Template:Infobox holiday/doc

Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday
Observed by	Worldwide
Type	Cultural
Date	Tuesday after Black Friday/Cyber Monday
2023 date	November 28
2024 date	December 3
2025 date	December 2
Frequency	annual
Related to	Thanksgiving, Black Friday

Astronauts Day
Astronauts Day
Observed by	United States
Type	Secular
Date	Last Friday in January
2023 date	January 27
2024 date	January 26
2025 date	January 31
2026 date	January 30

Bastille Day
Bastille Day
	Fireworks at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 2017
Also called	French National Day; (Fête nationale); The Fourteenth of July; (Quatorze juillet)
Observed by	France
Type	National
Significance	Commemorates the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, and the unity of the French people at the Fête de la Fédération on 14 July 1790
Celebrations	Military parades, fireworks, concerts, balls
Date	14 July
Frequency	annual

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The {{Infobox holiday}} template adds an infobox with data fields for defining a particular festival or other day of observance.

Usage

{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name  = required
| type          = required
| image         = 
| imagesize     = 
| caption       = 
| official_name = 
| nickname      = 
| observedby    = 
| litcolor      = 
| longtype      = 
| significance  = 
| begins        = 
| ends          = 
| date          = 
| scheduling    = <!-- e.g. "same day each year" -->
| duration      = <!-- e.g. "1 day", "1 week" -->
| frequency     = <!-- e.g. "Annual", "Every 4 years", "Once" -->
<!-- Use next three if holiday is the same day of the same week every year -->
| week_ordinal  = <!-- "first", "second", "last", etc. -->
| weekday       = <!-- "Sunday", "Monday", "Friday", etc. -->
| month         = <!-- "January", "February", "December", etc. -->
<!-- Use next four if the date changes in an unusual pattern each year -->
| date2023      = <!-- only for days that change each year -->
| date2024      = <!-- only for days that change each year -->
| date2025      = <!-- only for days that change each year -->
| date2026      = <!-- only for days that change each year -->
| celebrations  = 
| observances   = 
| relatedto     = 
}}

For an annual holiday occurring on the same day each year:

{{Infobox holiday
 | holiday_name  = Template Day
 | type          = 
 | image         = 
 | imagesize     = 
 | caption       = 
 | official_name = 
 | nickname      = 
 | observedby    = 
 | litcolor      = 
 | longtype      = 
 | significance  = 
 | begins        = 
 | ends          = 
 | date          = 30 February
 | scheduling    = same day each year
 | duration      = 1 day
 | frequency     = Annual
 | celebrations  = 
 | observances   = 
 | relatedto     = 
}}

Parameters

Required

holiday_name: This is the most common holiday name, which appears at the top of the infobox. It should almost always be the name of the article.
type: The type of the holiday, for example: national, Judaism, Islamic, etc.

begins: Required for multi-day holidays—this is the starting date for a multi-day holiday.
ends: Required for multi-day holidays—this is the ending date for a multi-day holiday.
date: Required for single-day holidays—this is the date of a single-day holiday. (If you use the week_ordinal/weekday/month parameters below, date will default to a phrase like "First Sunday in January". Otherwise it has no default and is required.). Specific phrases for other rules are decoded in Template:Infobox holiday/date. Sample: "first Thursday after 18 April". If no value is given, the value of d:Property:P837 of the holiday's Wikidata item is displayed instead.
date2024: Highly recommended for holidays that don't stay on the same Gregorian date—this is the Gregorian date on which the holiday will occur in 2024. At the end of 2024, this will be replaced with date2025, which will later be replaced with date2026. Therefore, it's a good idea to specify the Gregorian date for a few future years. (Not necessary if week_ordinal/weekday/month are specified instead.)

Optional

image: This should be an image that represents the holiday. The value is just the simple target-name, not a full wikilink.
imagesize: The size of the image (default is 225px).
caption: This is a caption that describes the image.
official_name: This should contain the official name of the holiday if it is not the holiday_name; this can also be the name of the holiday in its original language
nickname: This should hold any nicknames, alternatives, and translations for the holiday_name or official_name
observedby: Highly recommended—these are the people who celebrate/observe the holiday (e.g. Muslims and Islam, United States, people worldwide)
litcolor: This is the liturgical color of the day, if applicable to a religious holiday; or other color which is applicable to the holiday (e.g. green for Saint Patrick's Day)
longtype: This is a lengthier description of the type, for example if there are two types that could be defined, for example "Cultural, Historical, Islamic"
significance: This is a lengthier description of the holiday's significance
scheduling: Define the how the date varies (not displayed). Sample value: "same day each year"
duration: Time the holiday or observance last. Sample values: "1 day", "1 week", "3 days"
frequency: The frequency with which the holiday or observance re-occurs. Sample values: "Annual", "Weekly", "Monthly"
week_ordinal, weekday, month: For days that are observed on the same day of the same week every year, these specify the week (week_ordinal), day of the week (weekday), and month. If you use these, you no longer have to specify date2023, date2024, date2025 and date2026. If you specify week_ordinal, then weekday and month are required also.
date2023, date2025, date2026: recommended for holidays that don't stay on the same Gregorian date—the template will display the previous and next year's dates along with that of the current year, if they are provided. Again, it's a good idea to provide dates for a few years further into the future as well. (Not necessary if week_ordinal/weekday/month are specified instead.)
mdy: If set to a non-blank value, auto-formatted dates will be displayed in "month day, year" format instead of the default "day month year" order.
firsttime: first time/year the holiday was observed (if available)
lasttime: last time/year the holiday was observed (if no longer observed)
celebrations: This contains the celebrations that occur on the holiday.
observances: This contains essentially the same thing as the celebrations attribute. However, the word observances is used. This may be more appropriate than celebrations when referring to prayer or more solemn observances. Most likely, you will not need both celebrations and observances.
relatedto: This contains holidays that relate to the current holiday.

Examples

Same date every year

{{Infobox holiday
| image        = Feu d'artifice du 14 juillet 2017 depuis le champ de Mars à Paris, devant la Tour Eiffel, Bastille day 2017 (35118978683).jpg
| caption      = Fireworks at the [[Eiffel Tower]], [[Paris]], 2017
| holiday_name = Bastille Day
| nickname     = French National Day<br />(''Fête nationale'')<br />The Fourteenth of July<br />(''Quatorze juillet'')
| significance = Commemorates the [[Storming of the Bastille]] on 14 July 1789, and the unity of the French people at the [[Fête de la Fédération]] on 14 July 1790
| observedby   = [[France]]
| date         = 14 July
| frequency    = annual
| celebrations = [[Military parade]]s, [[fireworks]], concerts, [[Ball (dance)|ball]]s
| type         = national
}}

Same day of same week every year

{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name  = Astronauts Day
| type          = secular
| observedby    = United States
| week_ordinal  = last
| weekday       = Friday
| month         = January
}}

Different days and dates each year

{{Infobox holiday
| holiday_name = Giving Tuesday
| type         = cultural
| duration     = 1 day
| frequency    = annual
| observedby   = Worldwide 
| date         = Tuesday after Black Friday/Cyber Monday
| date2022     = November 29
| date2023     = November 28
| date2024     = December 3
| date2025     = December 2
| relatedto    = [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]], [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]]
}}

Formulas for calculating occurrences

Sample formulas used in Template:Infobox holiday/date:

For First Day of Summer: first Thursday after 18 April:
{{Weekday after date|{{{year}}}|April|18|Thursday}}

See also: Template:Weekday after date
For Victoria Day (Scotland): last Monday before or on 24 May
{{Weekday before date|{{{year}}}|May|25|Monday}}

See also: Template:Weekday before date
For Sexagesima: second Sunday before Ash Wednesday (56 calendar days before Easter Sunday)
{{#invoke:Easter|Calculate|{{{year}}}|day=-56|format=F j}}

See also: Module:Easter

For some holidays, this is still defined on the holiday page itself. For First Day of Summer, this would be:

| date                     = first Thursday after 18 April
| date{{LASTYEAR}}         = {{Weekday after date|{{LASTYEAR}}|April|18|Thursday}}
| date{{CURRENTYEAR}}      = {{Weekday after date|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|April|18|Thursday}}
| date{{NEXTYEAR}}         = {{Weekday after date|{{NEXTYEAR}}|April|18|Thursday}}
| date{{#time:Y|+2 years}} = {{Weekday after date|{{#time:Y|+2 years}}|April|18|Thursday}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox holiday

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Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
type	`type`	Type of holiday Default e.g. secular, national, international, cultural, historic, ethnic, patriotic, default, asian, judaism, shinto, islam, christian, commercial Example international	String	required
holiday_name	`holiday_name`	Usually the same as the page name Example World AIDS Day	Unknown	required
image	`image`	Do not include File: and do not wikilink Example Easter.svg	Unknown	suggested
image_size	`image_size`	no description	Unknown	optional
imagesize	`imagesize`	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	`alt`	Image description for visually impaired readers Example orange awareness ribbon	Unknown	suggested
caption	`caption`	Image caption	String	optional
official_name	`official_name`	no description	Unknown	suggested
nickname	`nickname`	Nickname for the date, or translations Example SAAM	Unknown	suggested
observedby	`observedby`	Countries or people who celebrate or observe the date Example [[Muslim]]s and [[Islam]], people worldwide	String	suggested
litcolor	`litcolor`	Color used for the holiday Example Blue	String	suggested
longtype	`longtype`	Lengthier alternative to type Example Cultural, ethnic and Buddhist	Unknown	optional
significance	`significance`	Lengthier description of holiday's significance	String	suggested
celebrations	`celebrations`	What usually happens on that date. Observances can be used instead. Example gift-giving, Church services	String	suggested
observances	`observances`	Can be used instead of celebrations to describe what happens on the date	String	optional
begins	`begins`	Required for multi-day holidays Example 1 October	Unknown	suggested
ends	`ends`	Required for multi-day holidays Example 31 October	Unknown	suggested
date	`date`	Date of event, do not use "1st", "5th" use 1, 5 Example 1 October	Unknown	required
week_ordinal	`week_ordinal`	For the first, second etc weeks in a month Example first	Unknown	optional
weekday	`weekday`	Day of week if always the same Example Sunday	Unknown	suggested
month	`month`	Use for long observances Example October	Unknown	suggested
date2024	`date2024`	no description	Unknown	optional
date2023	`date2023`	no description	Unknown	optional
date2022	`date2022`	no description	Unknown	optional
date2021	`date2021`	Use when the date changes every year	Unknown	optional
scheduling	`scheduling`	Not displayed Example same day each year	String	suggested
mdy	`mdy`	if set auto-formatted dates will be displayed in "month day, year" Example yes	String	optional
duration	`duration`	no description Default e.g. 1 day, 1 week, 1 month Example 1 day	String	suggested
frequency	`frequency`	How often it occurs Default e.g. Annual, Every 4 years, Once Example Annual	Unknown	suggested
firsttime	`firsttime`	either first date or calculation of how long ago Example {{start date and age\|df=yes\|1988}}	Unknown	suggested
lasttime	`lasttime`	Useful for events no longer held or not held every year	Unknown	optional
startedby	`startedby`	Person or organization	Unknown	suggested
relatedto	`relatedto`	Any other dates or wiki pages linked to it Example [[World Mental Health Day]]	Unknown	suggested

Tracking categories

Pages using the template with unsupported parameters are tracked in Category:Pages using infobox holiday with unknown parameters (9).

Other maintenance categories include:

Category:Infobox holiday with missing field (1,020)