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Icelandic HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Iceland |
| sitesworld.comDate | English name | Local name | Literal meaning | Remarks | |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day | Nýársdagur | |||
| moveable | Palm Sunday | Pálmasunnudagur | |||
| moveable | Maundy Thursday | Skírdagur | Clean Day | The name refers to Jesus' washing of the disciple's feet | |
| moveable | Good Friday | Föstudaginn langi | The Long Friday | ||
| moveable | Easter Day | Páskadagur | |||
| moveable | Easter Monday | Annar í páskum | Second in Easter | ||
| moveable | First Day of Summer | Sumardagurinn fyrsti | First Thursday after 18 April | ||
| 1 May | May Day | Verkalýðsdagurinn | The Labourer's Day | ||
| moveable | Ascension | Uppstigningardagur | Ascension Day | ||
| moveable | Whit Sunday | Hvítasunnudagur | White Sunday | ||
| moveable | Whit Monday | Annar í hvítasunnu | Second in White Sunday | ||
| moveable | The Seamen's Day | Sjómannadagurinn | The Seamen's day | First Sunday of June | |
| 17 June | Icelandic National Day | Lýðveldisdagurinn | The Republic's Day | ||
| moveable | Commerce Day | Frídagur verslunarmanna | Holiday of the Merchants | First Monday of August | |
| 24–26 December | Christmas | Jól | |||
| 31 December | New Year's Eve | Gamlárskvöld | Old Year's Evening | sitesworld.com |