national holiday

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Closed Monday for a national holiday and briefly insulated from heavy selling elsewhere, the South Korean stock market reopened Tuesday to heavy losses.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Japanese markets will be closed for a national holiday on Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Sharaa also issued a decree recognising Kurdish cultural, linguistic and civil rights by making Kurdish a national language, granting nationality to stateless Kurds, and declaring their new year a national holiday.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Weekends in Iran begin on Thursdays, while this Saturday marks a long-standing national holiday.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Across Tokyo, shops and restaurants close as if it’s a national holiday.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu