Holidays in Meridon

Date	Holiday	Status	Observed at	Notes
1 January	New Year's Day	Public holiday	Federal
10 January	Election Day	Public holiday	Federal	Federal law requires employers offer paid time off exclusive of benefits for participation in federal and territorial elections, and non-essential businesses are required to close or operate on reduced hours.
3 April	Union Day	Public holiday	Federal	Observance of the formation of the First Union of Meridon in 1640, where it is treated as one of Meridon's two national days.
Variable date (Friday before Easter)	Good Friday	Varies	AX (O), MH (P), KL (O), SM (P), HL (O)
Variable date	Easter Monday	Monday after Easter	AX(O), MH (P), KL (O), SM (P)
1 May	Labor Day	Public holiday	Federal
10 May	Inauguration Day	Observed	Federal	Date of inauguration for the President of Meridon.
Variable date (late June to early July)	Whetuhau	Public holiday	Federal	Celebration of the Tangaran new year.
4 August	Patria Day	Public holiday	Federal	Celebration of the Meridonian victory at the Battle of Patria in 1951 and of the Meridon Defense Forces. Generally considered the most significant secular public holiday in Meridon.
1 November	All-Saint's Day	Public holiday	Federal
24 December	Christmas Eve	Varies	AX(O), MH (P), HL (O), KL (O), SM (P), OW (P), RB (O), TK (O) SL (P), EI (P), SI (O)
25 December	Christmas Day	Public holiday	Federal
26 December	Almsday	Observed	Federal	Traditionally reserved as a day of giving to the needy and to charity, contemporary Almsday celebrations incorporate bargain shopping in many locations.

Federal- Federally-mandated statutory holiday.
P- Statutory public holiday in territory.
O- Holiday observed.