
Public holidays in Bulgaria
In the Christian world, most holidays are oriented towards Easter or Christmas. But 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-floating holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.Date | Holiday |
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Jan. 1st | New Year's Day |
March 3rd | Liberation Day |
March 8th | Mother's Day |
March 19th | Father's Day |
May 1st | Labor Day |
May 6th | Day of the army and boldness |
May 24th | Day of Slavic Literature and Slavic Culture |
Aug. 15th | Assumption Day |
Sept. 6th | Day of Unification of Bulgaria |
Sept. 22nd | Independence Day |
Nov. 1st | Day of the people enlightener |
Dec. 24th | Christmas Eve |
Dec. 25th | Christmas Day |
Dec. 26th | Boxing Day |
Dec. 31st | New Year's Eve |
Moving Holidays in Bulgaria
Holiday | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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Good Friday | April 7th | March 29th | April 18th | April 3rd | March 26th |
Holy Saturday | April 8th | March 30th | April 19th | April 4th | March 27th |
Easter Sunday | April 9th | March 31st | April 20th | April 5th | March 28th |
Easter Monday | April 10th | April 1st | April 21st | April 6th | March 29th |
Ascension of Christ | May 18th | May 9th | May 29th | May 14th | May 6th |
Whit Sunday | May 28th | May 19th | June 8th | May 24th | May 16th |
Whit Monday | May 29th | May 20th | June 9th | May 25th | May 17th |
Corpus Christi | June 8th | May 30th | June 19th | June 4th | May 27th |