Public holidays in Bulgaria
The official public holidays in Bulgaria[1] are listed in the table below.
Date | Holiday | Official Name (Bulgarian) | Notes |
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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 | International Workers' 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 |
1 November | National Awakening Day | Ден на народните будители | Non-attendance day for schools, otherwise a working day. |
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. |
Other Observances
- 1 March - Baba Marta Day - Баба Марта
- 8 March - International Women's Day - Ден на жената
- 8 March - Mother's Day - Ден на майката
- 6 May - Armed Forces Day - Ден на въоръжените сили St. George's Day
Former national holidays
- 9 September - Day of the People's Uprising of 9 September (Ден на народното въстание на 9 септември) was celebrated in the People's Republic of Bulgaria until 1989.[3]
- 7 November - October Revolution Day (Ден на октомврийската революция)
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