legal holiday
national holiday
public holiday

His birthday is one of the most important public holidays in the country.

Don't we have enough public holidays without adding to them?

I couldn't believe there were so many public holidays in America.

The low figure was probably because it struck in the morning on a public holiday.

It is a public holiday in all of the Indian states.

It is recognized as a public holiday on May 1.

There is no service at the weekend or on public holidays.

Until 2005, only 1 and 2 January were public holidays.

Staff are entitled to take one of these days as a public holiday.

May Day was not established as a public holiday until 1933.