1. Holidays
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

2. New Year
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Day
Epiphany
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

3. Before Easter
Shrove Tuesday
(Pancake Tuesday, Pancake Day)
Mardi Gras
Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent
St Patrick's Day (March 17th) (UK)
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

4. Easter
Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent
Palm Sunday
Holy Week (the week before Easter)
Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

5. Easter
Palm Sunday
Holy Week (the week before Easter)
Maundy Thursday / Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
Easter Monday
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

6. May
May Day
Ascension Day
Pentecost, Whitsun
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

7. June
Midsummer Eve
Midsummer Day
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

8. Autumn
Halloween
All Saint’s Day
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

9. Christmas
Advent
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
(St Stephen's Day in Finland)
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10. Independence Day
Finnish Independence Day
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013

11. References
Wikipedia: Holiday
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday
Wikipedia: Lists of Holidays
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_holidays
see also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_Kingdom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Finland
Everyday English by Inka Vilén 2013