Public holidays in North Macedonia

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.[1] The holidays are regulated by the 1998 Law on Holidays.[2]

Part of a series on
Macedonians
Flag of North Macedonia
By region or country
 
Macedonia (region)
Diaspora
Subgroups and
related groups
Culture
Religion
Other topics

National holidays
DateEnglish nameMacedonian name2019 date 2022 dateRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayНова Година, Nova Godina1 January 1 January 
7 JanuaryChristmas Day (Orthodox)Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik7 January 7 January 
April/MayEaster Monday (Orthodox)Втор ден Велигден,

Vtor den Veligden

29 April [3] 25 April [3]as above
1 MayLabour DayДен на трудот, Den na trudot1 May 2 May 
24 MaySaints Cyril and Methodius DayСв. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители; Sv. Kiril i Metodij, Den na sèslovenskite prosvetiteli24 May 24 May 
2 AugustRepublic Day[4][2]Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata2 August 2 AugustDay when the Republic was proclaimed in 1944, also the proclamation of the Ilinden uprising in 1903
8 SeptemberIndependence Day[4]Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta8 September 8 SeptemberDay of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
11 OctoberDay of the Macedonian UprisingДен на востанието, Den na vostanieto11 October 11 OctoberSymbolic beginning of the Macedonian anti-fascist resistance during WWII in 1941
23 OctoberDay of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle[2]Ден на македонската револуционерна борба,Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba23 October 24 OctoberDay when the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) was established in 1893.
8 DecemberSaint Clement of Ohrid Day[2]Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski8 December 8 December 
1 ShawwalEid al-FitrРамазан Бајрам, Ramazan Bajram4 June [3] 2 May [3]Islamic calendar
Girl from Kumanovo is decorating a Christmas tree.

Besides these, there are several major religious & ethnic communities` holidays:

DateEnglish nameMacedonian name2019 date2022 dateCelebrated by
6 JanuaryChristmas EveБадник, Badnik6 January 6 JanuaryOrthodox Christians
19 JanuaryBaptism of JesusВодици, Vodici19 January 19 JanuaryOrthodox Christians
19 JanuaryBaptism of JesusВодици, Vodici19 January 19 JanuaryOrthodox Christians 27 JanuaryEthnic Serbs
8 AprilInternational Romani DayМеѓународен ден на Ромите, Megjunaroden den na Romite8 April 8 AprilEthnic Romani people
23 MayAromanian National Day[2]Национален ден на Власите, Nacionalen den na Vlasite23 May 23 MayEthnic Aromanians
28 AugustAssumption of MaryУспение на Пресвета Богородица, Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica28 August 28 AugustOrthodox Christians
28 SeptemberInternational Bosniaks DayМеѓународен ден на Бошњаците, Megjunaroden den na Boshnjacite28 September 28 SeptemberEthnic Bosniaks
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayСите Светци, Site Svetci1 November 1 NovemberCatholics and Protestants
22 NovemberAlbanian Alphabet Day[2]Ден на Албанската азбука, Den na Albanskata azbuka22 November 22 NovemberEthnic Albanians
21 DecemberTurkish Language Education DayДен на настава на турски јазик, Den na nastava na turski jazik21 December 21 DecemberEthnic Turks
25 DecemberChristmasБожиќ, Božiḱ 25 December 25 DecemberCatholics and Protestants
variable Good Friday Велики Петок, Veliki Petok 22 April Orthodox Christians
variableGood FridayВелики Петок, Veliki Petok26 April [3] 18 April [3]Catholics and Protestants
variablePentecostДуховден, Duhovden14 June [3] 10 June [3]Orthodox Christians, 7 weeks after Good Friday
10 TishreiYom KippurЈом Кипур, Jom Kipur9 October [3] 5 October [3]Jews
10 Dhu al-HijjahEid al-AdhaКурбан Бајрам, Kurban Bajram11 August [3] 9 July [3]Muslims

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)
  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.
  3. "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. Victor Roudometof (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question. Praeger. p. 11. ISBN 9780275976484.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.