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] If a national holiday happens to be observed on a Sunday, the next (working) day (Monday) will be non-working.

National holidays

DateEnglish nameMacedonian name2023 date 2024 dateRemarks
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayНова Година, Nova Godina2 January1 January 
7 JanuaryChristmas Day (Orthodox)Прв ден Божик, Prv den Božik7 January8 January 
April/MayEaster Monday (Orthodox)Втор ден Велигден, Vtor den Veligden17 April[3]6 May[3]It is always on a Monday.
1 MayLabour DayДен на трудот, Den na trudot1 May1 May
5 May Macedonian Language Day Ден на македонскиот јазик, Den na makedonskiot jazik 5 May 5 May A working holiday since 2019, it marks the day when the government of Yugoslav Macedonia adopted the Macedonian alphabet as the official script of the republic.[4][5]
24 MaySaints Cyril and Methodius DayСв. Кирил и Методиј, Ден на сèсловенските просветители; Sv. Kiril i Metodij, Den na sèslovenskite prosvetiteli24 May24 May 
2 AugustRepublic Day[6][2]Ден на Републиката, Den na Republikata2 August2 AugustIt marks the day of the proclamation of the Ilinden Uprising in 1903, as well as the proclamation of the republic of Macedonia in 1944.
8 SeptemberIndependence Day[6]Ден на независноста, Den na nezavisnosta8 September9 SeptemberIt marks the day of independence from Yugoslavia, achieved with the 1991 referendum.
11 OctoberDay of the Macedonian UprisingДен на востанието, Den na vostanieto11 October11 OctoberIt marks the start of the Macedonian anti-fascist resistance during WWII with an attack in Prilep in 1941.
23 OctoberDay of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle[2]Ден на македонската револуционерна борба, Den na makedonskata revolucionarna borba23 October23 OctoberIt marks the day when the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) was established in 1893.
8 DecemberSaint Clement of Ohrid Day[2]Св. Климент Охридски, Sv. Kliment Ohridski8 December9 December 
1 ShawwalEid al-FitrРамазан Бајрам, Ramazan Bajram21 April[3] 10 April[3]Islamic calendar
Girl from Kumanovo is decorating a Christmas tree.

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

DateEnglish nameMacedonian name2023 date2024 dateCelebrated by
6 JanuaryChristmas EveБадник, Badnik6 January6 JanuaryOrthodox Christians
19 JanuaryBaptism of JesusВодици, Vodici19 January19 JanuaryOrthodox Christians
8 AprilInternational Romani DayМеѓународен ден на Ромите, Megjunaroden den na Romite8 April8 AprilEthnic Romani people
23 MayAromanian National Day[2]Национален ден на Власите, Nacionalen den na Vlasite23 May23 MayEthnic Aromanians
28 AugustAssumption of MaryУспение на Пресвета Богородица, Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica28 August28 AugustOrthodox Christians
28 SeptemberInternational Bosniaks DayМеѓународен ден на Бошњаците, Megjunaroden den na Boshnjacite28 September28 SeptemberEthnic Bosniaks
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayСите Светци, Site Svetci1 November1 NovemberCatholics and Protestants
22 NovemberAlbanian Alphabet Day[2]Ден на Албанската азбука, Den na Albanskata azbuka22 November22 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 December25 DecemberCatholics and Protestants
variableGood FridayВелики Петок, Veliki Petok14 April3 MayOrthodox Christians
variableGood FridayВелики Петок, Veliki Petok10 April[3]1 April[3]Catholics and Protestants
variablePentecostДуховден, Duhovden2 June[3]21 June[3]Orthodox Christians, 7 weeks after Good Friday
10 TishreiYom KippurЈом Кипур, Jom Kipur25 September[3]12 October[3]Jews
10 Dhu al-HijjahEid al-AdhaКурбан Бајрам, Kurban Bajram28 June[3]16 June[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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Holiday Calendar | U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia". U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "5 мај – Ден на македонскиот јазик". Филолошки факултет „Блаже Конески“ – Скопје (in Macedonian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "Од 130-тата седница на Владата на РСМ: 5 Мај прогласен за Ден на македонскиот јазик". Влада на Република Северна Македонија (in Macedonian). 16 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 1 2 Victor Roudometof (2002). Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict: Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question. Praeger. p. 11. ISBN 9780275976484.
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