Public holidays in Serbia
The public holidays in Serbia are defined by the Law of national and other holidays in the Republic of Serbia.
Public holidays
| Public Holidays | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2017 date | 2018 date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11 | New Year's Day | Nova Godina | January 1 | ||
| January 21 | January 2 | ||||
| January 7 | Christmas Day | Božić | January 7 | Serbian Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar | |
| February 151 | Statehood Day | Dan državnosti Srbije | February 15 | Anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804 and the first modern Serbian Constitution in 1835 | |
| February 161 | February 16 | ||||
| varies | Good Friday | Veliki petak | April 14 | April 6 | Serbian Orthodox Church calculates Easter using Orthodox Computus |
| varies | Easter | Vaskrs (Uskrs) | April 16 | April 8 | |
| varies | Easter Monday | Vaskrsni (Uskrsni) ponedeljak | April 17 | April 9 | |
| May 11 | May Day / International Workers' Day | Praznik rada | May 1 | ||
| May 21 | May 2 | ||||
| November 111 | Armistice Day | Dan primirja | November 11 | ||
1 If one of the non-religious holidays falls on a Sunday, then the next working day is a non-working day.
Religious holidays
Additionally, the employees of Christian, Muslim and Jewish religion are allowed not to work on some of their religious holidays.
| Religious holidays | |||||
| Serbian Orthodox Christians | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2017 date | 2018 date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| varies | Slava | Krsna slava | varies | Patron saint of the family - varies among families | |
| Western Christians & Revised Julian calendar Orthodox Christians | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2017 date | 2018 date | Remarks |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Katolički Božić | December 25 | ||
| Western Christians | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2017 date | 2018 date | Remarks |
| varies | Good Friday | Veliki petak | April 14 | March 30 | |
| varies | Easter | Uskrs | April 16 | April 1 | |
| varies | Easter Monday | Uskrsni ponedeljak | April 17 | April 2 | |
| Muslims | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2017 date | 2018 date | Remarks |
| 1 Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Ramazanski Bajram | June 25 | June 15 | End of Ramadan |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Kurbanski Bajram | September 1 | August 21 | |
| Jews | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2017 date | 2018 date | Remarks |
| 10 Tishrei | Yom Kippur | Jom Kipur | September 30 | September 19 | |
Working holidays
Some holidays are defined by the Law as working holidays, hence they are not bank holidays, but they are observed by the state and people.
| Working holidays | |||||
| Date | Name | Local name | 2015 date | 2016 date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27 | Saint Sava Day | Sveti Sava (Savindan) |
January 27 | according to Julian calendar. Patron saint of the Serbian schools. In the Gregorian calendar it's observed on January 14 | |
| April 22 | Holocaust Remembrance Day | Dan sećanja na žrtve holokausta | April 22 | Holocaust, genocide and World War II victims remembrance day | |
| May 9 | Victory Day | Dan pobede | May 9 | Victory day over Fascism. | |
| June 28 | Saint Vitus Day | Vidovdan | June 28 | According to Julian calendar. Remembrance on the Battle of Kosovo. In the Gregorian calendar it's observed on June 15 | |
| October 21 | World War II Serbian Victims Remembrance Day | Dan sećanja na srpske žrtve u Drugom svetskom ratu | October 21 | National World War II victims remembrance day | |
References
- Закон о државним и другим празницима у Републици Србији [Law of the national and other holidays in the Republic of Serbia]. Issues 43/2001, 101/2007, 92/2011 (in Serbian). Службени гласник РС. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-30.