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Each religious community has its own set of holidays, on top of national holidaysWeekend: Saturday & SundayIF YOU NEED TRANSLATION INTO THIS COUNTRY's LANGUAGE(S): Albanese (4 million speakers), vernaculars, Macedonian, Serbian (14 million speakers) ...
Contact edit! Saint Clement of Ohrid
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Friday december 8, 2023
Orthodox : (ca. 840916), was a medieval Bulgarian[2] scholar and writer, the first Bulgarian archbishop. Evidence about his life before his return from Great Moravia to Bulgaria is scarce but according to his hagiography by Theophylact of Bulgaria, Clement was born in southwestern part of the Bulgarian Empire, in the region of Kutmichevitsa (present day Macedonia). (Wikipedia) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Optional holiday
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Thursday december 21, 2023
Secular holiday : Day of the Turkish Language, observed by the Turkish-speaking community
Optional holiday
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Monday december 25, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Christmas
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday december 29, 2023
School holidays :
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Optional holiday
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Saturday january 6, 2024
Orthodox : Orthodox Christmas Eve only observed by the Orthodox community
Orthodox Christmas Day
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Sunday january 7, 2024
Orthodox : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Public holiday
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Monday january 8, 2024
Secular holiday :
Optional holiday
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Friday january 19, 2024
Orthodox : Orthodox Epiphany, also called Vodici for the Christian community
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday january 22, 2024
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Three Holy Hierarchs
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Tuesday january 30, 2024
cards/flowers : Refers to Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. They were highly influential bishops of the early church who played pivotal roles in shaping Christian theology. 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.
Arbor Day
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Tuesday march 12, 2024
Culture : From 2008 onwards
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
Optional holiday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic : Easter Monday only observed by the Catholic community
International Day of the Roma
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Monday april 8, 2024
Culture : Celebrated by the Roma community only
Optional holiday
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Monday april 8, 2024
Secular holiday : Commemorates the First Rom World Congress in London in 1971. Marks the beginning of the first International Roma organization and the introduction of the name Rom (instead of Gypsy), and of the Romani anthem and flag, observed by the Roma community only
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
Palm Sunday
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Sunday april 28, 2024
Culture :
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 .
Optional holiday
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Friday may 3, 2024
Orthodox : Orthodox Good Friday only observed by the Orthodox community
Orthodox Easter
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Sunday may 5, 2024
Culture : not a paid holiday
Orthodox Easter Monday
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Monday may 6, 2024
Orthodox : Vtor den Veligden
Optional holiday
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Thursday may 23, 2024
Secular holiday : National Day of the Vlachs
St Cyrilus and St Methodius
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Friday may 24, 2024
Orthodox : Commemorates the creation of the Slavic Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius. The celebration also commemorates the introduction of literacy and the preaching of the gospels in the Slavonic language by the brothers.