Version 0.79

Released August 18, 2025

• Add Bhutan holidays (#2635 by @Prateekshit73, @arkid15r, @code-with-aneesh, @KJhellico, @prateekshit-v)
• Add Gambia holidays (#2777 by @kritibirda26, @arkid15r)
• Add Guinea-Bissau holidays (#2776 by @kritibirda26, @arkid15r, @KJhellico)
• Add Iraq holidays (#2763 by @kritibirda26, @arkid15r)
• Add Kiribati holidays (#2778 by @kritibirda26, @arkid15r)
• Add Liberia holidays (#2774 by @kritibirda26)
• Add South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands holidays (#2761 by @tr33k)
• Add Syrian Arab Republic holidays (#2791 by @Wasif-Shahzad)
• Add Turkmenistan holidays (#2757 by @Wasif-Shahzad)
• Update Azerbaijan holidays: fix observed Islamic holidays (#2822 by @KJhellico, @arkid15r)
• Update Bahrain holidays (#2784 by @KJhellico)
• Update Bhutan holidays: reference link archival (#2795 by @PPsyrius)
• Update Canada holidays: adjust introduction year of National Aboriginal Day in NT (#2804 by @KJhellico)
• Update Chile holidays: abolition of Dec 31 bank holiday (#2793 by @mbfarah)
• Update Chile holidays: add special holidays (#2798 by @mbfarah)
• Update Ethiopia holidays, add ETHIOPIAN_CALENDAR support, Julian Date Drift adjustment pre-1899 and post-2099 (#2794 by @PPsyrius)
• Update Turkmenistan holidays (#2785 by @KJhellico)
• Update badges: add downloads badge temporary fix (#2817 by @arkid15r)
• Update pre-commit: add pyproject-fmt (#2814 by @arkid15r)
• Update release notes generator (#2802 by @KJhellico)
• Add HolidayBase::is_weekend method (#2780 by @KJhellico, @arkid15r)
• Implement confirmed years range support for custom calendars (#2759 by @KJhellico, @arkid15r)
• Remove setup.py (#2823 by @arkid15r)
• Split tests/test_holiday_groups.py (#2803 by @arkid15r)

New Contributors

• @mbfarah made their first contribution in #2793

Full Changelog: v0.78...v0.79