Public holidays in Macedonia

Public holidays are observed in the Republic of Macedonia for a number of reasons, including for religious and national significance. They are generally accompanied by celebrations.^[1]

Date	English name	Macedonian name	2016 date	Remarks
1 January	New Year	Нова Година, Nova Godina	1 January
7 January	Christmas Day (Orthodox)	Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik	7 January
April/May	Good Friday (Orthodox)	Велики Петок, Veliki Petok	29 April [2]	see below
April/May	Easter Sunday (Orthodox)	Прв ден Велигден, Prv den Veligden	1 May [2]	Ortodox Easter and other Easter dates do not match; see: Date of Easter
April/May	Easter Monday (Orthodox)	Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden	2 May [2]	as above
1 May	Labour Day	Ден на трудот, Den na trudot	1 May
24 May	Saints Cyril and Methodius Day	Св. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители; Sv. Kiril i Metodij, Den na sèslovenskite prosvetiteli	24 May
2 August	Day of the Republic	Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata	2 August	Day when the Republic was established in 1944, also Ilinden uprising in 1903
8 September	Independence Day	Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta	8 September	Day of independence from Yugoslavia
11 October	Revolution Day	Ден на востанието, Den na vostanieto	11 October	Beginning of Anti-fascist war during WWII in 1941
23 October	Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle	Ден на македонската револуционерна борба,Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba	24 October	Day when the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) was established in 1893.
8 December	Saint Clement of Ohrid Day	Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski	8 December
1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	Рамазан Бајрам, Ramazan Bajram	5 July [2]	Islamic calendar

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

Date	English name	Macedonian name	2016 date	Celebrated by
6 January	Christmas Eve	Бадник, Badnik	6 January	Orthodox Christians
19 January	Baptism of Jesus	Водици, Vodici	19 January	Orthodox Christians
27 January	Saint Sava Day	Свети Сава, Sveti Sava	27 January	Ethnic Serbs
8 April	International Romani Day	Меѓународен ден на Ромите, Megjunaroden den na Romite	8 April	Ethnic Romani people
23 May	National Day of the Aromanians	Национален ден на Власите, Nacionalen den na Vlasite	23 May	Ethnic Aromanians
28 August	Assumption of Mary	Успение на Пресвета Богородица, Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica	29 August	Orthodox Christians
28 September	International Bosniaks Day	Меѓународен ден на Бошњаците, Megjunaroden den na Boshnjacite	28 September	Ethnic Bosniaks
1 November	All Saints' Day	Сите Светци, Site Svetci	1 November	Catholics and Protestants
22 November	Albanian Alphabet Day	Ден на Албанската азбука, Den na Albanskata azbuka	22 November	Ethnic Albanians
21 December	Turkish Language Education Day	Ден на настава на турски јазик, Den na nastava na turski jazik	21 December	Ethnic Turks
25 December	Christmas	Божиќ, Bozik	25 December	Catholics and Protestants
variable	Good Friday	Велики Петок, Veliki Petok	29 April [2]	Ortodox Christians
variable	Easter Monday	Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden	2 May [2]	Catholics and Protestants
variable	Pentecost	Духовден, Duhovden	17 June [2]	Orthodox Christians, 7 weeks after Good Friday
10 Tishrei	Yom Kippur	Јом Кипур, Jom Kipur	12 October [2]	Jews
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	Курбан Бајрам, Kurban Bajram	12 September [2]	Muslims

References

1. According to The Law of Public holidays in the Republic of Macedonia, issued in "Службен весник на Република Македониjа", number 21/98 and 18/07, 2007, see here (in Macedonian), retrieved on 17 November 2008. (Macedonian)
2. "Holidays | Skopje, Macedonia - Embassy of the United States". macedonia.usembassy.gov. Retrieved 13 June 2016.