Archive for October, 2008

Oct 17 2008

Irish Placename Website Launched

Published by Star Translation under Gaeilge

www.logainm.ie  the placename reference site was officially launched by Éamon Ó Cuív T.D, Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

If you need to find the correct placename translation in Irish then check out www.logainm.ie.  This new public website provides the official Irish language names of almost 100,000 towns and streets throughout the country.

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Oct 09 2008

Translation Holiday Calendar

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Global Holidays 2010

\"CN
China

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
13-15 Feb – Chinese New Year
5 Apr – Qing Ming Festival
1 May – Labour Day
16 Jun – Dragon Boat Festival
22 Sep – Mid-Autumn Festival
1 Oct – National Day
2-3 Oct – National Day Hol

\"FR
France

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
5 Apr – Easter Mon
1 May – May Day
8 May – Victory Day
13 May – Ascension Day
14 Jul – Bastille Day
15 Aug – Assumption
11 Nov – Armistice Day
25 Dec – Christmas Day

\"DE

Germany

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
6 Jan – Epiphany  (BW/BY/ST)
2 Apr – Good Fri
5 Apr – Easter Mon
1 May – Labour Day
13 May – Ascension Day
24 May – Whit Mon
3 Jun – Corpus Christi (BW/BY/HE/NW/RP/SL/ SN/TH)
3 Oct – Day of Unity
31 Oct – Day of Reformation (BB/MV/SN/ST/TH)
1 Nov – All Saints’ Day (BW/BY/NW/RP/SL)
17 Nov – Repentance Day (SN)
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – Boxing Day

\"IE

Ireland

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
17 Mar – St Patrick’s Day
5 Apr – Easter Mon
3 May – May Bank Hol
7 Jun – Jun Bank Hol
2 Aug – Aug Bank Hol
25 Oct – Oct Bank Hol
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – St Stephen’s Day

Hong Kong

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
13-15 Feb – Chinese New Year
5 Apr – Qing Ming Festival
1 May – Labour Day
16 Jun – Dragon Boat Festival
1 Jul – SAR Establishment Day
23 Sep – Mid-Autumn Festival
1 Oct – National Day of the People’s Republic of China
16 Oct – Chung Yeung Festival
25 Dec – Christmas Day

\"JP

Japan

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
11 Jan – Coming of Age Day
11 Feb – National Foundation Day
20 Mar – Vernal Equinox
29 Apr – Sh?wa Day
3 May – Constitution Memorial Day
4 May – Greenery Day
5 May – Children’s Day
19 Jul – Marine Day
20 Sep – Respect for the Aged Day
23 Sep – Autumnal Equinox
11 Oct – Health & Sports Day
3 Nov – Culture Day
23 Nov – Labour Thanksgiving Day
23 Dec – Emperor’s B’day

\"US

USA

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
18 Jan – Martin Luther King Jr Day
15 Feb – Washington’s Birthday
31 May – Memorial Day
5 Jul – Independence Day
6 Sep – Labour Day
11 Oct – Columbus Day
11 Nov – Veterans’ Day
25 Nov – Thanksgiving Day
24 Dec – Christmas Day

Australia

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
26 Jan – Australia Day
1 Mar – Labour Day (WA)
8 Mar – Public Hol (ACT/SA/VIC)
2 Apr – Good Fri
5 Apr – Easter Mon
25 Apr – ANZAC Day
3 May – Public Hol (NT/QLD)
7 Jun – Foundation Day (WA)
14 Jun – Queen’s B’day (except WA)
2 Aug – Picnic Day (NT)
27 Sep – Queen’s B’day (WA)
4 Oct  – Labour Day (ACT/ NSW/ SA)
2 Nov – Melbourne Cup Day (VIC)
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – Boxing Day

Austria

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
6 Jan – Epiphany
2 Apr – Good Fri
5 Apr – Easter Mon
1 May – Public Hol
13 May – Ascension Day
24 May  Whit Mon
3 Jun – Corpus Christi
15 Aug – Assumption
26 Oct – National Day
1 Nov – All Saints’ Day
8 Dec – Immaculate Conception
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – St Stephen’s Day

Belgium

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
5 Apr – Easter Mon
1 May – Labour Day
13 May – Ascension Day
24 May – Whit Mon
21 Jul – National Day
1 Nov – All Saints’ Day
11 Nov – Armistice Day
15 Nov – King’s Birthday
25 Dec – Christmas Day

Canada

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
15 Feb  – Public Hol (MB/ON/SK)
2 Apr – Good Fri
5 Apr – Easter Mon (NT/NU/QC)
24 May – Victoria Day (except NB/NS/PE)
21 Jun – National Aboriginal Day (NT)
1 Jul – Canada Day
9 Jul – Nunavut Day (NU)
2 Aug – Public Hol (BC/NB/NT/NU/SK)
16 Aug – Discovery Day (YT)
6 Sep – Labour Day
11 Oct – Thanksgiving Day (except NB/NL/NS/PE)
11 Nov – Remembrance Day (except MB/NS/ON/QC)
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – Boxing Day (NL/NT/NU/ON/SK)

Finland

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
6 Jan – Epiphany
2 Apr – Good Fri
4-5 Apr – Easter
1 May – May Day
13 May – Ascension Day
23 May – Whit Sun
26 Jun – Midsummer’s Day
6 Nov – All Saints’ Day
6 Dec – Independence Day
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – Boxing Day

Italy

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
6 Jan – Epiphany
4 Apr – Easter Sun
5 Apr – Easter Mon
25 Apr – Liberation Day
1 May – Labour Day
2 Jun – Anniversary of the Republic
15 Aug – Assumption
1 Nov – All Saints’ Day
8 Dec – Immaculate Conception
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – St Stephen’s Day

Philippines

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
22 Feb – EDSA Revolution Day Hol
1 Apr – Maundy Thurs
2 Apr – Good Fri
9 Apr – Bataan Day
1 May – Labour Day
14 Jun – Independence Day
21 Aug – Ninoy Aquino Day Hol
30 Aug – National Heroes Day
10 Sep – Eid ul-Fitr
1 Nov – All Saints’ Day
29 Nov – Bonifacio Day Hol
24 Dec – Christmas Eve
25 Dec – Christmas Day
27 Dec – Rizal Day Hol
31 Dec New Year’s Eve

United Kingdom

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
4 Jan – New Year’s Hol (SCT)
17 Mar – St. Patrick’s Day (NI)
2 Apr – Good Fri
5 Apr – Easter Mon (except SCT)
3 May – Early May Bank Hol
31 May – Spring Bank Hol
12 Jul – Orangeman’s Day (NI)
2 Aug – Summer Bank Hol (SCT)
30 Aug – Summer Bank Hol (except SCT)
30 Nov – St Andrew’s Day (SCT)
27 Dec – Christmas Day
28 Dec – Boxing Day

Greece

1 Jan – New Year’s Day
6 Jan – Epiphany
2 Mar – Orthodox Shrove Mon
25 Mar – National Day
2 Apr – Orthodox Good Fri
5 Apr  – Orthodox Easter Mon
1 May – Workers’ Day
15 Aug – Assumption
28 Oct – National Day
25 Dec – Christmas Day
26 Dec – Boxing Day

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