Public holidays in Bulgaria
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Нова Година | |
| January 2 | Day after New Year's Day | was a holiday only in 2007 | |
| March 3 | Liberation Day | Ден на Освобождението на България от Османската Империя | Liberation from Ottoman rule. |
| Moveable | Good Friday | Разпети петък | Orthodox Good Friday. |
| Moveable | Easter | Великден | Orthodox Easter. |
| Moveable | Easter Monday | Великден | Orthodox Easter Monday. |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Ден на труда | |
| May 6 | St. George's Day | Гергьовден | Day of the Bulgarian Army. |
| May 24 | Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day | Ден на азбуката, културата и просветата | Celebrating Bulgarian culture and the Cyrillic alphabet. |
| September 6 | Unification Day | Ден на съединението | Remembering the unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. |
| September 22 | Independence Day | Ден на независимостта | Independence from the Ottoman Empire. |
| November 1 | Revival Leaders' Day | Ден на народните будители | Not a public holiday (only schools). |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | Бъдни вечер | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Коледа | |
| December 26 | Second Day of Christmas | Коледа | Bulgarians do not celebrate Boxing Day or St Stephen's Day per se. |
Other Observances[edit]
- March 1 - Granny March Day (Баба Марта)
- March 8 - Women's Day (Ден на жената)
- Radio and Television Day (Ден на радиото и телевизията) on May 7
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