Public holidays in Bulgaria

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The official public holidays in Bulgaria[1] are listed in the table below.

Date Holiday Official Name (Bulgarian) Notes
1 January New Year's Day Нова година  
3 March Liberation Day Ден на Освобождението на България от османско иго See Liberation of Bulgaria.
1 May International Workers' Day Ден на труда и на международната работническа солидарност  
6 May Saint George's Day Гергьовден, ден на храбростта и Българската армия  
24 May Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day Ден на българската просвета и култура и на славянската писменост  
6 September Unification Day Ден на Съединението See Bulgarian unification.
22 September Independence Day Ден на независимостта на България See Bulgarian Declaration of Independence.
24 December Christmas Eve Бъдни вечер  
25 & 26 December Christmas Day Рождество Христово The Bulgarians have two days of Christmas, both called Christmas Day.
Moveable Orthodox Good Friday, Holy Saturday & Easter Велики петък, Велика събота и Великден Good Friday, The Sunday and Monday of Easter are non-working days.

Other Observances

Former national holidays

References

  1. ^ "Народно събрание на Република България - Български официални празници".
  2. ^ https://m.novinite.com/articles/153480/Bulgarian+Anti-Govt+Protesters+to+Stage+Mock+Communist+Parade