

| 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` |
{: caption="US English holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (en-ca)
{: #sys-date-festivals-enca}

| 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` |
| Commonwealth 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 Indigenous 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` |
{: caption="Canadian holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (pt-br)
{: #sys-date-festivals-ptbr}

| 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` |
{: caption="Brazilian holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (en-gb)
{: #sys-date-festivals-engb}

| 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` |
| Rememberance 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` |
{: caption="British English holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (cs-cz)
{: #sys-date-festivals-cscz}

| 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` |
| Children'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` |
{: caption="Czech holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (nl-nl)
{: #sys-date-festivals-nlnl}

| 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` |
{: caption="Dutch holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (fr-fr)
{: #sys-date-festivals-frfr}

| 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` |
{: caption="French holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (de-de)
{: #sys-date-festivals-dede}

| 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` |
{: caption="German holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (it-it)
{: #sys-date-festivals-itit}

| 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` |
{: caption="Italian holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (pt-pt)
{: #sys-date-festivals-ptpt}

| 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` |
{: caption="Portuguese holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (sk-sk)
{: #sys-date-festivals-sksk}

| 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` |
{: caption="Slovak holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (es-es)
{: #sys-date-festivals-eses}

| 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` |
{: caption="Spanish holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (ar-ar)
{: #sys-date-festivals-arar}

| 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` |
{: caption="Arabic holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (iw-il)
{: #sys-date-festivals-iwil}

| 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` |
{: caption="Hebrew holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (zh-cn)
{: #sys-date-festivals-zhcn}

| 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` |
{: caption="Simplified Chinese holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (zh-tw)
{: #sys-date-festivals-zhtw}

| 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` |
{: caption="Traditional Chinese holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (ja-jp)
{: #sys-date-festivals-jajp}

| 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` |
{: caption="Japanese holidays" caption-side="bottom"}

## Holidays (ko-kr)
{: #sys-date-festivals-kokr}

| 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` |
{: caption="Korean holidays" caption-side="bottom"}