All official holidays in Lithuania are established by acts of Seimas.
Public holidays
The following are official holidays in Lithuania, that mean days off:12
| Public holidays in Lithuania | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Naujųjų metų diena | |
| 16 February | Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania (1918) | Lietuvos valstybės atkūrimo diena | |
| 11 March | Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania (1990) | Lietuvos nepriklausomybės atkūrimo diena | |
| Moveable Sunday | Easter Sunday | Velykos | Commemorates resurrection of Jesus. The first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March. |
| The day after Easter Sunday | Easter Monday | Antroji Velykų diena | |
| 1 May | International Workers' Day | Tarptautinė darbo diena | |
| First Sunday in May | Mother's Day | Motinos diena | |
| First Sunday in June | Father's Day | Tėvo diena | |
| 24 June | St. John's Day / Day of Dew | Joninės / Rasos | Celebrated according to mostly pagan traditions (Midsummer Day, Saint Jonas Day). |
| 6 July | Statehood Day | Valstybės (Lietuvos karaliaus Mindaugo karūnavimo) ir Tautiškos giesmės diena | Celebrates the 1253 coronation of Mindaugas, the first King of Lithuania, and the national anthem of Lithuania. |
| 15 August | Assumption Day | Žolinė (Švenčiausios Mergelės Marijos ėmimo į dangų diena) | Also marked according to pagan traditions, celebrating the goddess Žemyna and noting the mid-August as the middle between summer and autumn. |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Visų šventųjų diena | Halloween is increasingly popular and is also informally celebrated on the eve (31 October). |
| 2 November | All Souls' Day | Mirusiųjų atminimo (Vėlinių) diena | |
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | Kūčios | |
| 25 and 26 December | Christmas Day | Kalėdos | Commemorates birth of Jesus. |
Commemorative Days
The list of other observances (Lithuanian: atmintinos dienos) is set by law and includes a total of 71 days,3 not including the public holidays above.4
See also
- Lithuania portal
References
"Lietuvos Respublikos darbo kodeksas 123 straipsnis". Infolex. Retrieved 2 October 2019. http://www.infolex.lt/ta/368200:str123 ↩
"Lietuvos Respublikos darbo kodekso patvirtinimo, įsigaliojimo ir įgyvendinimo įstatymas". Retrieved 2 October 2019. https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/f6d686707e7011e6b969d7ae07280e89/VOozPryRGj ↩
"Lithuania Public Holidays". https://calendarific.com/holidays/2020/LT ↩
"Lietuvos Respublikos atmintinų dienų įstatymas". Retrieved 4 September 2020. https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.D570962773F8/aIWssakJKi ↩