
Finding and installing another Holiday CalendarĪpple explains how you can view the Holiday calendar for another region (country) by temporarily changing the region set in the Language & Region pane, which is fine if all you want is a quick glance. After a short pause, Calendar should add your country’s holiday calendar to the Other list.Ģ. At the bottom of the General tool there are two options which you can enable, to show the Birthdays calendar, which is compiled from your Contacts and other sources, and the Holidays calendar, which is loaded from Apple’s servers. Then open the Calendar app, and open its Preferences. It’s also worth inspecting the Calendar options available here, which include a surprisingly wide range. Whilst you’re here, if you intend adding any calendars which rely on another language – for instance, the Japanese calendar displays in Japanese – you’ll need to add those languages to the list of Preferred languages at the left, or you won’t be able to see them. Open the Language & Region pane, and in its General tab check its Region is correct. If you don’t already have your Holiday Calendar displayed, first ensure that your Mac is set to the correct region (country). This article looks at how to get holidays right in the Calendar app, starting with your own. If you do business with someone working to a German calendar, it’s essential to know that they’re unlikely to be in work on, which is Ascension Day, whereas someone in the UK will be taking off for their Spring Bank Holiday. Many of us need to know about public holidays in other regions and countries.
