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Romania : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Leu (RON)
  • The Romanian Orthodox Church does not recognize the Pope as head of the Church. However, The Greek Catholic Church, especially in Transylvania, is Orthodox, but recognizes the Pope. Catholics are also numerous (especially within the Hungarian minority).
    Internet domain: .ro - telephone code: +40 - International dialing code: 00 - Trading : 10.15 am to 14.15 pm - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    European Truck Ban: Sundays & vacations departures/returns
    The Labor Code also provides two days off for each religion other than Christian
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday march 1, 2024MãrțișorEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday march 11, 2024MaslenitsaEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday march 15, 2024Anniversary of the Revolution 1848-49cards/flowers
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    Wednesday march 27, 2024Union Daycards/flowers
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Monday april 1, 2024April Fools Daycards/flowers
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    Friday april 26, 2024Spring holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday april 29, 2024Passovercards/flowers
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday may 2, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 3, 2024Orthodox Good FridayOrthodox
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Orthodox EasterOrthodox
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    Monday may 6, 2024Orthodox Easter MondayOrthodox
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    Wednesday may 8, 2024Spring holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday may 9, 2024Ascensioncards/flowers
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    Sunday may 12, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Saturday june 1, 2024Children's DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday june 9, 2024European electionsSpecial Events
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    Friday june 14, 2024Transilvania International Film FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday june 21, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday june 23, 2024Orthodox PentecostSecular holiday
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    Monday june 24, 2024Whit MondayOrthodox
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    Wednesday june 26, 2024Flag DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday july 29, 2024National Anthem DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Thursday august 15, 2024Dormition of the VirginOrthodox
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    Friday august 16, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Saturday september 7, 2024George Enescu International FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday september 9, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday september 15, 2024Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Mãrțișor

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    Friday march 1, 2024
    Culture : According to the old calendar was considered as the beginning of the new year. Symbolically, it is correlated to women and to fertility as a means of life and continuity. [Wikipedia]

    Maslenitsa

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    Culture : Maslenitsa (also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week) has its origins in both pagan and Christian traditions. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival.

    Anniversary of the Revolution 1848-49

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    Friday march 15, 2024
    cards/flowers : Hungarian revolt against the Austrian rule Only observed by the Hungarian community (Transylvania)

    Union Day

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    Wednesday march 27, 2024
    cards/flowers : March 27, 1918, is one of the most significant days in the Romanian history. At that moment, after 106 years of Tsarist occupation, Bessarabia returned to its natural borders, being the first Romanian province that united with Romania

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times

    April Fools Day

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.

    Spring holiday (beginning)

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    Friday april 26, 2024
    School holidays :

    Passover

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    Monday april 29, 2024
    cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Thursday may 2, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Orthodox Good Friday

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    Friday may 3, 2024
    Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter (or Pascha) The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy. The Easter bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place: Midnight Office... After the service the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home. The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days. One egg is cracked on the wall of the church (and this is the first egg eaten The ritual of cracking the eggs takes place before the Easter lunch. Each person selects his/her egg. Then people take turns tapping their egg against the eggs of others, and the person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.

    Mothers' Day

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Orthodox : Paid holiday

    Orthodox Easter Monday

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter(or Pascha).The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy.The Easter breads are a worldwide Orthodox tradition as well.This bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place:Midnight Office,Rush Procession,Matins & Divine Liturgy.After the service,the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home.The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days.One egg takes place before the Easter lunch.Each person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of good luck.The traditional Orthodox Paschal greeting is: Christ is Risen! .The answer is: Indeed He is Risen . May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.

    Spring holiday (end)

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    Wednesday may 8, 2024
    School holidays :

    Ascension

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    Thursday may 9, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday may 12, 2024
    cards/flowers : Ziua Tatălui

    Children's Day

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    Saturday june 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : From 2017

    European elections

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    Sunday june 9, 2024
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    Transilvania International Film Festival

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    Friday june 14, 2024
    Culture : Www.tiff.ro lasts 10 days - in Cluj 2024 edition confirmed

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 21, 2024
    School holidays :

    Orthodox Pentecost

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    Sunday june 23, 2024
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday

    Whit Monday

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    Monday june 24, 2024
    Orthodox : From 2009

    Flag Day

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    Wednesday june 26, 2024
    Culture : It was on this day in 1848 that Decree no. 1 of the Wallachian Provisional Government was issued, making the red-yellow-blue tricolour the national flag. On Flag Day, public authorities and other state institutions are obliged by law to organize cultural/educational programs and events, with a patriotic or scientific character, devoted to Romanian history, as well as specific military ceremonies, organized within units of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of the Internal Affairs. [Wikipedia]

    National Anthem Day

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    Monday july 29, 2024
    Culture : Deșteaptă-te, române : variously translated as Awaken thee, Romanian! , Awaken, Romanian! , or Wake Up, Romanian! [Wikipedia]

    Dormition of the Virgin

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    Thursday august 15, 2024
    Orthodox : Adormirea Maicii Domnului refers to the feast commemorating what is believed to be the miraculous transport of Mary, in bodily form, to Heaven after her death. Some accounts claim that she died in Jerusalem; others put her death at the Graeco-Roman city of Ephesus, now in Turkey, and the site of an alleged House of the Virgin Mary . since 2008

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Friday august 16, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    George Enescu International Festival

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    Saturday september 7, 2024
    Culture : Lasts 3 weeks - in Bucharest please check dates: http://www.festivalenescu.ro/

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday september 9, 2024
    School holidays :

    Presidential election

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    Sunday september 15, 2024
    Special Events :