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But these are public holidays when the airport shuts down entirely and it's rare for a high-security runway to be used to actually facilitate a religious or cultural event.

Slumps in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were exacerbated as investors caught up with the big falls seen in other markets on Friday as they were closed for public holidays.

The BBC has reached out to the finance ministry for comment on Tuesday, a public holiday in Japan.

These include the right to a minimum five weeks of paid vacation per year, in addition to public holidays.

Businesses and schools often remained open, and churches closed, well into the 19th century until 1856, when Christmas was finally made a public holiday in the state.