| Mother Teresa's Day - Monday September 6, 2021 Secular holiday : Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910.
She died in Calcutta, India, on September 5, 1997.
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday September 13, 2021 School holidays :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Thursday October 14, 2021 Special Events :
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| Daylight Saving Time - Sunday October 31, 2021 Special Events : At 1:00 a.m. local times
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| Liberation Day - Monday November 29, 2021 Secular holiday : Withdrawal of German troops in 1944.
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| Independence Day - Tuesday November 30, 2021 Secular holiday : Turkish rule of Albania was ended with the Balkan War. Independence was proclaimed in 1912.
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| Saint Nicholas - Monday December 6, 2021 cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
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| Youth Day - Wednesday December 8, 2021 Secular holiday : Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Winter holiday (beginning) - Friday December 24, 2021 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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| Christmas Day (forwarded to Monday) - Monday December 27, 2021 Catholic or protestant :
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