Public holidays in Bulgaria 2018-2022

In the Christian world, most holidays are oriented towards Easter or Christmas. But also in other countries far away from home there is enough reason to celebrate.

Not all holidays are statuted by law - and those that are, do not necessarily mean a day off in all regions of Bulgaria. Rather, it is often up to the respective parts of the country whether the holiday is also a day off.

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Non-movable holidays

Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.

holiday	date
New Year's Day	Jan, 1st
Liberation Day	Mar, 3rd
Mother's Day	Mar, 8th
Father's Day	Mar, 19th
Labor Day	May, 1st
Day of the army and boldness	May, 6th
Day of Slavic Literature and Slavic Culture	May, 24th
Assumption Day	Aug, 15th
Day of Unification of Bulgaria	Sep, 6th
Independence Day	Sep, 22nd
Day of the people enlightener	Nov, 1st
Christmas Eve	Dec, 24th
Christmas Day	Dec, 25th
Boxing Day	Dec, 26th
New Year's Eve	Dec, 31st

Moving Holidays in Bulgaria

holiday	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Good Friday	Mar, 30th	Apr, 19th	Apr, 10th	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 15th
Holy Saturday	Mar, 31st	Apr, 20th	Apr, 11th	Apr, 3rd	Apr, 16th
Easter Sunday	Apr, 1st	Apr, 21st	Apr, 12th	Apr, 4th	Apr, 17th
Easter Monday	Apr, 2nd	Apr, 22nd	Apr, 13th	Apr, 5th	Apr, 18th
Ascension of Christ	May, 10th	May, 30th	May, 21st	May, 13th	May, 26th
Whit Sunday	May, 20th	Jun, 9th	May, 31st	May, 23rd	Jun, 5th
Whit Monday	May, 21st	Jun, 10th	Jun, 1st	May, 24th	Jun, 6th
Corpus Christi	May, 31st	Jun, 20th	Jun, 11th	Jun, 3rd	Jun, 16th