Public holidays in Croatia
Public holidays in Croatia are regulated by the Holidays, Memorial Days and Non-Working Days Act (Croatian: Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima).
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Nova Godina | |
| January 6 | Epiphany | Bogojavljenje, Sveta tri kralja | |
| Easter and the day after | Easter and Easter Monday | Uskrs i uskrsni ponedjeljak | variable date |
| May 1 | International Workers' Day | Međunarodni praznik rada | |
| 60 days post Easter | Corpus Christi | Tijelovo | variable date |
| June 22 | Anti-Fascist Struggle Day | Dan antifašističke borbe | |
| June 25 | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti | |
| August 5 | Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders | Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti i Dan hrvatskih branitelja | |
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary | Velika Gospa | |
| October 8 | Independence Day | Dan neovisnosti | |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | Dan svih svetih | |
| December 25 | Christmas | Božić | |
| December 26 | St. Stephen's Day | Prvi dan po Božiću, Sveti Stjepan, Štefanje |
Note: Citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates. This includes Christians who celebrate Christmas on January 7 per the Julian calendar, Muslims on the days of Ramadan Bayram and Kurban Bayram, and Jews on the days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Unofficial holidays
- Carnival celebrations are held in most cities and towns on Shrove Tuesday (Pokladni utorak).
- Some cities also celebrate de facto public holidays on their patron saints' feast days. For example, Split celebrates Saint Domnius (Sveti Duje) on May 7, while Dubrovnik marks the day of Saint Blaise (Sveti Vlaho) on February 3.
References
- Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj, from Narodne novine 136/2002 (Croatian)
- Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama zakona o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj, from Narodne novine 55/2008 (Croatian)
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