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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Denmark

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The list of Denmark bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

 
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Date in 2008

Holiday Name Observance*
Tue New Year's Day
Thu Maundy Thursday
Fri Good Friday
Sun Easter
Mon Easter Monday
Fri Great Prayer Day (Store Bededag)
Thu Ascension Day
* Fri Bank Holiday Banks
Sun Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
Mon Whit Monday
Thu Constitution Day (Grundlovsdag)
Wed Christmas Eve
Thu Christmas Day
Fri Second Day of Christmas
* Wed New Year's Eve Bnk+Othr

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Recent News and Updates

25 Feb 2008 (Nordea Bank + SIS SegaInterSettle) According to an agreement between the Finance Sector Union and the Employers' Association for the Financial Sector (still to be ratified), the The Friday after Ascension will be a bank holiday (not a general public holiday), beginning in 2008.  More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Denmark public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.


Background Information

Governing Law: Official public holidays in Denmark are regulated by the Consolidation Act No. 407 of 28 May 2004 which consolidated the provisions of the Holiday Act No. 396 of 31 May 2000 with its subsequent amendments of 2002 and 2003.  Weekend Public Holidays: Public holidays that occur on a weekend remain on that date (ie. they are not moved to another date, such as the following Monday, for example).  Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: National Bank of Denmark (Denmark central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).


Footnotes
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Denmark, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.


Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Denmark, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Denmark, before planning any trip to Denmark. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.



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