{"route":"mt-2026","type":"country-year","country":"mt","country_name":"Malta","year":2026,"month":null,"fetched_at":"2026-10-07T11:18:58Z","human_pause_index":null,"data_license":"ODbL-1.0","data_license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/","data_source":"OpenHolidays API","holidays":[{"date":"2026-01-01","endDate":"2026-01-01","localName":"L-Ewwel tas-Sena","name":"New Year's Day","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"Malta's 2026 calendar record lists New Year's Day on 1 January as a public holiday. The supplied background identifies 1 January as the first day of the Gregorian calendar year and notes that it is widely celebrated internationally. That general context does not establish particular Maltese customs or how the date is observed locally. The calendar record also does not specify which workplaces or services close, or whether every community observes the day.","populationCoverage":null,"source":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","source_ref":"openholidays-api","license":"ODbL-1.0","fetched_at":"2026-10-07T11:18:58Z","article":"Malta's 2026 calendar record lists New Year's Day on 1 January as a public holiday. The supplied background identifies 1 January as the first day of the Gregorian calendar year and notes that it is widely celebrated internationally. That general context does not establish particular Maltese customs or how the date is observed locally. The calendar record also does not specify which workplaces or services close, or whether every community observes the day.","research":{"holiday_id":"h1","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists New Year's Day as a public holiday on this date; it does not establish the scope of closures or observance.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 1 January 2026 as New Year's Day and classifies it as public.","The supplied background identifies 1 January as the first day of the Gregorian calendar year."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not establish the extent of nationwide observance or specific closures."],"references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h1"],"source_suggestions":[],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"},{"id":"wikipedia-h1","title":"New Year's Day","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0; reference only","license_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/new-year-s-day-january-1/"},{"date":"2026-02-10","endDate":"2026-02-10","localName":"Il-Festa tan-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl","name":"Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck on 10 February 2026 as a public holiday. Its title links the observance with St Paul and a shipwreck, but the supplied evidence gives no account of the event, its historical basis, or how the feast is observed in Malta. The record also does not specify closures or establish the extent of nationwide observance. Official Maltese public-holiday information or legislation could help verify those details; these are suggested leads, not sources consulted for this entry.","populationCoverage":null,"source":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","source_ref":"openholidays-api","license":"ODbL-1.0","fetched_at":"2026-10-07T11:18:58Z","article":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck on 10 February 2026 as a public holiday. Its title links the observance with St Paul and a shipwreck, but the supplied evidence gives no account of the event, its historical basis, or how the feast is observed in Malta. The record also does not specify closures or establish the extent of nationwide observance. Official Maltese public-holiday information or legislation could help verify those details; these are suggested leads, not sources consulted for this entry.","research":{"holiday_id":"h2","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists the Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck as a public holiday on this date; its history and scope are not established by that record.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 10 February 2026 as the Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck and classifies it as public."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not explain the feast's historical basis or local observance.","Nationwide scope and closures are not established."],"references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Government of Malta","url":"https://www.gov.mt/","reason":"A lead for official information on public-holiday recognition and the local background of the observance."}],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/feast-of-st-paul-s-shipwreck-february-10/"},{"date":"2026-03-19","endDate":"2026-03-19","localName":"Il-Festa ta’ San Ġużepp","name":"Feast of St. Joseph","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of St. Joseph on 19 March 2026 as a public holiday. 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The record also does not detail which workplaces or services close, or establish the extent of nationwide observance. Government of Malta public-holiday information or relevant legislation would be useful leads for checking recognition and local context; they have not been consulted for this entry.","research":{"holiday_id":"h3","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists the Feast of St. Joseph as a public holiday on this date; no further context or scope is supplied.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 19 March 2026 as the Feast of St. Joseph and classifies it as public."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence gives no local history or information about observance.","Nationwide scope and closures are not established."],"references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Government of Malta","url":"https://www.gov.mt/","reason":"A lead for official confirmation of public-holiday recognition and country-specific context."}],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/feast-of-st-joseph-march-19/"},{"date":"2026-03-31","endDate":"2026-03-31","localName":"Jum il-Ħelsien","name":"Freedom Day","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists Freedom Day (Jum il-Ħelsien) on 31 March 2026 as a public holiday. The attached background excerpt only notes that the name “Freedom Day” can refer to different observances; it does not explain Malta's holiday or its history. The supplied evidence therefore supports the calendar listing, but not a historical account or details of local observance. It also does not establish the extent of nationwide observance or which services close. Official Maltese sources would be appropriate leads for verifying those points.","populationCoverage":null,"source":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","source_ref":"openholidays-api","license":"ODbL-1.0","fetched_at":"2026-10-07T11:18:58Z","article":"The Malta calendar record lists Freedom Day (Jum il-Ħelsien) on 31 March 2026 as a public holiday. The attached background excerpt only notes that the name “Freedom Day” can refer to different observances; it does not explain Malta's holiday or its history. The supplied evidence therefore supports the calendar listing, but not a historical account or details of local observance. It also does not establish the extent of nationwide observance or which services close. Official Maltese sources would be appropriate leads for verifying those points.","research":{"holiday_id":"h4","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists Freedom Day as a public holiday on this date; the attached general excerpt does not verify its Maltese history.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 31 March 2026 as Freedom Day and classifies it as public."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The attached context excerpt is not specific to Malta and does not establish the holiday's history.","Nationwide scope and closures are not established."],"references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Government of Malta","url":"https://www.gov.mt/","reason":"A lead for official information on Malta's Freedom Day, its background, and public-holiday status."}],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/freedom-day-march-31/"},{"date":"2026-04-03","endDate":"2026-04-03","localName":"Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira","name":"Good Friday","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists Good Friday (Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira) on 3 April 2026 as a public holiday. 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The calendar record does not detail closures or establish the extent of nationwide observance, so those practical details remain unverified here.","research":{"holiday_id":"h5","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists Good Friday as a public holiday on this date, and the background describes its Christian significance.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 3 April 2026 as Good Friday and classifies it as public.","The supplied background describes Good Friday as commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not describe local Maltese observances or establish the extent of nationwide coverage."],"references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h5"],"source_suggestions":[],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"},{"id":"wikipedia-h5","title":"Good Friday","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0; reference only","license_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/good-friday-april-3/"},{"date":"2026-05-01","endDate":"2026-05-01","localName":"Jum il-Ħaddiem","name":"Worker's Day","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists Worker's Day (Jum il-Ħaddiem) on 1 May 2026 as a public holiday. 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It also does not specify which workplaces or services close, or establish the extent of nationwide coverage. Government of Malta public-holiday information or relevant legislation would be useful leads for confirming recognition and finding country-specific context; these sources have not been consulted for this entry.","research":{"holiday_id":"h6","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists Worker's Day as a public holiday on this date; it supplies no further context or scope.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 1 May 2026 as Worker's Day and classifies it as public."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence gives no history or local observance details.","Nationwide scope and closures are not established."],"references":["openholidays-api"],"source_suggestions":[{"title":"Government of Malta","url":"https://www.gov.mt/","reason":"A lead for official confirmation of the holiday's status and any country-specific background."}],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/worker-s-day-may-1/"},{"date":"2026-06-07","endDate":"2026-06-07","localName":"Sette Giugno","name":"​Sette Giugno","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists Sette Giugno on 7 June 2026 as a public holiday. 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This history gives the date its commemorative context; the supplied evidence does not detail present-day observances or closures, or specify how broadly the date affects services.","research":{"holiday_id":"h7","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The calendar lists Sette Giugno as public, and the supplied background identifies it as a Maltese national holiday commemorating the 1919 riots.","facts":["The supplied background identifies Sette Giugno as a Maltese national holiday observed on 7 June.","It links the observance to 7 June 1919 riots over a cost-of-living crisis and reports that British troops killed four people while suppressing them."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not describe present-day observances or establish specific closures."],"references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h7"],"source_suggestions":[],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"},{"id":"wikipedia-h7","title":"Sette Giugno","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sette_Giugno","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0; reference only","license_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/sette-giugno-june-7/"},{"date":"2026-06-29","endDate":"2026-06-29","localName":"Il-Festa ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl","name":"​​​Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Il-Festa ta’ San Pietru u San Pawl) on 29 June 2026 as a public holiday. 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The calendar record also does not detail closures or establish the extent of nationwide observance.","research":{"holiday_id":"h8","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul as a public holiday on this date; the background gives its general liturgical context.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 29 June 2026 as the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul and classifies it as public.","The supplied background says the feast honors the apostles' martyrdom in Rome and is liturgically observed on 29 June."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not describe Maltese observances or establish specific closures."],"references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h8"],"source_suggestions":[],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"},{"id":"wikipedia-h8","title":"Feast of Saints Peter and Paul","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_Paul","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0; reference only","license_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/feast-of-st-peter-and-st-paul-june-29/"},{"date":"2026-08-15","endDate":"2026-08-15","localName":"Il-Festa ta’ Santa Marija","name":"​​​Feast of the Assumption","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of the Assumption (Il-Festa ta’ Santa Marija) on 15 August 2026 as a public holiday. 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This provides religious context but does not detail Maltese customs or local observances. The calendar record does not specify closures or establish the extent of nationwide observance.","research":{"holiday_id":"h9","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists the Feast of the Assumption as a public holiday on this date, and the background describes its Catholic meaning.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 15 August 2026 as the Feast of the Assumption and classifies it as public.","The supplied background describes the Assumption as the Catholic belief that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life."],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not describe local observances or establish specific closures."],"references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h9"],"source_suggestions":[],"source_suggestions_verified":false},"references":[{"id":"openholidays-api","title":"OpenHolidays API (ODbL-1.0)","url":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","license":"ODbL-1.0","license_url":"https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/"},{"id":"wikipedia-h9","title":"Assumption of Mary","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0; reference only","license_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights"}],"seo_url":"/malta/2026/feast-of-the-assumption-august-15/"},{"date":"2026-09-08","endDate":"2026-09-08","localName":"Jum il-Vittorja","name":"​​​Feast of Our Lady of Victories","countryCode":"MT","type":["PUBLIC"],"observed":null,"region":null,"nationwide":true,"description":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of Our Lady of Victories (Jum il-Vittorja) on 8 September 2026 as a public holiday. 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It also does not specify which services or workplaces close, or establish the extent of nationwide observance. 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The supplied background says the date marks Malta's independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1964 and identifies Independence Day as one of Malta's national holidays. This provides the historical reason for the date. The evidence does not describe present-day observances or specify which services close, so those details should not be assumed from the calendar listing alone.","populationCoverage":null,"source":"https://openholidaysapi.org/PublicHolidays?countryIsoCode=MT&validFrom=2026-01-01&validTo=2026-12-31","source_ref":"openholidays-api","license":"ODbL-1.0","fetched_at":"2026-10-07T11:18:58Z","article":"The Malta calendar record lists Independence Day (Jum l-Indipendenza) on 21 September 2026 as a public holiday. The supplied background says the date marks Malta's independence from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1964 and identifies Independence Day as one of Malta's national holidays. This provides the historical reason for the date. 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The calendar record also does not detail closures or establish the extent of nationwide observance.","references":["openholidays-api","wikipedia-h8"],"source_suggestions":[],"confidence":"medium","uncertainties":["The supplied evidence does not describe Maltese observances or establish specific closures."]},{"holiday_id":"h9","country_holiday_assessment":"supported","assessment_reason":"The supplied Malta calendar lists the Feast of the Assumption as a public holiday on this date, and the background describes its Catholic meaning.","facts":["The Malta calendar lists 15 August 2026 as the Feast of the Assumption and classifies it as public.","The supplied background describes the Assumption as the Catholic belief that Mary was taken body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life."],"article":"The Malta calendar record lists the Feast of the Assumption (Il-Festa ta’ Santa Marija) on 15 August 2026 as a public holiday. 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It also does not specify which services or workplaces close, or establish the extent of nationwide observance. 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