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North Macedonia (Rep. of) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Denar (MKD)
  • Internet domain: .mk - Telephone code: +389 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +1 (DST: yes)
    Each religious community has its own set of holidays, on top of national holidays
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday march 11, 2024MaslenitsaEvents, celebrations...
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    Tuesday march 12, 2024Arbor DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday march 31, 2024EasterCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Monday april 1, 2024Optional holidayCatholic
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    Monday april 8, 2024Optional holidaySecular holiday
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    Monday april 8, 2024International Day of the RomaEvents, celebrations...
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Wednesday april 24, 2024Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Sunday april 28, 2024Palm SundayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday april 29, 2024Passovercards/flowers
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 3, 2024Optional holidayOrthodox
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Orthodox EasterEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday may 6, 2024Orthodox Easter MondayOrthodox
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    Wednesday may 8, 2024Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Thursday may 23, 2024Optional holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 24, 2024St Cyrilus and St MethodiusOrthodox
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    Saturday june 15, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday june 17, 2024Optional holidayMuslim, Sufi
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    Friday june 21, 2024Optional holidayBanks only
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    Monday july 8, 2024El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Friday august 2, 2024IlindenSecular holiday
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    Wednesday august 28, 2024Optional holidayOrthodox
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    Monday september 2, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday september 8, 2024Independence DaySecular holiday
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    Monday september 9, 2024Independence DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday september 28, 2024International Day of the Bosniancards/flowers
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    Maslenitsa

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    Culture : Maslenitsa (also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week) has its origins in both pagan and Christian traditions. In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun festival, celebrating the imminent end of the winter. corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival.

    Arbor Day

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    Tuesday march 12, 2024
    Culture : From 2008 onwards

    Easter

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times

    Optional holiday

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Catholic : Easter Monday only observed by the Catholic community

    Optional holiday

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the First Rom World Congress in London in 1971. Marks the beginning of the first International Roma organization and the introduction of the name Rom (instead of Gypsy), and of the Romani anthem and flag, observed by the Roma community only

    International Day of the Roma

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    Culture : Celebrated by the Roma community only

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.

    Presidential election

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    Wednesday april 24, 2024
    Special Events :

    Palm Sunday

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    Sunday april 28, 2024
    Culture :

    Passover

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    Monday april 29, 2024
    cards/flowers : Deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Seder service on the first two evenings recounts the story of the Exodus

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

    Optional holiday

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    Friday may 3, 2024
    Orthodox : Orthodox Good Friday only observed by the Orthodox community

    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Culture : not a paid holiday

    Orthodox Easter Monday

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Orthodox : Vtor den Veligden

    Presidential election

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    Wednesday may 8, 2024
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    Optional holiday

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    Thursday may 23, 2024
    Secular holiday : National Day of the Vlachs

    St Cyrilus and St Methodius

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    Friday may 24, 2024
    Orthodox : Commemorates the creation of the Slavic Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets by the brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius. The celebration also commemorates the introduction of literacy and the preaching of the gospels in the Slavonic language by the brothers.

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Saturday june 15, 2024
    School holidays :

    Optional holiday

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    Monday june 17, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Eid Al-Adha also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. The Prophet Muhammad called Eid Al-Adha the best day of the year, since it is the last and biggest day of the annual pilgrimage. observed by the Muslim community

    Optional holiday

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    Friday june 21, 2024
    Banks only : All Souls' Day only observed by the Orthodox community

    El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday july 8, 2024
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    Ilinden

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    Friday august 2, 2024
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising (Ilinden Uprising) of August 1903 which was an organized revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia

    Optional holiday

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    Wednesday august 28, 2024
    Orthodox : Golema Bogorodica (Dormition of the Holy Mother of God) only observed by the Orthodox community

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday september 2, 2024
    School holidays :

    Independence Day

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    Sunday september 8, 2024
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Independence Day

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    Monday september 9, 2024
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    International Day of the Bosnian

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    Saturday september 28, 2024
    cards/flowers :