Ramadan Working Hours: Planning Projects and Teams Through the Month
Several countries shorten working hours during Ramadan. Here is how to turn shorter days into realistic capacity plans, meeting slots and deadlines.
Global Calendars
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How Many Public Holidays? Why Raw Counts Mislead Comparisons
A country with nine public holidays can lose fewer working days than one with eight. Here is how to count holidays in a way that actually compares…
Orthodox Easter vs Western Easter: Why the Two Dates Differ
Orthodox and Western churches use the same Easter rule but different calendars, so the dates can match, differ by a week or be five weeks apart.
Friday-Saturday Weekends: Which Countries Use Them and Why It Matters
Not every country rests on Saturday and Sunday. When weekends differ, a five-day working week abroad can shrink to four shared days, and business-day…
Lunar New Year Across Asia: Why the Date Moves and How Long Offices Close
Lunar New Year shuts down supply chains and offices across East and South-East Asia, but the date moves every year and the length of the break varies…
Diwali and India's Holiday Calendars: Gazetted, State and Restricted Days
India has only three national holidays, yet offices close for many more. Here is how central, state and restricted holidays fit together, using…
Nordic Midsummer and the Long Summer Holiday: A Planning Guide
Midsummer Eve barely appears in some official holiday lists, yet offices in Sweden and Finland empty. Then comes a summer holiday season measured in…
China's Adjusted Working Days: How Make-Up Weekends Work
China turns a few statutory holidays into week-long breaks by swapping weekdays for weekend working days. That swap catches out deadlines, payroll…
Monday Holidays in Latin America: Colombia, Argentina and Mexico
Several Latin American countries move holidays to Mondays to create long weekends. The rules differ by country and by holiday, so the calendar date…