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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Latvia

The list of Latvia 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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23 Oct 2007 (Copp Clark) The government of Latvia has declared Monday, November 19, 2007, as a one-off, day in lieu, public holiday, due to the fact that Independence Day falls on a Sunday this year. • 13 Apr 2007 (Latvijas Banka) Latvia has declared Monday April 30, and Monday December 24, 2007, as additional public holidays. As compensation, Saturday April 14, and Saturday December 29, 2007, will both be regular working days. • 25 Feb 2007 (Gulf Daily News) Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis has declared Wednesday, February 28, a day of national mourning, following the worst fire in the country's history, in which at least 25 people were burnt alive. • 25 Nov 2006 According to Latvia's admirably creative legislation, November 28 and 29 have been declared public holidays, while Monday 27 has been swapped with Saturday December 2 - giving Latvians a five-day weekend, followed by a three-day week. • 25 May 2006 (Baltic Times-May 30, 2006) On May 25, the Latvian parliament in the second reading has passed amendments that will make August 15 a new public holiday in Latvia. From now on, August 15 will be the Day of the Great Mara, to celebrate the Annunciation of Virgin Mary. The big surprise was that after heated debates, lawmakers also voted in support of marking March 8 as the International Women's Solidarity Day. The parliament also approved a proposal on marking Russian Orthodox and Old Believers' Christmas on January 6 and 7. Lawmakers also supported a draft provision that in case a public holiday, except for Easter and Pentecost, falls in Saturday or Sunday, the next workday is made a day off. The parliament is yet to pass the amendments on the new public holidays in the final reading. • 21 Oct 1999 (Latvian Television-Riga) A majority of the deputies in Latvia's national assembly have given their support for a motion to debate the removal of the March 16, Latvian Soldiers' Memorial Day, from the list of Latvia's public holidays. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Latvia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Latvia started to officially declare Bridge Holidays in 2007. To make up for these extra public holidays, there are designated specific Working Saturdays. • Weekend Public Holidays: There was a lot of debate in Parliament in May 2006 and January 2007 as to what to do when public holidays fell on a weekend day. But, as of July, 2007, nothing has yet come into effect. • Although there is a sizeable Russian minority in Latvia, none of the Orthodox holidays is a public holiday, although an attempt was made in 2003 to declare Orthodox Christmas as a public holiday in Latvia . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Bank of Latvia (Latvia 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).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Latvia, 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 Latvia, 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 Latvia, before planning any trip to Latvia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.