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North Macedonia (Rep. of) : 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: Denar (MKD)
  • Internet domain: .mk - Telephone code: +389 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    Each religious community has its own set of holidays, on top of national holidays
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Sunday March 12, 2023Arbor DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday March 26, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Saturday April 8, 2023Optional holidaySecular holiday
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    Saturday April 8, 2023International Day of the RomaEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday April 9, 2023EasterCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday April 9, 2023Palm SundayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday April 10, 2023Optional holidayCatholic
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    Wednesday April 12, 2023Passovercards/flowers
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    Friday April 14, 2023Optional holidayOrthodox
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    Sunday April 16, 2023Orthodox EasterEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday April 17, 2023Orthodox Easter MondayOrthodox
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    Friday April 21, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday May 23, 2023Optional holidaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday May 24, 2023St Cyrilus and St MethodiusOrthodox
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    Friday June 2, 2023Optional holidayBanks only
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    Friday June 9, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday June 29, 2023Optional holidayMuslim, Sufi
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    Wednesday July 19, 2023El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Wednesday August 2, 2023IlindenSecular holiday
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    Monday August 28, 2023Optional holidayOrthodox
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    Monday September 4, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday September 8, 2023Independence DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday September 16, 2023Rosh Hashanahcards/flowers
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    Monday September 25, 2023Optional holidayJewish
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    Thursday September 28, 2023International Day of the Bosniancards/flowers
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    Arbor Day

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    Sunday March 12, 2023
    Culture : From 2008 onwards

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday March 26, 2023
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times

    Optional holiday

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    Saturday April 8, 2023
    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

    International Day of the Roma

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    Saturday April 8, 2023
    Culture : Celebrated by the Roma community only

    Easter

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    Sunday April 9, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday

    Palm Sunday

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    Sunday April 9, 2023
    Culture :

    Optional holiday

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    Monday April 10, 2023
    Catholic : Easter Monday only observed by the Catholic community

    Passover

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    Wednesday April 12, 2023
    cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

    Optional holiday

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    Friday April 14, 2023
    Orthodox : Orthodox Good Friday only observed by the Orthodox community

    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday April 16, 2023
    Culture : not a paid holiday

    Orthodox Easter Monday

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    Monday April 17, 2023
    Orthodox : Vtor den Veligden

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Friday April 21, 2023
    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.

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Monday May 1, 2023
    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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    Tuesday May 23, 2023
    Secular holiday : National Day of the Vlachs

    St Cyrilus and St Methodius

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    Wednesday May 24, 2023
    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.

    Optional holiday

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    Friday June 2, 2023
    Banks only : All Souls' Day only observed by the Orthodox community

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday June 9, 2023
    School holidays :

    Optional holiday

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    Thursday June 29, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Eid Al-Adha also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. The Prophet Muhammad called Eid Al-Adha the best day of the year, since it is the last and biggest day of the annual pilgrimage. observed by the Muslim community

    El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday July 19, 2023
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    Ilinden

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    Wednesday August 2, 2023
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising (Ilinden Uprising) of August 1903 which was an organized revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia

    Optional holiday

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    Monday August 28, 2023
    Orthodox : Golema Bogorodica (Dormition of the Holy Mother of God) only observed by the Orthodox community

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday September 4, 2023
    School holidays :

    Independence Day

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    Friday September 8, 2023
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Rosh Hashanah

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    Saturday September 16, 2023
    cards/flowers : Jewish New Year

    Optional holiday

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    Monday September 25, 2023
    Jewish : Yom Kippur

    International Day of the Bosnian

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    Thursday September 28, 2023
    cards/flowers :