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+title: "Who has the longest public holidays on Christmas"
+date: "2024-12-19 09:00:00 +0200"
+image: /images/blog/christmas-2024-cover.webp
+author: valentina
+tags: [General]
+excerpt: "As Christmas approaches, many of us look forward to the joy of the season and a well-deserved break. Let's explore how EU members enjoy their public holidays during this festive time in 2024.?"
+---
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+{% include docs-image.html src="/images/blog/christmas-2024.webp" title="Christmas holidays in the EU" %}
+
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+As Christmas approaches, many of us look forward to the joy of the season and a well-deserved
+break. While Christmas is celebrated in various ways across the globe, we wanted to explore how
+European Union members enjoy their public holidays during this festive time in 2024.
+
+🇲🇹 Malta and 🇵🇹 Portugal offer just one day off. Meanwhile, several countries celebrate with two days off, 
+including 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain, and 🇸🇪 Sweden. 
+Check out our infographic to discover which EU countries offer the longest Christmas breaks!
+
+Looking beyond the EU, we find a country that possibly offers the longest public holidays during the
+Christmas season. In some regions of Australia, people can enjoy four days off! Residents of the UK,
+Canada, and New Zealand typically enjoy a two-day break, while in the USA, Christmas is marked by
+just one public holiday.
+
+## Check your public holidays management system for 2025
+
+As you prepare for the holiday season, don’t forget to prepare the list of public holidays for 2025 in your time-tracking system.
+
+If you haven’t yet tried Kimai’s [public holidays management plugin]({% link _store/keleo-controlling.md %}) yet, request it now.