Public holidays include New Year's Day (1 January), Easter Monday
(March/April), Independence and Liberation Day (28 November) and Christmas Day
(25 December). Ramadan and Bajra, two important Muslim holidays, are also
celebrated.
Moveable Public Holidays
Feast
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Start of Ramadan
(not a holiday)
11 Jan
31 Dec
20 Dec
9 Dec
27 Nov
17 Nov
6 Nov
27 Oct
15 Oct
Eid Al Fitr
9 Feb
30 Jan
19 Jan
8 Jan
27 Dec
16 Dec
6 Dec
26 Nov
14 Nov
Easter
30 Mar
12 Apr
4 Apr
23 Apr
15 Apr
31 Mar
20 Apr
11 Apr
It is not known which days around Easter are holidays, e.g.
Good Friday, Holy Saturday or Easter Monday.
Non-Holiday Observances
The following are apparently no longer holidays:-
2 January
2nd Day of New Year
11 January
Republic Day (Proclamation of the Communist Republic,
1946)
28 November
Liberation Day (Liberation from the Nazis)
Action 5.1 activity 9 “Support for quality and innovation of the
Program Youth.” Project no: 5.1/R1/2003/06
Made by
Hienet working
Teams in cooperation with
T.E.S.
