Good Friday around the world in 2025 by Day

Good Friday around the world in 2025 by Day

Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.

Listed below are the countries who observe Good Friday as a public holiday. If the holiday is observed over several days, these are listed below.

Friday April 18th 2025

CountryNameRemarks
American Samoa American Samoa Good Friday
Andorra Andorra Good Friday
Angola Angola Good Friday
Anguilla Anguilla Good Friday
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Good Friday
Argentina Argentina Good Friday
Aruba Aruba Good Friday
Australia Australia Good Friday
Austria Austria Good Friday de facto
Bahamas Bahamas Good Friday
Barbados Barbados Good Friday
Belize Belize Good Friday
Bermuda Bermuda Good Friday
Bolivia Bolivia Good Friday
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Good Friday
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Good Friday (Catholic) Federation of B&H
Botswana Botswana Good Friday
Brazil Brazil Good Friday
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Good Friday
Cameroon Cameroon Good Friday
Canada Canada Good Friday Statutory, optional in Quebec
Cape Verde Cape Verde Good Friday
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Good Friday
Chile Chile Good Friday
Colombia Colombia Good Friday
Cook Islands Cook Islands Good Friday
Costa Rica Costa Rica Good Friday Mandatory Paid Vacation
Cuba Cuba Good Friday
Curaçao Curaçao Good Friday
Czech Republic Czech Republic Good Friday
Denmark Denmark Good Friday
Dominica Dominica Good Friday
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Good Friday
East Timor East Timor Holy Friday
Ecuador Ecuador Good Friday
El Salvador El Salvador Good Friday
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Good Friday
Estonia Estonia Good Friday
Eswatini Eswatini Good Friday
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Good Friday
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Good Friday
Fiji Fiji Good Friday
Finland Finland Good Friday
France France Good Friday Alsace and Moselle
French Guiana French Guiana Good Friday Banks
French Polynesia French Polynesia Good Friday
Gambia Gambia Good Friday
Germany Germany Good Friday
Ghana Ghana Good Friday
Gibraltar Gibraltar Good Friday
Greenland Greenland Good Friday
Grenada Grenada Good Friday
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Good Friday Banks
Guatemala Guatemala Good Friday
Guernsey Guernsey Good Friday
Guyana Guyana Good Friday
Haiti Haiti Good Friday
Honduras Honduras Good Friday
Hong Kong Hong Kong Good Friday
Hungary Hungary Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday
Iceland Iceland Good Friday Flag Day
India India Good Friday
Indonesia Indonesia Good Friday
Ireland Ireland Good Friday Not a public holiday. Banks closed
Isle of Man Isle of Man Good Friday
Jamaica Jamaica Good Friday
Jersey Jersey Good Friday
Kenya Kenya Good Friday
Kiribati Kiribati Good Friday
Latvia Latvia Good Friday
Lebanon Lebanon Good Friday (Western Church)
Lesotho Lesotho Good Friday
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Good Friday Some schools and businesses may close
Luxembourg Luxembourg Good Friday Banks are closed
Macau Macau Good Friday
Malawi Malawi Good Friday
Malaysia Malaysia Good Friday Sabah and Sarawak
Malta Malta Good Friday
Mexico Mexico Good Friday Not an official holiday
Montserrat Montserrat Good Friday
Namibia Namibia Good Friday
Netherlands Netherlands Good Friday Public sector, banks, insurers
New Zealand New Zealand Good Friday
Nicaragua Nicaragua Good Friday
Nigeria Nigeria Good Friday
Norway Norway Good Friday
Panama Panama Holy Friday
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Good Friday
Paraguay Paraguay Good Friday
Peru Peru Good Friday
Philippines Philippines Good Friday Regular holiday
Portugal Portugal Good Friday
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holy Friday
Rwanda Rwanda Good Friday
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Good Friday
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Good Friday
Saint Martin Saint Martin Good Friday Banks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Good Friday
Samoa Samoa Good Friday
Seychelles Seychelles Good Friday
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Good Friday
Singapore Singapore Good Friday
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Good Friday
Slovakia Slovakia Good Friday
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Good Friday
South Africa South Africa Good Friday
South Sudan South Sudan Good Friday
Spain Spain Good Friday
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Good Friday
Suriname Suriname Good Friday
Sweden Sweden Good Friday
Switzerland Switzerland Good Friday Except Ticino, Valais
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Good Friday
Tanzania Tanzania Good Friday
Tonga Tonga Good Friday
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Good Friday
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Good Friday
Tuvalu Tuvalu Good Friday
US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Good Friday
USA USA Good Friday Some states
Uganda Uganda Good Friday
United Kingdom United Kingdom Good Friday
Uruguay Uruguay Good Friday Semana de Turismo
Vanuatu Vanuatu Good Friday
Venezuela Venezuela Good Friday
Zambia Zambia Good Friday
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Good Friday

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