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:: Country:  Latvia
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:: Language: Latvian
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:: Author:   John Layt <john@layt.net>
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:: Updated:  2011-02-25
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:: Source:   http://www.li.lv/index.php?Itemid=420&id=18&option=com_content&task=view
::           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Latvia
::           http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=72608
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:description "Please provide a translation: National holiday file for Latvia"

:: Public Holidays
: New Year's Day
"Jaunais Gads"                                                      public on january 1
: Easter Friday
"Lielā Piektdiena"                                                  public religious on easter minus 2 days
: Easter
"Lieldienas"                                                        public religious on easter
: Easter Monday
"2. Lieldienas"                                                     public on easter plus 1 days
: Labour Day & Convocation of the Constitutional Assembly
"Darba svētki"                                                      public on may 1
: Independence Day
"Neatkarības deklarācijas pasludināšanas diena"                     public on may 4
"Neatkarības deklarācijas pasludināšanas diena"                     public on ( ( ( [may 4] == [saturday after ([may 4])] ) ||
                                                                                 ( [may 4] == [sunday after ([may 4])] ) ) ?
                                                                                 [ monday after ([may 4]) ] :
                                                                                 noop )
: Midsummers Eve
"Līgo Diena"                                                        public on june 23
: Midsummers Eve
"Jāņi"                                                              public on june 23
: Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia
"Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas diena"                           public on november 18
"Latvijas Republikas proklamēšanas diena"                           public on ( ( ( [november 18] == [saturday after ([november 18])] ) ||
                                                                                 ( [november 18] == [sunday after ([november 18])] ) ) ?
                                                                                 [ monday after ([november 18]) ] :
                                                                                 noop )
: Christmas Eve
"Ziemassvētku vakars"                                               public religious on december 24
: Christmas Day
"Ziemassvētki"                                                      public religious on december 25
: Christmas Day No 2
"2. Ziemassvētki"                                                   public on december 26
: New Year's Eve
"Vecgada vakars"                                                    public on december 31

:: Religious Holidays
"Vasarsvētkus"                                                      religious on easter plus 49 days

:: Financial

:: Commemorative
: Commemoration Day of Defenders of the Barricades in 1991
"1991. gada barikāžu aizstāvju atceres dienu"                       commemorative on january 20
: International (de iure) Recognition of the Republic of Latvia
"Latvijas Republikas starptautiskās (de jure) atzīšanas dienu"      commemorative on january 26
: Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror
"Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas dienu"                        commemorative on march 25
: The Defeat of Nazism and Commemoration Day of Victims of World War II
"Nacisma sagrāves dienu un Otrā pasaules kara upuru piemiņas dienu" commemorative on may 8
: Commemoration Day of Victims of Communist Terror
"Komunistiskā genocīda upuru piemiņas dienu"                        commemorative on june 14
: Occupation of the Republic of Latvia
"Latvijas Republikas okupācijas dienu"                              commemorative on june 17
: Heroes' Commemoration Day (Anniversary of the Battle of Cēsis)
"Varoņu piemiņas dienu (Cēsu kaujas atceres dienu)"                 commemorative on june 22
: Commemoration Day of Genocide against the Jews
"Ebreju tautas genocīda upuru piemiņas dienu"                       commemorative on july 4
: Commemoration Day of The Latvian Freedom Fighters
"Latvijas brīvības cīnītāju piemiņas dienu"                         commemorative on august 11
: Passing of the Constitutional Law on the Status of the Republic of Latvia as a State and Actual Restoration of the Republic of Latvia
"Konstitucionālā likuma 'Par Latvijas Republikas valstisko statusu' pieņemšanas un Latvijas Republikas faktiskās neatkarības atjaunošanas dienu"    commemorative on august 21
: Stalinist and Nazi Victims Memorial Day
"Staļinisma un Nacisma upuru atceres dienu"                         commemorative on august 23
: Latvian Freedom Fighters' Remembrance Day - Lāčplēsis Day
"Lāčplēša dienu"                                                    commemorative on november 11
: Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People by the Totalitarian Communist Regime.
"Pret latviešu tautu vērstā totalitārā komunistiskā režīma genocīda upuru piemiņas dienu"   commemorative on 1st sunday in december

:: Cultural
: International Women’s Day
"Starptautisko sieviešu dienu"                                      cultural on march 8
: Europe Day
"Eiropas dienu"                                                     cultural on may 9
: Mothers Day
"Mātes dienu"                                                       cultural on second sunday in may
: International Day of The Family
"Starptautisko ģimenes dienu"                                       cultural on may 15
: International Children’s Day
"Starptautisko bērnu aizsardzības dienu"                            cultural on june 1
: Sea Festival Day
"Jūras svētku dienu"                                                cultural on 2nd saturday in july
: Knowledge Day (First Day of School)
"Zinību dienu"                                                      cultural on september 1
: Father's Day
"Tēva dienu"                                                        cultural on second sunday in september
: Baltic Unity Day
"Baltu vienības dienu"                                              cultural on september 22
: International Day of Older Persons
"Starptautisko veco ļaužu dienu"                                    cultural on october 1
: Teacher’s Day
"Skolotāju dienu"                                                   cultural on 1st sunday in october

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:: Daylight Saving

:: Seasons

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