The official public holidays in Bulgaria [1] are listed in the table below.
Date | Holiday | Official name (Bulgarian) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1 January | New Year's Day | Нова година | |
3 March | Liberation Day | Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго | See Liberation of Bulgaria. |
1 May | Labour Day | Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност | |
6 May | Saint George's Day | Гергьовден, ден на храбростта и Българската армия | See Armed Forces Day. |
24 May | Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day | Ден на българската просвета и култура и на славянската писменост | |
6 September | Unification Day | Ден на Съединението | See Bulgarian unification. |
22 September | Independence Day | Ден на независимостта на България | See Bulgarian Declaration of Independence |
24 December | Christmas Eve | Бъдни вечер | |
25-26 December | Christmas Day | Рождество Христово | |
Moveable | Orthodox Good Friday, Holy Saturday & Easter Sunday and Monday | Велики петък, Велика събота и Великден [2] | Good Friday, The Sunday and Monday of Easter are non-working days. |
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