Official Public Holiday
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is listed as a public holiday in Palau.
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December 25, 2026
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World Calendar Day
Christmas
The Liberian Christmas is a church day, a family day, and a food day. The church service is at midnight on the 24th, and the singing is in English and the local languages. The Christmas meal includes jollof rice, fried chicken, cassava leaf, potato greens, and sweet potato pie. The children receive gifts, usually clothes and shoes, and the adults exchange visits. The Christmas is not about presents. It is about presence, and the tradition is to visit every relative you have on Christmas Day. The streets of Monrovia are decorated with lights, the churches are full, and the sound of Christmas carols mixes with the sound of Liberian gospel music.
World Calendar Day
Navidad
National holiday. The day after Nochebuena when everyone eats leftovers and recovers. Children play with toys, adults sleep, and the house smells like picana for three more days. This is the quietest day in Bolivia and it is earned.
World Calendar Day
Noel
National holiday. Catholic families attend morning mass, Muslim families visit neighbors, and everyone eats. The riz gras is extra rich, the chicken is extra big, and the children are extra happy. Burkina celebrates together regardless of faith because a holiday is a holiday and food is food.
Regional/Cultural Day
Krismas
The Palauan Christmas is church, family, and taro : in that order. Midnight mass fills every church on every island, and the priest delivers his homily in a mix of Palauan and English. After mass, the family table is laid with taro, fish, fruit, and, yes, fruit bat soup for those who still eat it. AHA: Christmas in Palau falls during typhoon season, which means the outdoor celebrations sometimes happen under corrugated roofs while the rain hammers down. Nobody cancels. The sermon continues, the children squirm in wet clothes, and the aunties dish out food with one hand while holding umbrellas with the other.
Regional/Cultural Day
Palau Pocket Repair Day
A day for mending the little thing before it becomes the expensive thing.
Regional/Cultural Day
Work Shoe Day
A day for the footwear that knows the job better than the person wearing it wants to admit.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Saint Barthélemy Day
You find frigatebirds, green sea turtles, and colorful reef fish surrounding Saint Barthélemy. You observe that residents predominantly keep dogs, cats, and tropical fish as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Regional/Cultural Day
Products of Ecuador Day
You celebrate Ecuador's Baltra chocolate and Pilsener beer as emblematic of national pride and everyday consumption. You understand that Ecuadorian cacao remains world-renowned for quality, with local brands like Baltra representing the country's chocolate-making tradition and commitment to fine flavor.