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Public holidays are observed in the Republic of North Macedonia for a number of reasons, including religious and national significance. They are generally accompanied by celebrations. The holidays are regulated by the 1998 Law on Holidays. If a national holiday happens to be observed on a Sunday, the next (working) day (Monday) will be non-working.

National holidays

DateEnglish nameLocal name2023 date2024 dateRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayНова Година, Nova Godina2 January1 January
7 JanuaryOrthodox ChristmasПрв ден Божик, Prv den Božik7 January8 January
April/MayOrthodox Easter MondayВтор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden17 April36 May4It is always on a Sunday.
1 MayLabour DayДен на трудот, Den na trudot1 May1 May
24 MaySaints Cyril and Methodius DayСв. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители; Sv. Kiril i Metodij, Den na sèslovenskite prosvetiteli24 May24 May 
2 AugustRepublic Day56Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata2 August2 AugustIt marks the day of the proclamation of the Ilinden Uprising in 1903, as well as the proclamation of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1944.
8 SeptemberIndependence Day7Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta8 September9 SeptemberIt marks the day of independence from Yugoslavia, achieved with the 1991 referendum.
11 OctoberDay of the Macedonian UprisingДен на востанието, Den na vostanieto11 October11 OctoberIt marks the start of the Macedonian anti-fascist resistance during WWII with an attack in Prilep in 1941.
23 OctoberDay of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle8Ден на македонската револуционерна борба, Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba23 October23 OctoberIt marks the day when the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) was established in 1893.
8 DecemberSaint Clement of Ohrid9Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski8 December9 December
1 ShawwalEid al-FitrРамазан Бајрам, Fitër Bajrami21 April1010 April11Islamic calendar

Besides these, there are several major religious and ethnic communities' holidays:

DateEnglish nameLocal name2023 date2024 dateCelebrated by
6 JanuaryChristmas EveБадник, Badnik6 January6 JanuaryOrthodox Christians
19 JanuaryBaptism of JesusВодици, Vodici19 January19 JanuaryOrthodox Christians
8 AprilInternational Romani DayМеѓународен ден на Ромите, Maśkarthemutno rromenqo dives8 April8 AprilEthnic Romani people
5 MayMacedonian Language DayДен на македонскиот јазик, Den na makedonskiot jazik5 May5 MayEthnic Macedonians1213
23 MayAromanian National Day14Национален ден на Власите, Aromanian national dzuã23 May23 MayEthnic Aromanians
28 AugustAssumption of MaryУспение на Пресвета Богородица, Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica28 August28 AugustOrthodox Christians
28 SeptemberInternational Bosniaks DayМеѓународен ден на Бошњаците, Međunarodni dan Bošnjaka28 September28 SeptemberEthnic Bosniaks
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayСите Светци, Site Svetci1 November1 NovemberCatholics and Protestants
22 NovemberAlbanian Alphabet Day15Ден на Албанската азбука, Dita e Alfabetit Shqip22 November22 NovemberEthnic Albanians
21 DecemberTurkish Language Education DayДен на настава на турски јазик, Türkçe Öğretim Günü21 December21 DecemberEthnic Turks
25 DecemberChristmasБожиќ, Božiḱ25 December25 DecemberCatholics and Protestants
variableGood FridayВелики Петок, Veliki Petok14 April3 MayOrthodox Christians
variableGood FridayВелики Петок, Veliki Petok10 April161 April17Catholics and Protestants
variablePentecostДуховден, Duhovden2 June1821 June19Orthodox Christians, 7 weeks after Good Friday
10 TishreiYom KippurЈом Кипур, Jom Kipur25 September2012 October21Jews
10 Dhu al-HijjahEid al-AdhaКурбан Бајрам, Kurban Bajrami28 June2216 June23Muslims

See also

References

  1. According to the Law on Holidays, issued in "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia", number 21/98 and 18/07, 2007, see here, retrieved on 17 November 2008. (in Macedonian) http://www.mtsp.gov.mk/WBStorage/Files/zakon_praznici.pdf ↩

  2. Šari, Ljiljana; Gammelgaard, Karen; Rå Hauge, Kjetil, eds. (2012). Transforming National Holidays: Identity Discourse in the West and South Slavic Countries, 1985-2010. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9789027206381. 9789027206381 ↩

  3. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

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  5. Victor Roudometof (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question. Praeger. p. 11. ISBN 9780275976484. 9780275976484 ↩

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  12. "5 мај – Ден на македонскиот јазик". Филолошки факултет "Блаже Конески" – Скопје (in Macedonian). Retrieved 7 January 2024. https://flf.ukim.mk/5-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%98-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%82-%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA/ ↩

  13. "Од 130-тата седница на Владата на РСМ: 5 Мај прогласен за Ден на македонскиот јазик". Влада на Република Северна Македонија (in Macedonian). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023. https://vlada.mk/node/17590 ↩

  14. Šari, Ljiljana; Gammelgaard, Karen; Rå Hauge, Kjetil, eds. (2012). Transforming National Holidays: Identity Discourse in the West and South Slavic Countries, 1985-2010. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9789027206381. 9789027206381 ↩

  15. Šari, Ljiljana; Gammelgaard, Karen; Rå Hauge, Kjetil, eds. (2012). Transforming National Holidays: Identity Discourse in the West and South Slavic Countries, 1985-2010. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 9789027206381. 9789027206381 ↩

  16. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

  17. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

  18. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

  19. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

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  21. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

  22. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017. https://mk.usembassy.gov/holiday-calendar/ ↩

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