Holidays by date
Holidays on January 2
National public holidays observed on the 2nd of January across all countries — for both 2026 and 2027.
2026
36 countriesAlbania
New Year's Day
Angola
Day off for New Year
Armenia
New Year's Day
Azerbaijan
New Year's Holiday
Bahamas
New Year's Day
Belarus
New Year's Day
Bhutan
Winter Solstice (Nyilo)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
New Year's Day
Botswana
New Year Holiday
Bulgaria
Currency change day
New Year Holiday
China
New Year's Holiday
Cuba
Victory of Fidel Castro
Georgia
New Year's Day
Haiti
Ancestry Day
Heroes' Day
Hungary
New Year Holiday
Kazakhstan
New Year's Day
Kosovo
Second Day of New Year
Kyrgyzstan
New Year Holiday
Liechtenstein
St. Berchtold's Day
Mali
New Year Holiday
Mauritius
New Year (Day 2)
Montenegro
New Year's Day
Myanmar
New Year Holiday
New Zealand
Day after New Year's Day
Peru
Public Sector Holiday
Romania
Day after New Year's Day
Russia
New Year holiday
Rwanda
Day After New Year's Day
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Carnival Day
Saint Lucia
New Year holiday
Samoa
Day After New Year's Day
Serbia
New Year's Day
Seychelles
New Year Holiday
Slovenia
New Year's Day
Switzerland
Berchtold Day
Thailand
New Year Special Holiday
2027
24 countriesAlbania
New Year's Day (Day 2)
Armenia
New Year's Day
Azerbaijan
New Year Holiday
Belarus
New Year's Day
Bhutan
Winter Solstice (Nyilo)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
New Year's Day
Cuba
Victory of Fidel Castro
Georgia
New Year's Day
Haiti
Ancestry Day
Kazakhstan
New Year's Day
Kosovo
Second Day of New Year
Liechtenstein
St. Berchtold's Day
Mauritius
New Year (Day 2)
Montenegro
New Year's Day
Romania
Day after New Year's Day
Russia
New Year holiday
Rwanda
Day After New Year's Day
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Carnival Day
Saint Lucia
New Year holiday
Samoa
Day After New Year's Day
Serbia
New Year's Day
Seychelles
New Year Holiday
Slovenia
New Year's Day
Switzerland
Berchtold Day