;Vatican City-(Vatican)
;monarchia assoluta teocratica elettiva a carattere vitalizio (ecclesiastical, sacerdotal, absolute & elective monarchy)
;Lingue ufficiali: italiano, latino (Official language: Italian, Latin)
;Time zone: CET (UTC+1), Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)

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LANGUAGE=UTF8
IMAGE=Holiday_Vatican.gif
COMMENT=Updated 13 March 2014 \nIntern. & Worlddays >International Days-english \nEuropean Days >European Days-english (hyperlink: button Edit list)
;International & European days (English) >http://users.telenet.be/wdew/files.htm


;all Sundays are public holidays
TYP=local
Es     =Easter         ;Note=de facto (Sunday)
Es+8Su =Pentecost      ;Note=de facto (Sunday)
Es+9Su =Trinity Sunday ;Note=de facto (Sunday)

;public holidays
;These dates or public holidays are when the Vatican is closed to the public. Closed on Sundays, except for the last Sunday of each month, unless it falls at Easter. http://www.qppstudio.net/
Typ=HOLY
Es+1Dy      =Easter Monday
Es+6Th<2009 =Ascension Day
Es+9Th<2009 =Corpus Christi Day

01.1.  =New Year's Day
06.1.  =Epiphany
11.2.  =Lateran Treaty/Pacts Day  ;Note=#1929th anniversary independence {d}
19.3.  =Saint Joseph's Day
01.5.  =Saint Joseph the Worker   ;Note=May Day {d}
29.6.  =Saints Peter & Paul's Day ;Note={d}
14.8.  =Assumption Vigil/Eve      ;Note={d}
15.8.  =Assumption Day
01.11. =All Saint's Day
08.12. =Immaculate Conception Day
25.12. =Christmas Day
26.12. =St. Stephen's Day         ;Note=2nd Day of Christmas

;Pope Benedict XVI
19.4.>2006<2013 =#2006th Election Day Pope Benedict XVI          ;Note=2007>2013
16.4.>2006<2008 =Pope Benedict the XVIth's 80th birthday ;Note=2007 only

;Pope Francis
13.3.>2013 =#2013th Anniversary of the election of Pope Francis ;Note=2013, #2013 years ago, 1st 2014
23.4.>2012 =#2012th Name Day Pope Francis         ;Note=1st 2013


TYP=Normal

21.5.>1965<1967     =Start of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1966
31.5.-1Sa>1966<1973 =Start of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1967>1972
02.6.>1972<1974     =Start of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1973
31.5.-1Sa>1966<1977 =Start of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1974>1976
21.5.>1976<1978     =Start of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1977
31.3.-1Sa>1977<1980 =Start of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1978>1979
06.4.>1979<1981     =Start of summer time (01:00) ;Note=1980
31.3.-1Su>1980      =Start of summer time (01:00 UTC, 2:00 >3:00) ;Note=1981>

30.9.-1Sa>1965<1968 =End of summer time (22:00) ;Note=1966>1967
21.9.>1967<1969     =End of summer time (22:00) ;Note=1968
30.9.-1Sa>1968<1971 =End of summer time (22:00) ;Note=1969>1970
30.9.-1Sa>1970<1972 =End of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1971
30.9.-1Sa>1971<1975 =End of summer time (22:00) ;Note=1972>1974
30.9.-1Sa>1974<1980 =End of summer time (23:00) ;Note=1975>1979
30.9.-1Su>1979<1996 =End of summer time (01:00) ;Note=1980>1995
31.10.-1Su>1995     =End of summer time (01:00 UTC, 3:00 >2:00) ;Note=1996>


;Pope Benedict XVI
19.3.>2005<2013 =#2005th Name Day Pope Benedict XVI         ;Note=1st 2006, >2012
24.4.>2004<2013 =#2004th Inauguration Day Pope Benedict XVI ;Note=2005, #2005 years ago, >2012

;Pope Francis
19.3.>2013 =#2013th Inauguration Day Pope Francis ;Note=2013, #2013 years ago, 1st 2014

;regular
24.12.%1799,25 =#1299,25th Holy Year, opening Holy Door (every 25 year) ;Note=Christmas Eve {d}
01.1.%1800,25  =#1300,25th Holy Year (every 25 year)                    ;Note={d}
24.12.%1800,25 =#1300,25th Holy Year, closing Holy Door (every 25 year) ;Note=Christmas Eve {d}


Es-4Su  =Blessing of the Golden Rose            ;Note=Sunday Laetare/Rose Sunday {e}
Es-1Th  =Shoring of blessed lambs for palliums* ;Note=Holy Thursday, blessed Jan. 21, palliums presented June 29 {e}
Es      ='Urbi et Orbi' blessing (12:00)        ;Note=Easter {e}

21.1.  =Blessing of lambs for palliums*                     ;Note=Saint-Agnes, shorn Holy Thursday, palliums presented 29.6. {d}
06.5.  =Yearly taking of the oath of the Swiss Guard        ;Note=May 6, 1527: 147 guards die while taking Pope VII in safety {d}
29.6.  =Palliums presented to recent appointed archbishops* ;Note=Saints Peter & Paul, blessing lambs Jan. 21, shorn Holy Thursday {d}
25.12. ='Urbi et Orbi' blessing (12:00)                     ;Note=Christmas {d}

Es-1Th  =Holy Thursday
Es-1Fr  =Good Friday
Es-1Sa  =Holy Saturday
Es+6Th>2008 =Ascension Day
Es+9Th>2008 =Corpus Christi Day
Es+10Fr =Sacred Heart

01.1.  =Feast of the Solemnity of Mary
18.1.  =Feast of St Peter's Chair        ;Note={d}
11.2.  =Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes
08.9.  =Nativity of Mary
14.9.  =Feast of the Cross
02.11. =All Souls' Day
24.12. =Christmas Eve
31.12. =New Year's Eve


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;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm
;http://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays.htm
;http://vatican.usembassy.gov/embassy/holidays.asp