diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 4a09fcf..f224718 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "description": "Carbon mixin to handle business days",
     "type": "library",
     "require": {
-        "nesbot/carbon": "^1.26.2 || ^2.0"
+        "nesbot/carbon": "^1.26.2 || ^2.0",
+        "ext-calendar": "*"
     },
     "require-dev": {
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^4.8.35 || ^5.7 || ^6.0 || ^7.0"
diff --git a/prepare-names-files.php b/prepare-names-files.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc45ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepare-names-files.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+$keys = array();
+foreach (glob('src/Cmixin/Holidays/*.php') as $file) {
+    $keys = array_merge($keys, include $file);
+}
+$keys = array_keys($keys);
+$length = max(array_map('strlen', $keys));
+sort($keys);
+
+foreach (glob('src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/*.php') as $file) {
+    $data = include $file;
+    $newData = array();
+
+    foreach ($keys as $key) {
+        $newData[$key] = isset($data[$key]) ? $data[$key] : 'Unknown';
+    }
+
+    if (true || $newData !== $data) {
+        $data = str_replace('array (', 'array(', var_export($newData, true));
+        $data = preg_replace_callback('/^\s*\'([^\']+)\'\s*=>/m', function ($match) use ($length) {
+            $key = $match[1];
+            $spaces = str_repeat(' ', $length - strlen($key));
+
+            return "    '$key'$spaces =>";
+        }, $data);
+        file_put_contents($file, "<?php\n\nreturn $data;\n");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay.php b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay.php
index 2837eaa..09088ab 100644
--- a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay.php
+++ b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay.php
@@ -108,13 +108,10 @@ public function currentOrPreviousBusinessDay()
     public function addBusinessDays($factor = 1)
     {
         $getThisOrToday = static::getThisOrToday();
-        $carbonClass = static::getCarbonClass();
+        $swap = static::swapDateTimeParam();
 
-        return function ($days = 1, $self = null) use ($factor, $getThisOrToday, $carbonClass) {
-            if ($days instanceof \DateTime || $days instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
-                $self = $carbonClass::instance($days);
-                $days = 1;
-            }
+        return function ($days = 1, $self = null) use ($factor, $getThisOrToday, $swap) {
+            $swap($days, $self, 1);
 
             /** @var Carbon|BusinessDay $self */
             $self = $getThisOrToday($self, isset($this) ? $this : null);
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/Holiday.php b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/Holiday.php
index d2c0ee5..fdbb2d8 100644
--- a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/Holiday.php
+++ b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/Holiday.php
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 class Holiday extends HolidaysList
 {
+    const DEFAULT_HOLIDAY_LOCALE = 'en';
+
+    public $holidayNames = array();
+
     /**
      * Get the identifier of the current holiday or false if it's not a holiday.
      *
@@ -53,4 +57,65 @@ public function isHoliday()
             return $self->getHolidayId() !== false;
         };
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the holidays in the given language.
+     *
+     * @return \Closure
+     */
+    public function getHolidayNamesDictionary()
+    {
+        $mixin = $this;
+        $defaultLocale = static::DEFAULT_HOLIDAY_LOCALE;
+
+        return function ($locale) use ($mixin, $defaultLocale) {
+            if (isset($mixin->holidayNames[$locale])) {
+                return $mixin->holidayNames[$locale] ?: $mixin->holidayNames[$defaultLocale];
+            }
+
+            $file = __DIR__."/../HolidayNames/$locale.php";
+            if (!file_exists($file)) {
+                $mixin->holidayNames[$locale] = false;
+                $locale = $defaultLocale;
+                $file = __DIR__."/../HolidayNames/$locale.php";
+            }
+
+            return $mixin->holidayNames[$locale] = include $file;
+        };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the name of the current holiday (using the locale given in parameter or the current date locale)
+     * or false if it's not a holiday.
+     *
+     * @return \Closure
+     */
+    public function getHolidayName()
+    {
+        $carbonClass = static::getCarbonClass();
+        $getThisOrToday = static::getThisOrToday();
+        $swap = static::swapDateTimeParam();
+        $dictionary = $this->getHolidayNamesDictionary();
+
+        return function ($locale = null, $self = null) use ($carbonClass, $getThisOrToday, $swap, $dictionary) {
+            $swap($locale, $self);
+
+            /** @var Carbon|BusinessDay $self */
+            $self = $getThisOrToday($self, isset($this) ? $this : null);
+            $key = $self->getHolidayId();
+
+            if ($key === false) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!$locale) {
+                $locale = (isset($self->locale) ? $self->locale : $carbonClass::getLocale()) ?: 'en';
+            }
+
+            /* @var string $key */
+            $names = $dictionary(preg_replace('/^([^_-]+)([_-].*)$/', '$1', $locale));
+
+            return isset($names[$key]) ? $names[$key] : 'Unknown';
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/HolidayObserver.php b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/HolidayObserver.php
index b99fc3e..7be5e44 100644
--- a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/HolidayObserver.php
+++ b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/HolidayObserver.php
@@ -194,13 +194,10 @@ public function isObservedHoliday()
     {
         $mixin = $this;
         $getThisOrToday = static::getThisOrToday();
-        $carbonClass = static::getCarbonClass();
+        $swap = static::swapDateTimeParam();
 
-        return function ($name = null, $self = null) use ($mixin, $getThisOrToday, $carbonClass) {
-            if ($name instanceof \DateTime || $name instanceof \DateTimeInterface) {
-                $self = $carbonClass::instance($name);
-                $name = null;
-            }
+        return function ($name = null, $self = null) use ($mixin, $getThisOrToday, $swap) {
+            $swap($name, $self);
 
             if (!$name) {
                 /** @var Carbon|BusinessDay $self */
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/MixinBase.php b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/MixinBase.php
index 9ac2c79..70d62af 100644
--- a/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/MixinBase.php
+++ b/src/Cmixin/BusinessDay/MixinBase.php
@@ -40,4 +40,24 @@ public function getThisOrToday()
             return $self ?: $staticClass::today();
         };
     }
+
+    public function isDateTimeInstance()
+    {
+        return function ($value) {
+            return $value instanceof \DateTime || $value instanceof \DateTimeInterface;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public function swapDateTimeParam()
+    {
+        $check = static::isDateTimeInstance();
+        $staticClass = static::getCarbonClass();
+
+        return function (&$date, &$target, $defaultValue = null) use ($check, $staticClass) {
+            if ($check($date)) {
+                $target = $staticClass::instance($date);
+                $date = $defaultValue;
+            }
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/en.php b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/en.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afa6154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/en.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+return array(
+    'armistice-1918'     => 'Armistice 1918',
+    'ascension'          => 'Ascension',
+    'assumption'         => 'Assomption',
+    'christmas'          => 'Christmas',
+    'christmas-next-day' => 'Christmas next day',
+    'easter'             => 'Easter',
+    'easter-monday'      => 'Easter Monday',
+    'epiphany'           => 'Epiphany',
+    'good-friday'        => 'Good Friday',
+    'independence-day'   => 'Independence Day',
+    'labor-day'          => 'Labor Day',
+    'liberation-day'     => 'Liberation Day',
+    'memorial-day'       => 'Memorial Day',
+    'mlk-day'            => 'Martin Luther King Jr. Day',
+    'national-day'       => 'National Day',
+    'new-year'           => 'New Year',
+    'new-year-next-day'  => 'New Year next day',
+    'pentecost'          => 'Pentecost',
+    'pentecost-monday'   => 'Pentecost Monday',
+    'preseren-day'       => 'Prešeren Day',
+    'rebellion-day'      => 'Rebellion Day',
+    'reformation-day'    => 'Reformation Day',
+    'royal-day'          => 'Royal Day',
+    'thanksgiving'       => 'Thanksgiving',
+    'toussaint'          => 'Toussaint',
+    'vacation-day'       => 'Vacation Day',
+    'vacation-next-day'  => 'Vacation Day next day',
+    'victory-1945'       => 'Victory 1945',
+);
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/fr.php b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/fr.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29cc800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/fr.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+return array(
+    'armistice-1918'     => 'Armistice 1918',
+    'ascension'          => 'Ascension',
+    'assumption'         => 'Assomption',
+    'christmas'          => 'Noël',
+    'christmas-next-day' => 'Saint Etienne',
+    'easter'             => 'Pâques',
+    'easter-monday'      => 'Lundi de Pâques',
+    'epiphany'           => 'Épiphanie',
+    'good-friday'        => 'Vendredi Saint',
+    'independence-day'   => 'Indépendance',
+    'labor-day'          => 'Fête du travail',
+    'liberation-day'     => 'Libération',
+    'memorial-day'       => 'Jour commémoratif',
+    'mlk-day'            => 'Jour de Martin Luther King',
+    'national-day'       => 'Fête nationale',
+    'new-year'           => 'Nouvel an',
+    'new-year-next-day'  => 'Lendemain du nouvel an',
+    'pentecost'          => 'Pentecôte',
+    'pentecost-monday'   => 'Lundi de Pentecôte',
+    'preseren-day'       => 'Jour de Prešeren',
+    'rebellion-day'      => 'Jour de la Rébellion',
+    'reformation-day'    => 'Jour de la Reformation',
+    'royal-day'          => 'Jour royal',
+    'thanksgiving'       => 'Thanksgiving',
+    'toussaint'          => 'Toussaint',
+    'vacation-day'       => 'Jour de vacances',
+    'vacation-next-day'  => 'Lendemain du jour de vacances',
+    'victory-1945'       => 'Victoire 1945',
+);
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/nl.php b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/nl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3818ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/nl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+return array(
+    'armistice-1918'     => 'Wapenstilstand 1918',
+    'ascension'          => 'Hemelvaart',
+    'assumption'         => 'Veronderstelling',
+    'christmas'          => 'Eerste Kerstdag',
+    'christmas-next-day' => 'Tweede Kerstdag',
+    'easter'             => 'Paaszondag',
+    'easter-monday'      => 'Paasmaandag',
+    'epiphany'           => 'Driekoningen',
+    'good-friday'        => 'Goede Vrijdag',
+    'independence-day'   => 'Onafhankelijkheidsdag',
+    'labor-day'          => 'Dag van de Arbeid',
+    'liberation-day'     => 'Bevrijdingsdag',
+    'memorial-day'       => 'Herdenkingsdag',
+    'mlk-day'            => 'Martin Luther King Jr. Day',
+    'national-day'       => 'Nationale Dag',
+    'new-year'           => 'Nieuwjaarsdag',
+    'new-year-next-day'  => 'Nieuw jaar de volgende dag',
+    'pentecost'          => 'Pinksterzondag',
+    'pentecost-monday'   => 'Pinkstermaandag',
+    'preseren-day'       => 'Prešeren Dag',
+    'rebellion-day'      => 'Rebelliedag',
+    'reformation-day'    => 'Reformatie Dag',
+    'royal-day'          => 'Koningsdag',
+    'thanksgiving'       => 'Dankzegging',
+    'toussaint'          => 'Toussaint',
+    'vacation-day'       => 'Vakantiedag',
+    'vacation-next-day'  => 'Vakantiedag volgende dag',
+    'victory-1945'       => 'Overwinning 1945',
+);
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/sl.php b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/sl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..211ad83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cmixin/HolidayNames/sl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+return array(
+    'armistice-1918'     => 'Premirje 1918',
+    'ascension'          => 'Vzpon',
+    'assumption'         => 'Marijino vnebovzetje',
+    'christmas'          => 'Božič',
+    'christmas-next-day' => 'Božič naslednji dan',
+    'easter'             => 'Velika noč',
+    'easter-monday'      => 'Velikonočni ponedeljek',
+    'epiphany'           => 'Razodetje',
+    'good-friday'        => 'Dober petek',
+    'independence-day'   => 'Dan samostojnosti in enotnosti',
+    'labor-day'          => 'Dan dela',
+    'liberation-day'     => 'Dan osvoboditve',
+    'memorial-day'       => 'Dan spomina na mrtve',
+    'mlk-day'            => 'Martin Luther King mlajši dan',
+    'national-day'       => 'Dan državnosti',
+    'new-year'           => 'Novo leto',
+    'new-year-next-day'  => 'Novo leto naslednji dan',
+    'pentecost'          => 'Binkoštna nedelja',
+    'pentecost-monday'   => 'Binkoštna ponedeljek',
+    'preseren-day'       => 'Prešernov dan',
+    'rebellion-day'      => 'Dan upora proti okupatorju',
+    'reformation-day'    => 'Dan reformacije',
+    'royal-day'          => 'Kraljevi dan',
+    'thanksgiving'       => 'Dan zahvalnosti',
+    'toussaint'          => 'Toussaint',
+    'vacation-day'       => 'Praznik dela',
+    'vacation-next-day'  => 'Praznik dela naslednji dan',
+    'victory-1945'       => 'Zmaga 1945',
+);
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/Holidays/fr-national.php b/src/Cmixin/Holidays/fr-national.php
index b9ef52f..466d323 100644
--- a/src/Cmixin/Holidays/fr-national.php
+++ b/src/Cmixin/Holidays/fr-national.php
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
         return $date->format('d/m');
     },
-    'labor-day'   => '01/05', // Fête du travail
-    'victory-day' => '08/05', // Victoire 1945
+    'labor-day'    => '01/05', // Fête du travail
+    'victory-1945' => '08/05', // Victoire 1945
     // Ascension
     'ascension'   => function ($year) {
         $days = easter_days($year) + 39;
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 
         return $date->format('d/m');
     },
-    'national-day' => '14/07', // Fête nationale
-    'assumption'   => '15/08', // Assomption
-    'toussaint'    => '01/11', // Toussaint
-    'armistice'    => '11/11', // Armistice 1918
-    'christmas'    => '25/12', // Noël
+    'national-day'   => '14/07', // Fête nationale
+    'assumption'     => '15/08', // Assomption
+    'toussaint'      => '01/11', // Toussaint
+    'armistice-1918' => '11/11', // Armistice 1918
+    'christmas'      => '25/12', // Noël
 );
diff --git a/src/Cmixin/Holidays/nl-national.php b/src/Cmixin/Holidays/nl-national.php
index da53bff..7fc4e19 100644
--- a/src/Cmixin/Holidays/nl-national.php
+++ b/src/Cmixin/Holidays/nl-national.php
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
         return $date->format('d/m');
     },
     // Pinksterzondag
-    'pentcost' => function ($year) {
+    'pentecost' => function ($year) {
         $days = easter_days($year) + 49;
         $date = new DateTime("$year-03-21 +$days days");
 
         return $date->format('d/m');
     },
     // Pinkstermaandag
-    'pentcost-monday' => function ($year) {
+    'pentecost-monday' => function ($year) {
         $days = easter_days($year) + 50;
         $date = new DateTime("$year-03-21 +$days days");
 
diff --git a/tests/Cmixin/BusinessDayTest.php b/tests/Cmixin/BusinessDayTest.php
index 9284ebe..e3f3a78 100644
--- a/tests/Cmixin/BusinessDayTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cmixin/BusinessDayTest.php
@@ -527,6 +527,43 @@ public function testObserveHolidays()
         self::assertFalse($carbon::parse('2018-12-26')->isObservedHoliday());
     }
 
+    public function testGetHolidayName()
+    {
+        $carbon = static::CARBON_CLASS;
+        $carbon::setLocale('en');
+        $carbon::setHolidaysRegion('fr-national');
+        $carbon::setTestNow('2018-12-25');
+        self::assertSame('en', $carbon::getLocale());
+        self::assertSame('Christmas', $carbon::getHolidayName());
+        self::assertSame('National Day', $carbon::getHolidayName(new \DateTime('2018-07-14')));
+        self::assertSame('Noël', $carbon::getHolidayName('fr'));
+        $carbon::setTestNow('2018-12-26');
+        self::assertFalse($carbon::getHolidayName());
+        self::assertSame('New Year', $carbon::parse('2018-01-01')->getHolidayName());
+        self::assertSame('Novo leto', $carbon::parse('2018-01-01')->getHolidayName('sl_SI'));
+        $carbon::setLocale('nl');
+        self::assertSame('nl', $carbon::getLocale());
+        self::assertSame('Nieuwjaarsdag', $carbon::parse('2018-01-01')->getHolidayName());
+        $carbon::setLocale('de'); // Language not translated
+        self::assertSame('de', $carbon::getLocale());
+        self::assertSame('New Year', $carbon::parse('2018-01-01')->getHolidayName());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetHolidayNameLocalLocale()
+    {
+        $carbon = static::CARBON_CLASS;
+        $carbon::setLocale('en');
+        $carbon::setHolidaysRegion('fr-national');
+        $date = $carbon::parse('2018-01-01');
+
+        if (!method_exists($date, 'locale')) {
+            self::markTestSkipped('Test for Carbon 2 only.');
+        }
+
+        self::assertSame('New Year', $date->getHolidayName());
+        self::assertSame('Nouvel an', $date->locale('fr')->getHolidayName());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
      * @expectedExceptionMessage You must pass holiday names as a string or "all".