Public Holidays in Uskor
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The Socialist Commonwealth of Uskor has seventeen national holidays. Some of the holidays are declared as public holidays in which non essential work is not permitted.
Date | English name | Swedish name | Remarks |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Nyårsdagen | Celebrates the first day of the new year |
26 January | Invasion Day | Invasionendag | Not a holiday as such but a public memorial to the British invasion of Australia in 1788. |
28 February | Uskor Day | Uskorsdag | Marks the day that Uskor was founded. |
8 March | International Women's Day | Internationella kvinnodagen | Celebrates the women's liberation movement. |
11 April | Revolution Day | Revolutionsdag | Holiday celebrating the Red April Revolution |
25 April | ANZAC Day | ANZACdagen | Commemorates the working class soldiers of the ANZACs (also a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand). |
April 30 | Samhain | Samhain | Pagan celebration of the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter |
1 May | International Workers Day | Arbetarnas dag | A day commemorating the struggle of the international working classes and workers. |
9 May | Victory Day | Segerdagen | Celebrates the victory in Europe over Nazi forces |
Movable | Winter Solstice | Vintersolståndet | Celebrates the winter solstice. |
28 August | People's Assembly Day | Folktingdag | A festival commemorating the People's Assembly each year. |
October 31 | Beltane | Beltane | Pagan celebration of the beginning of summer. |
7 November | Red October Revolution Day | Oktoberrevolutionendagen | Celebrates the Red October Revolution |
Movable | Summer Solstice | Sommarsolståndet | Celebration of the Summer solstice. |
25 December | Christmas | Jul | Commemorating the birth of the Christian deity Jesus Christ. |
26 December | Boxing Day | Boxingdag | Secular public holiday following the Christmas holiday. |
31 December | New Years Eve | Nyårsafton | A day of general merrymaking spent with loved ones or friends to celebrate the end of the year. |