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===Public holidays and festivals===
Public holidays celebrated in Great Morstaybishlia include a mix of religious (Thaerism), national and regional observances. Each country is allowed to declare a maximum of 13 public holidays per year; up to 11 of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally. Morstaybishlia's national day (Unity Day) is 11 January, the anniversary of the Union of the Thrones between Staynes and Caltharus and celebrate [[Lambertus III|Lambertus the Great]]'s feast.
There are many festivals and festivities in Morstaybishlia. Some of them are known worldwide, and every year millions of people from all over the world go to Morstaybishlia to experience one of these festivals. The most well known is Empire Day, celebrating the achievements of the Morstaybishlian Empire over a period of a week (seven days) between 9 and 15 November.
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! width="10%" align="center"|Date
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| [[Wikipedia:New Year's Day|New Year's Day]]
| 1 January<ref name=prake/>
| Celebrates the beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] New Year
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| Unity Day
| 11 January<ref name=prake/>
| This national holiday was established to celebrate the Union of Staynes and Caltharus and to hold a great feast
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| [[Wikipedia:International Women's Day|International Women's Day]]
| 8 March<ref name=prake/>
| This national holiday was established to commemorate the brave history of women around the world
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| Sovereign Day
| 26 April
| This national holiday was established in 1803 after the death of [[Rosamund I]] to celebrate the birthday of the incumbent sovereign, currently [[Lambertus VII]]
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| [[wikipedia:Labour Day|Labour Day]]
| 1 May
| This national holiday was established to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers across the world
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| [[Wikipedia:Winter solstice|Winter Celebration Day]]
| 21 June
| From 1980, by Royal Proclamation, this day celebrates the winter solstice
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| Thaer's Day
| 15 August
| Traditional common law holiday
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| Prophet Matilda's Day
| 3 September
| Traditional feast day of the Prophet Matilda
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| Peace Day
| 24 October
| Statutory bank holiday from 2018, celebrates peace in Aurora which is marked by the end of the [[Auroran-Pacifc War]]
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| [[Wikipedia:Summer solstice|Summer Celebration Day]]
| 21 December
| From 1980, by Royal Proclamation, this day celebrates the summer solstice
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| Last Year's Day
| 31 December
| Celebrates the ending of the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] Year
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